Predictive factors for response and toxicity after brachytherapy for rectal cancer; results from the HERBERT study.

CONCLUSION: Tumor volume is the most important predictive factor for tumor response and a higher dose to the brachytherapy CTV increases the risk of severe clinically and endoscopically observed proctitis after definitive radiotherapy in elderly patients with rectal cancer.
PMID: 30935576 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - March 31, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Rijkmans EC, Marijnen CAM, van Triest B, Ketelaars M, Cats A, Inderson A, van den Ende RPJ, Laman MS, Kerkhof EM, Nout RA Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research