A randomized controlled trial testing a hyaluronic acid spacer injection for skin toxicity reduction of brachytherapy accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI): a study protocol

A randomized controlled trial testing a hyaluronic acid spacer injection for skin toxicity reduction of brachytherapy accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI): a study protocol

Abstract Background Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is a treatment option for selected early stage breast cancer patients. Some APBI techniques lead to skin toxicity with the skin dose as main risk factor. We hypothesize that a spacer injected between the skin and target volume reduces...

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Main Authors: Gerson M. Struik, Jeremy Godart, Gerda M. Verduijn, Inger-Karine Kolkman-Deurloo, Kim C. de Vries, Raymond de Boer, Linetta B. Koppert, Erwin Birnie, Ali Ghandi, Taco M. Klem, Jean-Philippe Pignol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Breast neoplasms
Partial breast irradiation
Brachytherapy
Permanent breast seeds implant
Skin toxicity reduction
Telangiectasia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3035-3

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