Bone Marrow-Sparing IMRT in Anal Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemo-Radiation: Results of the First Phase of a Prospective Phase II Trial

Bone Marrow-Sparing IMRT in Anal Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemo-Radiation: Results of the First Phase of a Prospective Phase II Trial

Purpose: to investigate the role of selective avoidance of hematopoietically active BM within the pelvis, as defined with <sup>18</sup>FDG-PET, employing a targeted IMRT approach, to reduce acute hematologic toxicity (HT) profile in anal cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiat...

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Main Authors: Francesca Arcadipane, Patrick Silvetti, Francesco Olivero, Alessio Gastino, Viola De Luca, Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Paola Cassoni, Patrizia Racca, Elena Gallio, Adriana Lesca, Christian Fiandra, Umberto Ricardi, Pierfrancesco Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
anal cancer
bone marrow-sparing IMRT
hematologic toxicity
radiotherapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/11/3306

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