Abscopal effect of high-dose-rate brachytherapy on pelvic bone metastases from renal cell carcinoma: a case report.

We present in this case report, the abscopal effect observed in a 30-year-old Japanese woman with metastatic renal cell carcinoma after the treatment with high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy combined with nivolumab. This is the first published report demonstrating an abscopal effect following brachytherapy for human malignancy. Our case indicates that immuno-oncology effects are not limited to external beam irradiation regimens as they can also be attained by brachytherapy. PMID: 31749855 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Contemp Brachytherapy Source Type: research