title: Concomitant weekly cisplatin and thoracic radiotherapy for Pancoast tumors of the lung: pilot experience of the San Antonio Cancer Institute.
abstract: Pancoast (superior sulcus tumors) comprise a subset of non-small-cell lung cancers that have a unique clinical presentation by virtue of the locoregional pattern of disease progression. We herein report a brief report on our group's pilot experience in managing these challenging lung neoplasms with an aggressive concomitant modality approach. These results and those of the recent Southwest Oncology-lead Intergroup prospective phase 2 trial (SWOG-9416/INT-0160) support the use of concomitant chemoradiation followed by an attempt at surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Scott B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Rajiv S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dahiya
authors.forename: R Thomas
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Temes
authors.forename: Terence S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D002945:Cisplatin