ReviewBreast cancer (Dove Medical Press)2017
Intensity modulated radiation therapy for breast cancer: current perspectives.
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- Do Barrier Films Impact Long-Term Skin Toxicity following Whole-Breast Irradiation? Objective Follow-Up of Two Randomised Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Automated hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (HVMAT) for whole-breast irradiation with simultaneous integrated boost to lumpectomy area : A treatment planning study.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2022Article
- Dermatologic toxicities associated with radiation therapy in women with breast cancer.International journal of women's dermatology · 2020Review
- The role of radiation therapy and systemic therapies in elderly with breast cancer.Translational cancer research · 2020Review
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy with Concomitant Boost After Breast Conserving Surgery: A Phase I-II Trial.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2020Article
- ESTRO ACROP consensus guideline for target volume delineation in the setting of postmastectomy radiation therapy after implant-based immediate reconstruction for early stage breast cancer.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2019Article
- Intensity-modulated radiotherapy and hypofractionated volumetric modulated arc therapy for elderly patients with breast cancer: comparison of acute and late toxicities.La Radiologia medica · 2019Article
- The use of helical tomotherapy in the treatment of early stage breast cancer: indications, tolerance, efficacy-a single center experience.Oncotarget · 2018Article
- Hypofractionated radiotherapy after conservative surgery may increase low-intermediate grade late fibrosis in breast cancer patients.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2018Article
- Two-Level Factorial Pre-TomoBreast Pilot Study of Tomotherapy and Conventional Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: Post Hoc Utility of a Mean Absolute Dose Deviation Penalty Score.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
- Dosimetric Comparison of Four Different Radiotherapy Planning Techniques for Adjuvant Radiotherapy of Left-Sided Breast, Axilla, and Supraclavicular Fossa.Journal of medical physicsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOwing to highly conformed dose distribution, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has the potential to improve treatment results of radiotherapy (RT). Postoperative RT is a standard adjuvant treatment in conservative treatment of breast cancer (BC). The aim of this review is to analyze available evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on IMRT in BC, particularly in terms of reduction of side effects.
methodsA literature search of the bibliographic database PubMed, from January 1990 through November 2016, was performed. Only RCTs published in English were included.
resultsTen articles reporting data from 5 RCTs fulfilled the selection criteria and were included in our review. Three out of 5 studies enrolled only selected patients in terms of increased risk of toxicity. Three studies compared IMRT with standard tangential RT. One study compared the results of IMRT in the supine versus the prone position, and one study compared standard treatment with accelerated partial breast IMRT. Three studies reported reduced acute and/or late toxicity using IMRT compared with standard RT. No study reported improved quality of life.
conclusionIMRT seems able to reduce toxicity in selected patients treated with postoperative RT for BC. Further analyses are needed to better define patients who are candidates for this treatment modality.
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