What criteria do you use to guide your decision on adjuvant radiation for thymic carcinoma?
Additionally, would you give elective nodal coverage or just the postop bed?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
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We use NSCLC regimen to treat thymic carcinoma, either preop chemoRT or adjuvant chemoRT for advanced disease, positive margins, etc..
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Radiation Oncology · University of Iowa
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I agree with @Dr. First Last's answer regarding adjuvant treatment. I have treated patients with definitive chemoRT and even RT alone when they were not surgically resectible, whether for medical or surgical reasons. A platinum-based chemotherapy has been utilized. In one such case, I treated 45 Gy ...
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