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Is it safe to give thoracic irradiation to a patient with lung cancer previously treated with a VEGF inhibitor?
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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic
We did a study in patients getting VEGF inhibitors and SBRT. Anecdotally we had seen some impressive (small bowel necrosis requiring surgery) and unpredicted toxicity and we were looking for a common factor that tied them together. VEGF inhibition was that common factor. These are all patients treat...