# Prophylactic cranial irradiation versus observation in patients with extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer: a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/prophylactic-cranial-irradiation-versus-observation-in-patients-with-extensive/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Toshiaki Takahashi,Takeharu Yamanaka,Takashi Seto,Hideyuki Harada,Hiroshi Nokihara,Hideo Saka,Makoto Nishio,Hiroyasu Kaneda,Koichi Takayama,Osamu Ishimoto,Koji Takeda,Hiroshige Yoshioka,Motoko Tachihara,Hiroshi Sakai,Kōichi Goto,Nobuyuki Yamamoto |
| Citations | 540 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30230-9 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2598659203 |
| PMID | 28343976 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Kōichi Goto](https://scholariq.org/researchers/koichi-goto/)
- [Nobuyuki Yamamoto](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nobuyuki-yamamoto/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet Oncology](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet-oncology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Lung Cancer Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/lung-cancer-research-studies/)

## Paper topics

- [Lung Cancer Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/lung-cancer-research-studies/)
- [Brain Metastases and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/brain-metastases-and-treatment/)
- [Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations](https://scholariq.org/topics/lung-cancer-treatments-and-mutations/)

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