Open AccessFactors Predicting Late Rectal Disorders after Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Author(s) -
Toshiya Maebayashi,
Naoya Ishibashi,
Takuya Aizawa,
Masakuni Sakaguchi,
Hideki Sato,
Katsuhiko Sato,
Takaaki Matsui,
Kenya Yamaguchi,
Satoru Takahashi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.216406
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , radiation therapy , univariate analysis , adverse effect , prostate , colorectal cancer , multivariate analysis , cancer , urology , surgery , radiology
Although various studies have been conducted on the effects of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, rectal toxicity after radiation therapy for prostate cancer, which is an important late adverse event associated with radiation therapy, has not been sufficiently examined. This study aimed to assess the associations of late rectal disorder (LRD) with dosimetric, anatomic, and clinical factors in patients with prostate cancer who underwent three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT).