Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Elderly Patients: A Feasibility and Safety Systematic Review for the Clinician

CONCLUSION: HFRT seems to be a good treatment with an acceptable prolonged disease control. In older patients fit for radical treatments, a 55 Gy in 20 fractions regimen can be proposed as a valid alternative to the standard fractionated RT, but there are a multitude of hypofractionated regimens, ranging from single fraction, quad shot, and 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-week schedules that all may be appropriate. The correct regimen for a patient depends on many factors, and it represents the result of a more specific and complex decision.PMID:34868976 | PMC:PMC8633531 | DOI:10.3389/fonc.2021.761393

Source: Cancer Control - December 6, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Antonio Piras Luca Boldrini Sebastiano Menna Valeria Venuti Gianfranco Pernice Ciro Franzese Tommaso Angileri Antonino Daidone Source Type: research