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Would you consider definitive chemoradiation for small cell lung cancer that would otherwise be limited stage but has a solitary brain metastasis at presentation?

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Radiation Oncology · Cleveland Clinic

At the risk of sounding old-fashioned, a brain metastasis in a small cell lung cancer patient still makes them extensive, that is, stage IV. The standard of care for stage IV/extensive stage small cell lung cancer is systemic therapy and immunotherapy followed by immunotherapy consolidation, with ra...

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