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Head and Neck Cancers • Radiation Oncology
How do you sequence I-131 and external beam radiation therapy after thyroidectomy for locally advanced thyroid cancer?
Do you utilize both therapies? Which should come first?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I've not had an occasion wherein I sequence a radiopharmaceutical and XRT for thyroid cancer, as a planned event.
Again, different indications for different therapeutics here. The radioisotope is designed to address I-avid, minimal volume disease while XRT is designed to treat macroscopic, generall...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In the setting where there is a potential indication for post-thyroidectomy EBRT, the risk of locoregional recurrence is presumably quite high. Therefore, usually will advocate to proceed with EBRT first, followed by RAI.
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Radiation Oncologist at University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
I would proceed and I have been giving RAI first t...
I would proceed and I have been giving RAI first t...
Radiation Oncologist at Cancer Treatment Center at Hazleton
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