When treating locally advanced breast cancer preoperatively that is progressing on neoadjuvant chemotherapy, to what doses do you treat the gross disease, breast, and regional nodes?

Topics: Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

I typically treat 50 Gy to large fields including the entire breast and regional nodes and take any gross disease to 60-66 Gy. I also discuss with my medical oncologist the possibility of concurrent xeloda as well.

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Radiation Oncologist at Weill Cornell Medical College
I have treated breast + regional nodes to 50Gy wit...

Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Have been reluctant to use concurrent taxol as pha...

Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
agreed, I have used xeloda with good tolerance par...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Treat with radiation doses between 50 to 60 Gy, with higher end of dose to the nodal location which could not be removed with surgery.

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