Post- versus intra-operative implant for breast cancer interstitial brachytherapy: How to choose?
CONCLUSIONS: Based on the comprehensive analysis of both the brachytherapy techniques available, this article serves as a valuable resource to guide breast teams in selecting the optimal BB technique (POB or IOB), considering hospital environment, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and patient logistics.PMID:38584881 | PMC:PMC10993897 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135635 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Marta Gimeno-Morales Laura Motisi Natalia Rodriguez-Spiteri Fernando Mart ínez-Regueira Tucker Worthington Radiation Therapist Vratislav Strnad Jean Michel Hannoun-Levi Cristina Gutierrez Working Group Breast Cancer of GEC ESTRO Source Type: research
Brachytherapy in gynecological malignancies at a tertiary care hospital: An analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the established advantages of image-guided interstitial brachytherapy and associated challenges. To optimize the overall treatment duration, it is imperative to prioritize and update the referral processes for brachytherapy centers.PMID:38584882 | PMC:PMC10993893 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135628 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rasla Parween Aruna R Chendil V Mahita Reddy Ramyaa S Varun Chandra Yuvaraj U Amrut S Kadam Source Type: research
Low-dose-rate brachytherapy and long-term treatment outcomes in patients younger than 60 years of age
CONCLUSIONS: With excellent long-term treatment outcomes and minimal associated toxicities, our results showed that LDR brachytherapy can be an effective treatment of choice in younger men.PMID:38584883 | PMC:PMC10993894 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135630 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alexander Armstrong Huong Ho MBiostat Mark Tacey Damien Bolton Yee Chan Alwin Tan Chee Wee Cham Trung Pham Kevin McMillan George Koufogiannis Grad Dip Paul Manohar Mario Guerrieri Michael Ng Daryl Lim Joon Farshad Foroudi Mun Yee Tan Michael Chao Source Type: research
Clinical implementation of failure modes and effects analysis for gynecological high-dose-rate brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: Failure modes and effects analysis is a prospective risk-based tool that can identity high-risk steps before failures occur, provide preventive measures to stop their occurrence, and improve quality management system.PMID:38584884 | PMC:PMC10993892 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.136295 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Siyao Liu Emma Jones Source Type: research
Feasibility and clinical implementation of MRI-guided surface brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: The sub-millimeter accuracy of dwell positions and high DSC's (> 0.95) of the phantom demonstrated that digitization was clinically acceptable, and accurate treatment plans were produced using MR-only imaging. This novel approach, MRI-guided SABT, will lead to individualized prescriptions for potentially improved patient outcomes.PMID:38584885 | PMC:PMC10993898 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135647 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michael J Lavelle Evangelia Kaza Christian V Guthier Desmond A O'Farrell Thomas C Harris Robert A Cormack Phillip M Devlin Ivan M Buzurovic Source Type: research
Urinary tract symptoms that should be improved to enhance post-operative urinary quality of life in patients treated with low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: An importance-performance analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of prioritizing specific lower urinary tract symptoms for improvement in post-operative urinary quality of life, and identifies the associated factors that can help in personalized treatment planning and goal-setting for better patient satisfaction.PMID:38584886 | PMC:PMC10993896 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135646 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Takayuki Sakurai Shigeyuki Takamatsu Satoshi Shibata Risako Minamikawa Masahiro Yamazaki Akihito Okubo Risa Nagaoka Tomoyuki Makino Renato Naito Hiroshi Yaegashi Atsushi Mizokami Satoshi Kobayashi Source Type: research
SABR-Dual: a phase II/III trial of two-fraction versus five-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy for localized low- and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer
This study aims to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and non-inferiority of generalizable 2-fraction SABR compared to the current 5-fraction regimen.METHODS: 502 patients will be enrolled on this phase II/III randomized control trial. Eligible patients will have previously untreated low- or favorable intermediate-risk adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Patients will be randomized between standard SABR of 40 Gy in 5 fractions given every-other-day and 27 Gy in 2 fractions at least two days apart but completing within seven days. MRI-based planning, radiopaque hydrogel spacer insertion, and fiducial marker placement are required, ...
Source: Cancer Control - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Elisha Fredman Oded Icht Assaf Moore Dimitri Bragilovski Jonathan Kindler Shay Golan Dror Limon Source Type: research
Brachytherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma: Survey of international clinical practice and development of guidelines
CONCLUSIONS: Consensus guidelines for the use of brachytherapy in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma have been developed through multicenter collaboration establishing the basis for future work. These have been adopted for the open EpSSG overarching study for children and adults with Frontline and Relapsed RhabdoMyoSarcoma (FaR-RMS).PMID:38588921 | DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110273 (Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology)
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - April 8, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Raquel D ávila Fajardo Giovanni Scarzello Mark N Gaze Tom Boterberg Alison Cameron Joerg Fuchs Florent Gu érin Peter Hoskin Matthew J Krasin Petra Kroon Henriette Magelssen Claes Mercke Johannes H M Merks Frank Paulsen Pascal Pommier Monica Ramos Helen Source Type: research
Post- versus intra-operative implant for breast cancer interstitial brachytherapy: How to choose?
CONCLUSIONS: Based on the comprehensive analysis of both the brachytherapy techniques available, this article serves as a valuable resource to guide breast teams in selecting the optimal BB technique (POB or IOB), considering hospital environment, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and patient logistics.PMID:38584881 | PMC:PMC10993897 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135635 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Marta Gimeno-Morales Laura Motisi Natalia Rodriguez-Spiteri Fernando Mart ínez-Regueira Tucker Worthington Radiation Therapist Vratislav Strnad Jean Michel Hannoun-Levi Cristina Gutierrez Working Group Breast Cancer of GEC ESTRO Source Type: research
Brachytherapy in gynecological malignancies at a tertiary care hospital: An analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the established advantages of image-guided interstitial brachytherapy and associated challenges. To optimize the overall treatment duration, it is imperative to prioritize and update the referral processes for brachytherapy centers.PMID:38584882 | PMC:PMC10993893 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135628 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rasla Parween Aruna R Chendil V Mahita Reddy Ramyaa S Varun Chandra Yuvaraj U Amrut S Kadam Source Type: research
Low-dose-rate brachytherapy and long-term treatment outcomes in patients younger than 60 years of age
CONCLUSIONS: With excellent long-term treatment outcomes and minimal associated toxicities, our results showed that LDR brachytherapy can be an effective treatment of choice in younger men.PMID:38584883 | PMC:PMC10993894 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135630 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alexander Armstrong Huong Ho MBiostat Mark Tacey Damien Bolton Yee Chan Alwin Tan Chee Wee Cham Trung Pham Kevin McMillan George Koufogiannis Grad Dip Paul Manohar Mario Guerrieri Michael Ng Daryl Lim Joon Farshad Foroudi Mun Yee Tan Michael Chao Source Type: research
Clinical implementation of failure modes and effects analysis for gynecological high-dose-rate brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: Failure modes and effects analysis is a prospective risk-based tool that can identity high-risk steps before failures occur, provide preventive measures to stop their occurrence, and improve quality management system.PMID:38584884 | PMC:PMC10993892 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.136295 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Siyao Liu Emma Jones Source Type: research
Feasibility and clinical implementation of MRI-guided surface brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: The sub-millimeter accuracy of dwell positions and high DSC's (> 0.95) of the phantom demonstrated that digitization was clinically acceptable, and accurate treatment plans were produced using MR-only imaging. This novel approach, MRI-guided SABT, will lead to individualized prescriptions for potentially improved patient outcomes.PMID:38584885 | PMC:PMC10993898 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135647 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michael J Lavelle Evangelia Kaza Christian V Guthier Desmond A O'Farrell Thomas C Harris Robert A Cormack Phillip M Devlin Ivan M Buzurovic Source Type: research
Urinary tract symptoms that should be improved to enhance post-operative urinary quality of life in patients treated with low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: An importance-performance analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of prioritizing specific lower urinary tract symptoms for improvement in post-operative urinary quality of life, and identifies the associated factors that can help in personalized treatment planning and goal-setting for better patient satisfaction.PMID:38584886 | PMC:PMC10993896 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135646 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Takayuki Sakurai Shigeyuki Takamatsu Satoshi Shibata Risako Minamikawa Masahiro Yamazaki Akihito Okubo Risa Nagaoka Tomoyuki Makino Renato Naito Hiroshi Yaegashi Atsushi Mizokami Satoshi Kobayashi Source Type: research
Safety of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in patients with prostate cancer and inflammatory bowel disease: A case series
CONCLUSIONS: HDR brachytherapy appears to be a safe and tolerable treatment modality for patients with prostate cancer and IBD, with minimal acute and late GI and GU toxicity. These findings warrant multi-institutional validation due to small sample size.PMID:38584887 | PMC:PMC10993899 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135645 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Horatio Thomas Jie Jane Chen Haitham Shaheen Ali Sabbagh Hasan Abdul-Baki Oi Wai Chau Nauman Malik Alan Ayoub Comron Hassanzadeh I-Chow Hsu Osama Mohamad Source Type: research
