What anal squamous cell carcinoma patients, if any, do you take to 59.4 Gy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I will not usually treat a patient to over 54- 55.8 Gy.
The rate of sphincter dysfunction increases sharply at about this dose level and there is not compelling evidence that higher doses are of benefit.
However, for very extensive tumors, sphincter function may be severely compromised at presenta...
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Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center I agree that it is unclear whether giving doses ov...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine All useful comments. The ACCORD-03 trial had a dos...
I agree that it is unclear whether giving doses ov...
All useful comments. The ACCORD-03 trial had a dos...