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Would you offer reirradiation after resection of locally recurrent triple negative breast cancer only 6 months after completion of postmastectomy radiation?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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If recurrence is in the prior full dose of RT then get concerned about the efficacy of reradiation when it didn’t work 6 months ago. If it is marginal area or in an area where dosing was inadequate, then yes. Also if have hyperthermia then it would be a good modality to add with reradiation in this ...

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Radiation Oncology · Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
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I would agree with @Dr. First Last. If marginal and no other metastatic disease, I will use 40 Gy/10 fractions, twice weekly with hyperthermia.

If in field, we evaluate the role of systemic therapy, and if > 6 months from recurrence no other disease, I will consider the regimen above.

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