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What dose and fractionation would you recommend for palliative-intent radiation therapy for cutaneous angiosarcoma in a patient with distant metastases?

Would you go beyond a traditional palliative regimen such as 30Gy in 10 fractions?
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Radiation Oncology · The Ohio State University - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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For a patient with a fairly short time horizon, 30/10 is totally defensible and appropriate.

Small series have reported on a variety of other palliative regimens, for example:

39 Gy/13 fx

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I think one could also consider 5 Gy x 5 or 6 Gy x 5, as we know both of those are safe even in the preop...

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