Outcome of intraoperative brachytherapy as a salvage treatment for locally recurrent rectal cancer.

Raluca StoianHannes P NeeffMark GaineyMichael KollefrathSimon KirsteConstantinos ZamboglouJan Philipp Harald ExnerDimos BaltasStefan Fichtner FeiglAnca-Ligia GrosuTanja Sprave

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2024)

Reirradiation using HDR-BT is well tolerated with low toxicity. An individualized multimodality approach using HDR-BT in the oligometastatic setting should be evaluated in prospective multi-institutional studies.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
high dose
radiation therapy
oxidative stress
squamous cell carcinoma
low dose