Radiation Therapy
Treatment at high-volume centers linked to improved survival in high-risk prostate cancer
Men with very high-risk prostate cancer treated at high-volume radiation therapy treatment facilities survived significantly longer than those treated at low-volume centers, according to study results.
Adjuvant radiation therapy delays linked to shorter survival for adults with oral cancer
Delayed initiation of postoperative radiation therapy appeared associated with poorer outcomes among patients with oral cavity cancer, according to results of a cohort study.
Image-guided adaptive prostate radiation therapy reduces risk for short-term toxicities
Magnetic resonance-guided daily adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy appeared associated with a reduction in acute toxicity compared with a more common technique for men with prostate cancer, according to data published in Cancer.
For some men, delaying salvage therapy after prostate cancer surgery boosts mortality risk
Delaying salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy for men with just one high-risk factor for prostate cancer recurrence may significantly increase risk for all-cause mortality, a study in Journal of Clinical Oncology showed.
Antibacterial regimen reduces severity of radiation therapy-induced dermatitis
A bacterial decolonization-based regimen safely and effectively prevented development of severe acute radiation dermatitis among adults receiving radiation therapy, results of a randomized phase 2/phase 3 trial showed.
HF, arrythmias more common after radiation-treated breast cancer vs. matched controls
In the 10 years after radiotherapy for breast cancer, the rate of CV mortality remained second to cancer mortality; however, patients had increased incidence of HF and arrhythmias compared with matched controls, researchers reported.
Omission of radiation ‘is an option’ for some older women with early breast cancer
Omission of whole-breast irradiation did not appear to have a negative impact on survival or risk for distant metastases among older women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to phase 3 study results.
Researchers develop AI model to accelerate radiation therapy planning for lung cancer
Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for lung cancer, the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer worldwide.
Age bias found in adjuvant therapy recommendations for women with early breast cancer
Women aged 69 years who underwent surgery for high-risk breast cancer received recommendations for adjuvant radiation therapy nearly two times more often than women a year older undergoing the same procedure, study results showed.
Radiation therapy reduces pain in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Single-fraction radiation therapy reduced hepatic pain among most patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, according to randomized phase 3 study results presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.