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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Reirradiation for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer: Outcomes and Toxicity
Author(s) -
Thomas J. Smith,
Séan M. O’Cathail,
S. Silverman,
M. Robinson,
Y. Tsang,
Mark Harrison,
M. Hawkins
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.989
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2452-1094
DOI - 10.1016/j.adro.2020.07.017
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , radiation therapy , colorectal cancer , confidence interval , dose fractionation , prospective cohort study , cohort , hazard ratio , radiosurgery , surgery , cancer
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as a potential therapeutic option for locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) but contemporaneous clinical data are limited. We aimed to evaluate the local control, toxicity, and survival outcomes in a cohort of patients previously treated with neoadjuvant pelvic radiation therapy for nonmetastatic locally recurrent rectal cancer, now treated with SBRT.

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