Practice Recommendations for Lung Cancer Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ESTRO-ASTRO Consensus Statement

Matthias Guckenberger, Claus Belka,Andrea Bezjak,Jeffrey Bradley,Megan E. Daly, Dirk DeRuysscher,Rafal Dziadziuszko,Corinne Faivre-Finn,Michael Flentje,Elizabeth Gore,Kristin A. Higgins,Puneeth Iyengar,Brian D. Kavanagh,Sameera Kumar,Cecile Le Pechoux,Yolande Lievens,Karin Lindberg,Fiona McDonald,Sara Ramella,Ramesh Rengan

Radiotherapy and Oncology（2020）

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Abstract

•Recommendations for risk-mitigation pandemic scenario:•Do not to compromise the prognosis of lung cancer patients by departing from guideline-recommended radiotherapy practice.•Postponement or interruption of radiotherapy of COVID-19 positive patients is generally recommended Severe pandemic scenario characterized by reduced resources:•Factors for patient triage include potential for cure, relative benefit of radiation, life expectancy, and performance status.

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Lung cancer,Radiotherapy,COVID-19,Pandemic,Non-small cell lung cancer,Small cell lung cancer

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