Are there local control and/or toxicity differences between multi-catheter interstitial versus balloon catheter techniques for APBI?

Topics: Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology

Which do you favor, if so?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

There are no randomized comparisons to guide local control outcomes between the two. That being said the local control rates are comparable in series evaluating interstitial (Hungarian trial, GEC-ESTRO) and prospective balloon/applicator (MammoSite Registry). B39 allowed for both but no data ha...

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Radiation Oncologist at Northwestern University
I agree with @Chirag S. Shah that no direct c...

Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
I routinely offer IMRT APBI to appropriate patient...

Radiation Oncologist at Northwestern University
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Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
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