Puneeth Iyengar on the Benefits of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Lung Cancer

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Dr. Puneeth Iyengar discusses the use of a hypofractioned course of radiation therapy for patients with stage 3 NSCLC instead of a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.

Puneeth Iyengar, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discusses the use of a hypofractionated course of radiation therapy for patients with stage 3 NSCLC.

The current standard therapy for stage 3 NSCLC is a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. Some patients are unable to tolerate chemotherapy for a variety of reasons and receive 6 weeks of radiation therapy instead. Iyengar's study compared that conventional schedule with a hypofractionated course, for just 3 weeks.

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