What factors do you use to determine whether to add brachytherapy to EBRT for IIIC endometrial cancer?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
My philosophy is to use 45 Gy in 25 fractions of EBRT followed by two fractions HDR boost.
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Radiation Oncology · Ohio State University
Nothing in the way of prospective data, but an NCDB analysis showed a survival benefit in adding brachy to EBRT for patients with cervical gland/stromal involvement
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Radiation Oncology · University of Minnesota Medical School
We would tailor the external beam dose and brachytherapy to the factors identified on the pathology report. IIIC covers many situations.
For a tumor up at the fundus, and grade 1 we might treat with external beam therapy alone and omit the brachytherapy.
If there was evidence of parametrial extensi...