Radiation Therapy

Among adults with severe aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those who received prior chest radiation therapy experienced no differences in clinical outcomes compared with those who did not, data show.

Although Black men presented with more aggressive prostate cancer, they experienced better outcomes with definitive radiotherapy compared with white men, according to results of a meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Mid-treatment imaging helped guide de-escalation of radiation for certain patients with oropharynx cancer, according to phase 2 study results presented at Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium.

Sequential radiotherapy to defer systemic therapy appeared to be a feasible strategy with encouraging PFS and OS among select patients with oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.

Radiation prior to combination immunotherapy did not influence clinical outcomes among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and bone metastases, according to study results presented at International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

Men who underwent hypofractionated radiotherapy after prostatectomy achieved comparable safety and quality-of-life outcomes as men who received a conventional regimen, according to study results.

A personalized approach to radiation therapy can maximize therapeutic effect across multiple cancer types, according to findings published in The Lancet Oncology.

Ablative MRI-guided radiation therapy prolonged survival compared with standard therapy among patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer, according to results presented during the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology Congress.

Common treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, such as radiation and chemotherapy, while effective, carry significant short- and long-term risks for patients.

The risk for CAD in women with stage I or II breast cancer who received left-sided radiation therapy may be more than twofold greater compared with those who received right-sided radiation.