Additional chemotherapy improved local control and overall survival after stereotactic body radiation therapy for patients with oligo-recurrence.

Masaki NakamuraNaoki HashimotoHiroshi MayaharaHaruka UezonoAya HaradaRyo NishikawaYoshiro MatsuoHiroki KawaguchiHideki Nishimura

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2018)

SBRT is a safe and effective treatment for patients with lung and liver oligo-recurrence. Additional chemotherapy after SBRT improved local control, and single metastatic lesion was a significant predictive factor of better PFS in this study. Among colorectal cancer patients, additional chemotherapy after SBRT significantly associated better OS.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
free survival
chemotherapy induced
rectal cancer