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Rationale for Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in SCLC

Brain metastases are very common (50-75% at 2 years)

Insufficient drugs supply in brain (BBB)

Relative increase of brain relapse in long-term survivors

Response rate in brain disease < 50%