Patient-related risk factors for late rectal bleeding after hypofractionated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: a single-center retrospective study.

Tae Gyu KimByungdo ParkYun Gyu SongHyoun Wook LeeTae Hee OhDong-Soo RyuSeung Chan JeongDaehyeon ChoJieun OhKwang Min KimJung Won LeeHyoun Soo LeeSung Min KongJun Young KimHaeyoung Kim

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2022)

Patients taking anticoagulants or those with cirrhosis had a significantly higher risk of severe late rectal bleeding than other patients after hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer in the present study. The bleeding risk could be lowered by minimizing hotspots in patients taking anticoagulants.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
radiation therapy
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
early stage
peritoneal dialysis
atrial fibrillation
small cell lung cancer
patient reported outcomes
drug induced