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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
What is the maximum dose that you would give to residual unresectable gross disease in the axilla in the setting of recurrent breast cancer s/p ALND?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Good question. For both supraclavicular and axillary gross nodes, the issues are quite similar; i.e., the brachial plexus makes it challenging to give a high enough dose to control gross disease. A few thoughts:
For gross disease, it is always good to consider adding concurrent chemo as a sensiti...
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Radiation Oncologist at Swedish Covenant Hospital (Chicago IL)
In those whom you have treated to <65 Gy, have ...
In those whom you have treated to <65 Gy, have ...
Radiation Oncologist at Wellspan Sechler Family Cancer Center
Way back when the earth was young, I had a young m...
Way back when the earth was young, I had a young m...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Based on the size of the node, an EQD2 of 60 to 66 Gy.
No use of chemosensitization with something like X...
Interesting facts regarding a/b.
Excellent response and rationale. Thank you.
Re: xeloda, on the trial they don't allow concurre...