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The use of interstitial radiation therapy in the treatment of persistent, localized, and unresectable cancer in children
Author(s) -
Knight Philip J.,
Doornbos J. Fred,
Rosen David,
Lin Joe J.,
Farha George J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19860301)57:5<951::aid-cncr2820570513>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , cancer , chemotherapy , external beam radiation , disease , surgery
Two children with cancer that persisted after multiple exploratory laparotomies, external beam radiation therapy, and multidrug chemotherapy had gold 198 ( 198 Au) seeds implanted into their localized but unresectable tumor. Both children are alive, are receiving no therapy, and are disease‐free more than 2 years later. These two cases indicate the value of interstitial implant therapy in the treatment of some children with cancer.