Are there any indications to boost the axilla for women with locally advanced breast cancer who do not have clear gross residual/undissected axillary disease?  

For example, a heavy burden of nodal disease with diffuse ECE? Would you treat the axilla higher than 45-50 Gy? What would you use for a boost dose?



Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
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Radiation Oncologist at Maimonides Medical Center
How high would you go for gross unresectable disea...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Usually the dose is between 56 to 66 Gy, based on ...
Radiation Oncologist at Munson Medical Center
What would you do in the clinical scenario of an u...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Imaging negative axilla would treat involved axill...
Radiation Oncologist at Munson Medical Center
Thanks for your input; distant failure is obviousl...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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Radiation Oncologist at Maimonides Medical Center
How high would you go for gross unresectable disea...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
For gross unresectable disease, I have used 66 Gy,...
Radiation Oncologist at Munson Medical Center
I'll pose the same question...What would you do in...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
These are tough cases, and I have seen these mostl...
Radiation Oncologist at Munson Medical Center
Exactly what I’ve noticed as well. Most have...
Radiation Oncologist at Vice Chair, Northside Hospital Cancer Institute
Is there any experience for adding concurrent xelo...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
I have done this in the past, toxicity is a concer...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice