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Phase II Study of Hemithoracic Intensity-Modulated Pleural Radiation Therapy (IMPRINT) As Part of Lung-Sparing Multimodality Therapy in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Andreas Rimner, Marjorie G. Zauderer, Daniel R. Gomez, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Preeti K. Parhar, Abraham J. Wu, Kaitlin M. Woo, Ronglai Shen, Michelle S. Ginsberg, Ellen Yorke,

Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2016 · 179 citations · 19 references

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Hemithoracic IMPRINT for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is safe and has an acceptable rate of RP. Its incorporation with chemotherapy and P/D forms a new lung-sparing treatment paradigm for patients with locally advanced MPM.

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