%A HAN Dan, LI Bao-Sheng %T Current status and advances of radiotherapy for limited-disease small cell lung cancer %0 Journal Article %D 2014 %J Journal of International Oncology %R 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.10.012 %P 757-760 %V 41 %N 10 %U {https://gjzlx.sdfmu.edu.cn/CN/abstract/article_9502.shtml} %8 2014-10-29 %X About30% ~40% ofsmallcelllungcancer(SCLC)patientsbelongtolimiteddisease (LD).Inthesettingoflimiteddiseasesmallcelllungcancer(LDSCLC),thecombinationofthoracicradio therapy(TRT)withchemotherapyisthestandardtreatmentforLDSCLCwithimprovedsurvivalandlocalcon trol.ItisproventhatprophylacticcranialirradiationcanimprovetheprognosisofpatientswithSCLC.Radio therapyshouldjoinintheearlychemotherapyandindividualizedformulateappropriatetargetvolume.Radiation schemesofconventionalfractionationorhyperfractionationwayarerecommended.