Subpleural fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities are implicated in non-small cell lung cancer radiotherapy outcomes

Abstract

The relationship between interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) and the outcomes of lung cancer radiotherapy is unclear. This study investigated whether specific ILA subtypes are risk factors for radiation pneumonitis (RP).

Keywords

• interstitial lung abnormality
• subpleural fibrosis
• non-small cell lung cancer
• radiotherapy
• radiation pneumonitis
• survival analysis