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Vaginal dilator use more than 9 months is a main prognostic factor for reducing G2‑late vaginal complications in 3D‑vaginal‑cuff brachytherapy (interventional radiotherapy)?

Yaowen ZhangFaegheh NoorianRosa AbellanaJosé RocheraAntonio HerrerosGabriela AnteloValentina LancellottaLuca TagliaferriQian HanAureli TorneÁngeles Rovirosa
Published in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2023)
The use of dilators < 9 months in VBT ± EBRT for PEC was an independent prognostic factor for G2-late vaginal toxicity. The use of vaginal dilators ≥ 9 months requires further analysis in studies evaluating late vaginal toxicity.
Keyphrases
  • prognostic factors
  • radiation therapy
  • oxidative stress
  • early stage
  • locally advanced
  • low dose
  • rectal cancer