How do cytopenias factor into your decision of whether to hold radiotherapy during treatment of a glioblastoma?
Is there a threshold for WBC or platelets below which you would hold RT?
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Radiation Oncology · UC San Diego
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Patients will sometimes need a chemo dose reduction or hold, but we typically do not stop RT, once started. In the case of severe cytopenia, I might hold RT on a case-by-case basis (e.g., platelets <10k despite holding temozolomide) and in discussion with the neuro-oncologist.
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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida
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They don’t.
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