Comparison of clinical outcomes between carbon ion radiotherapy and X-ray radiotherapy for reirradiation in locoregional recurrence of rectal cancer

Comparison of clinical outcomes between carbon ion radiotherapy and X-ray radiotherapy for reirradiation in locoregional recurrence of rectal cancer

Abstract Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) has garnered interest for the treatment of locoregional rectal cancer recurrence. No study has compared CIRT and X-ray radiotherapy (XRT) for reirradiation (reRT) in such cases. We analyzed and compared the clinical outcomes such as local control, overall surv...

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Main Authors: Seung Yeun Chung, Hirotoshi Takiyama, Jae Hyun Kang, Jee Suk Chang, Byung Soh Min, Hiroshi Tsuji, Shigeru Yamada, Woong Sub Koom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05809-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05809-4

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