Evaluation of clinical and endoscopic toxicity after external beam radiotherapy and endorectal brachytherapy in elderly patients with rectal cancer treated in the HERBERT study.

CONCLUSION: For elderly patients with rectal cancer, definitive radiotherapy can provide good tumour response but has a substantial risk of toxicity. The potential benefit and risks of a HDREBT boost above EBRT alone must be further evaluated.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - February 2, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Rijkmans EC, van Triest B, Nout RA, Kerkhof EM, Buijsen J, Rozema T, Franssen JH, Velema LA, Laman MS, Cats A, Marijnen CAM Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research