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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2016

Post operative stereotactic radiosurgery for positive or close margins after preoperative chemoradiation and surgery for rectal cancer.

Nergiz Dagoglu, Elena Nedea, Vitaliy Poylin, Deborah Nagle, Anand Mahadevan

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nergiz Dagoglu1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Radiation Oncology, 3 Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Elena Nedea1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Radiation Oncology, 3 Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Vitaliy Poylin1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Radiation Oncology, 3 Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Deborah Nagle1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Radiation Oncology, 3 Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Anand Mahadevan1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey ; 2 Radiation Oncology, 3 Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Harvard University · USIstanbul University · TRBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of positive margins after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and adequate surgery is very low. However, when patients do present with positive or close margins, they are at a risk of local failure and local therapy options are limited. We evaluated the role of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with positive or close margins after induction chemoradiation and total mesorectal excision.

methodsThis is a retrospective evaluation of patients treated with SBRT after induction chemoradiation and surgery for positive or close margins. Seven evaluable patients were included. Fiducial seeds were place at surgery. The Cyberknife(TM) system was used for planning and treatment. Patients were followed 1 month after treatment and 3-6 months thereafter. Descriptive statistics and Kaplan-Meir method was used to repot the findings.

resultsSeven patients (3 men and 4 women) were included in the study with a median follow-up of 23.5 months. The median initial radiation dose was 5,040 cGy (in 28 fractions) and the median SBRT dose was 2,500 cGy (in 5 fractions). The local control at 2 years was 100%. The overall survival at 1 and 2 years was 100% and 71% respectively. There was no Grade III or IV toxicity.

conclusionsSBRT reirradiation is an effective and safe method to address positive or close margins after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery for rectal cancer.

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positive marginreirradiationStereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

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PMID27284461
PMCPMC4880783
OpenAlexW2173757354

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