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Accelerated partial breast irradiation in early stage breast cancer [PDF]
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is increasingly used to treat select patients with early stage breast cancer. However, radiation technique, dose and fractionation as well as eligibility criteria differ between studies.
Paulina E. Galavis +8 more
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Accelerated partial breast irradiation: advances and controversies [PDF]
The management of localized breast cancer has changed dramatically over the past three to four decades. Breast-conserving therapy, which involved lumpectomy followed by adjuvant irradiation, is now widely considered the standard of care in women with ...
Mani Akhtari, Bin S. Teh
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Implementation of accelerated partial breast irradiation at the Oncology Institute of Vojvodina [PDF]
Introduction. Early breast cancer is usually treated with breast conserving surgery followed by radiation treatment. Whole breast irradiation is standard of care so far, but currently there is an increasement in accelerated partial breast irradiation for
Ivanov Olivera +4 more
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In selected low-risk breast cancer patients, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) may represent an alternative option to the whole breast irradiation to reduce the volume of irradiated breast and total treatment duration.
Silvia Takanen +8 more
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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Accelerated partial breast irradiation is a mature, standard-of-care treatment option for many women with early-stage breast cancer. In this paper, we discuss technological challenges and advances in the delivery of accurate and reproducible accelerated partial breast irradiation.
Jee Suk, Chang, Atif J, Khan
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Objective This meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of accelerated partial breast irradiation versus whole-breast irradiation for early-stage breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery.
Xiaoyong Xiang +3 more
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Breast re-irradiation (reRT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) using external beam radiation is an increasingly used salvage approach for women presenting with recurrent or new primary breast cancer.
Camille Hardy Abeloos +6 more
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The aim of the study was to dosimetrically compare multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT) and stereotactic radiotherapy with CyberKnife (CK) for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) especially concerning the dose of organs at risk (OAR ...
Herein András +7 more
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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Traditionally, the treatment for early-stage breast cancer has included lumpectomy followed by whole breast radiotherapy over 5–6 weeks. Due to the inconvenience and cost of this schedule along with concern that targeting the whole breast may be overtreatment from some patients, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) has been explored as an ...
Nina N. Sanford, Alphonse G. Taghian
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Radiation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Moving beyond an All or Nothing Approach
Radiotherapy omission is increasingly considered for selected patients with early-stage breast cancer. However, with emerging data on the safety and efficacy of radiotherapy de-escalation with partial breast irradiation and accelerated treatment regimens
Juhi M. Purswani +5 more
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