Comparing simultaneous integrated boost vs sequential boost in anal cancer patients: results of a retrospective observational study

Comparing simultaneous integrated boost vs sequential boost in anal cancer patients: results of a retrospective observational study

Abstract Background To evaluate clinical outcomes of simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) - intensity modulated radiotherapy (RT) in patients with non metastatic anal cancer compared to those of a set of patients treated with 3-dimensional conformal RT and sequential boost (SeqB). Methods A retrospec...

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Main Authors: Pierfrancesco Franco, Berardino De Bari, Francesca Arcadipane, Alexis Lepinoy, Manuela Ceccarelli, Gabriella Furfaro, Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Paola Cassoni, Martina Valgiusti, Alessandro Passardi, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Elisabetta Trino, Stefania Martini, Giuseppe Carlo Iorio, Andrea Evangelista, Umberto Ricardi, Gilles Créhange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Anal cancer radiotherapy
Concomitant radio-chemotherapy
Simultaneous integrated boost
Sequential boost
Overall treatment time
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1124-9

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