Dose Reduction to the Swallowing Apparatus and the Salivary Glands by De-Intensification of Postoperative Radiotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: First (Treatment Planning) Results of the Prospective Multicenter DIREKHT Trial

Dose Reduction to the Swallowing Apparatus and the Salivary Glands by De-Intensification of Postoperative Radiotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: First (Treatment Planning) Results of the Prospective Multicenter DIREKHT Trial

Aim: Evaluating radiotherapy treatment plans of the prospective DIREKHT trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02528955) investigating de-intensification of radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer. Patients and Methods: The first 30 patients from the DIREKHT trial of the leading study centre were...

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Main Authors: Marlen Haderlein, Stefan Speer, Oliver Ott, Sebastian Lettmaier, Markus Hecht, Sabine Semrau, Benjamin Frey, Claudia Scherl, Heinrich Iro, Marco Kesting, Rainer Fietkau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
de-intensification
radiotherapy
head neck cancer
postoperative
ipsilateral elective neck irradiation only
salivary glands
swallowing apparatus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/3/538

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