Pulmonary interstitial lymphography: A prospective trial with potential impact on stereotactic ablative radiotherapy planning for early-stage lung cancer.

Ko, Ryan B; Abelson, Jonathan A; Fleischmann, Dominik; Louie, John D; Hwang, Gloria L; Sze, Daniel Y; Schüler, Emil; Kielar, Kayla N et al. · Radiother Oncol · 2024

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

This prospective feasibility trial investigated pulmonary interstitial lymphography to identify thoracic primary nodal drainage (PND). A post-hoc analysis of nodal recurrences was compared with PND for patients with early-stage lung cancer; larger studies are needed to establish correlation. Exploratory PND-inclusive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy plans were assessed for dosimetric feasibility.

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