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Can you safely proceed with breast irradiation during treatment with immunotherapy?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

In KEYNOTE-522, RT was done with concurrent Pembro after NACT plus IO and no significant additional untoward effect was reported. So, we do RT routinely with Pembro for these patients.

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Radiation Oncology · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last's response. In my clinical practice, I also routinely proceed with adjuvant RT during the adjuvant immunotherapy portion of these patients' treatment. I do discuss the exceedingly low risk of radiation pneumonitis with these patients (not outside of my usual clinical...

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