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1954 • 861 citations

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1991 • 550 citations

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1987 • 484 citations

CNS metastases in small cell bronchogenic carcinoma.Increasing frequency and changing pattern with lengthening survival

1979 • 478 citations

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1973 • 298 citations

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1990 • 271 citations

Intensive chemotherapy of small cell bronchogenic carcinoma.

1977 • 253 citations

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1991 • 240 citations

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1985 • 225 citations

Chemotherapy Alone or Chemotherapy with Chest Radiation Therapy in Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

1987 • 225 citations

Prognostic factors in small cell lung cancer: Multivariate model based on 778 patients treated with chemotherapy with or without irradiation

1987 • 218 citations

The clinical behavior of „mixed” small cell/large cell bronchogenic carcinoma compared to „pure” small cell subtypes

1982 • 181 citations

Cyclic alternating combination chemotherapy for small cell bronchogenic carcinoma.

1979 • 179 citations

Prognostic significance of laboratory parameters measured at diagnosis in small cell carcinoma of the lung

1986 • 176 citations

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1989 • 149 citations

Cost Effectiveness of Low-Dose Zidovudine Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

1991 • 140 citations

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1991 • 135 citations

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1978 • 134 citations

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1990 • 118 citations

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1979 • 88 citations

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1988 • 84 citations

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1977 • 79 citations

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1986 • 72 citations

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1987 • 68 citations

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1990 • 67 citations

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1990 • 60 citations

Is Bone Marrow Examination in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Really Necessary?

1986 • 55 citations

The value of computed tomographic (CT) scan surveillance in the detection and management of brain metastases in patients with small cell lung cancer

1990 • 51 citations

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1988 • 50 citations

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1979 • 49 citations

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1983 • 48 citations

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1978 • 45 citations

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1981 • 43 citations

Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of lung cancer

1990 • 42 citations

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1988 • 41 citations

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1979 • 40 citations

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1990 • 36 citations

Phase III study of CCNU, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and VP-16 in small-cell carcinoma of the lung

1982 • 36 citations

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1984 • 33 citations

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1984 • 32 citations

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1985 • 29 citations

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1979 • 28 citations

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1983 • 25 citations

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1986 • 22 citations

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1990 • 21 citations

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1988 • 19 citations

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1981 • 19 citations

Keynote address on surgery in the therapy for lung cancer: surgical prospects and priorities for clinical research.

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The relative value of conventional staging procedures for developing prognostic models in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.

1990 • 15 citations

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1990 • 14 citations

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1988 • 11 citations

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1991 • 10 citations

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1987 • 10 citations

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1990 • 7 citations

The applications of imaging in lung cancer

1991 • 6 citations

The role of computed tomography of the chest in the management of small-cell lung cancer.

1984 • 4 citations