Register
Community
Overview
Experts
Editors
Fellows
Code of conduct
AI Guidelines for Physicians
Company
About Us
FAQs
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Careers
Programs
News
News Releases
Press Coverage
Publications
Blog
Contact Us
Sign in
Please select the option that best describes you:
Topics:
Hematologic Malignancies
•
Radiation Oncology
•
Hematology
Do you recommend postoperative radiation for spinal cord compression DLBCL?
Do you give RT before or after systemic therapy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I would recommend postoperative RT, following completion of systemic therapy. I would restage with PET-CT prior to RT. If CR: 30 Gy would suffice.
Sign in or Register to read more
19135
Related Questions
For patients with Stage IIIB or IV HD flowing Bv-AVEPC with initial large mediastinal adenopathy, how can we avoid ISRT?
For stage III-IV Hodgkin's lymphoma, would you consider consolidative radiation for bulky disease after a complete response was seen using N-AVD per the S1826 trial?
For a patient with ENKTL nasal type (nose/sinus involvement) who has hepatic toxicity with pegasparaginase but a CR after 2 cycles of chemotherapy with a plan for "sandwich" radiotherapy - what, if any, chemotherapy would you resume after completion of radiation?
How would you manage a solitary, painful, lytic bony lesion in a patient with negative PET/CT but bone marrow biopsy confirmation of multiple myeloma?
In the post Covid era, could the ILROG hypofractionated regimens (published as "emergency guidelines" for lymphoma) be considered as standard of care for ISRT?
Would you consider elective neck nodal irradiation for a large >5 cm head and neck extramedullary solitary plasmacytoma arising from the nasal cavity?
Is there any evidence for amyloid/amyloidosis causing a spurious/false PSA reading?
What whole brain radiation dose would you recommend for primary CNS lymphoma with partial response to HD-MTX-R and R-ICE and planned for concurrent ibrutinib?
Would you consider a patient with DLBCL to have CNS involvement if no brain lesion is seen on imaging, CSF flow cytometry is negative, but PCR is positive for MYD88 and KMT2D mutations?
Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?