ESTRO/ACROP IORT recommendations for intraoperative radiation therapy in locally recurrent rectal cancer

ESTRO/ACROP IORT recommendations for intraoperative radiation therapy in locally recurrent rectal cancer

Multimodal strategies have been implemented for locally recurrent rectal cancer scheduled for complete surgical resection. Irradiation and systemic therapy have been added to improve the oncological outcome, as surgery alone was associated with a poor prognosis. Intraoperative irradiation (IORT) is...

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Main Authors: Felipe A. Calvo, Claudio V. Sole, Harm J. Rutten, Wim J. Dries, Miguel A. Lozano, Mauricio Cambeiro, Philip Poortmans, Luis González-Bayón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Recurrent disease
Oligo-recurrence
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Rescue surgery
Electron beam
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630820300562

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