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Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated with Longer Overall Survival in Completely Resected Stage II and III Thymoma—An Analysis of the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group Retrospective Database

Authors :
Rimner, Andreas
Yao, Xiaopan
Huang, James
Antonicelli, Alberto
Ahmad, Usman
Korst, Robert J.
Detterbeck, Frank
Gomez, Daniel R.
Source :
Journal of Thoracic Oncology; October 2016, Vol. 11 Issue: 10 p1785-1792, 8p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) is associated with an overall survival (OS) benefit in patients with completely resected Masaoka or Masaoka-Koga stage II and III thymoma.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15560864 and 15561380
Volume :
11
Issue :
10
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs39436267
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2016.06.011