Radiotherapy in the management of synchronous metastatic lung cancer

Cancer Radiother. 2024 Feb;28(1):22-35. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2023.03.002. Epub 2023 Aug 11.

Abstract

Metastatic lung cancer classically portends a poor prognosis. The management of metastatic lung cancer has dramatically changed with the emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeted therapy and due to a better understanding of the oligometastatic process. In metastatic lung cancers, radiation therapy which was only used with palliative intent for decades, represents today a promising way to treat primary and oligometastatic sites with a curative intent. Herein we present through a literature review the role of radiotherapy in the management of synchronous metastatic lung cancers.

Keywords: Cancer bronchique non à petites cellules; Cancer bronchique à petites cellules; Maladie oligométastatique; Non-small cell lung cancer; Oligometastatic disease; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie; Small-cell lung cancer; Synchrone; Synchronous.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Radiosurgery*