Do you add pelvic RT for stage II gr 2 endometrial cancers with multiple high risk features?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
I would treat with pelvic adjuvant RT.
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Radiation Oncology · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Yes, I would recommend pelvic RT to a patient with multiple risk factors, especially. It has been shown that stage II patients with substantial LVSI may have a higher risk of pelvic recurrence if treated with brachytherapy alone (Barnes et al., PMID 33485810).
The second part regarding survival advan...
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Radiation Oncology · Willis-Knighton Medical Center
Yes. I would offer external beam RT and brachytherapy. It is likely that as with breast cancer, it will take a very long follow up and huge numbers of patients to see a survival advantage. Many of the smaller trials we follow were poorly designed with inaccurate pathology. The NCDB can serve this pu...