ArticleBMC cancer2017
Palliative external beam radiotherapy for the treatment of tumor bleeding in inoperable advanced gastric cancer.
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- Palliative radiotherapy for gastric cancer: Is there a dose relationship between bleeding response and radiotherapy?Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Pooled it
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- Response evaluation after single-fraction hemostatic radiotherapy in advanced cancer: a prospective study.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024Article
- Palliative radiotherapy for tumor bleeding in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer: a single-center retrospective study.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2023Article
- Hemostatic Radiotherapy for Gastric Cancer: MRI as an Alternative to Endoscopy for Post-Treatment Evaluation.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2023Article
- Palliative Radiotherapy for Bleeding from Unresectable Gastric Cancer Using Three-Dimensional Conformal Technique.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Treatment response after palliative radiotherapy for bleeding gastric cancer: a multicenter prospective observational study (JROSG 17-3).Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2022Observational
- Hemostasis radiotherapy for gastric cancer: Usefulness of the gastric cancer to spleen apparent diffusion coefficient ratio.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
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- Radiotherapy: Clinical pearls for primary care.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2021Article
- Efficacy of radiotherapy for gastric bleeding associated with advanced gastric cancer.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2021Article
- Role of palliative radiotherapy in bleeding control in patients with unresectable advanced gastric cancer.BMC cancer · 2021Article
- Hemostatic Effect of Palliative Radiation Therapy in Preventing Blood Transfusions from Bleeding Occurring within Advanced Gastric Cancer.Palliative medicine reports · 2021Article
- Radiation treatment for refractory endometriosis: a 38-year-old female presenting with vaginal bleeding.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo assess the outcomes and prognostic factors associated with palliative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), administered to patients with advanced gastric cancer.
methodsForty-two patients with bleeding gastric tumors that received EBRT for palliation were analyzed. The response to EBRT was assessed by the palliation of tumor bleeding. Patients were classified as either responders, or non-responders to EBRT. The prognostic utility of clinical and dosimetric variables was examined in a multivariate logistic regression model. The optimal dose cutoff to classify the two groups was determined with receiver operating characteristic analysis.
resultsThe palliation of gastric tumor bleeding after EBRT was achieved in 29 patients (69.0%). The time to resolve tumor bleeding ranged from 1 to 84 days (median, 15 days). The median duration of palliation was 14.9 weeks. The median EBRT dose was 40 Gy in responders vs. 21 Gy in non-responders, with the difference being significant (p < 0.001). The biologically effective dose (using α/β = 10, BED
conclusionsEBRT is an effective method for treating tumor bleeding in advanced gastric cancer, and does not induce severe toxicity.
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