Abscopal effects after conventional and stereotactic lung irradiation of non–small-cell lung cancer
Abscopal Effects after Conventional and Stereotactic Lung Irradiation of Non–Small-Cell Lung
Cancer Page 1 e71 Journal of Thoracic Oncology ® • Volume 8, Number 8, August 2013 CASE
REPORT Out-of-field (abscopal) tumor response is a manifestation of the systemic effect of
radiation and has been documented in several tumor types.However, clinical reports of
abscopal effects in non–small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) are extremely rare.This report
describes an instance of apparent spontaneous regression of metastases outside of irradiated …
Cancer Page 1 e71 Journal of Thoracic Oncology ® • Volume 8, Number 8, August 2013 CASE
REPORT Out-of-field (abscopal) tumor response is a manifestation of the systemic effect of
radiation and has been documented in several tumor types.However, clinical reports of
abscopal effects in non–small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) are extremely rare.This report
describes an instance of apparent spontaneous regression of metastases outside of irradiated …