Persistence of viable tumor cells after radiation and chemotherapy for stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer: an early marker of treatment failure

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Feb;121(2):403. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2001.111203.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / radiotherapy*
  • Cell Survival
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Treatment Failure