Radiation pneumonitis in relation to pulmonary function, dosimetric factors, TGFβ1 expression, and quality of life in breast cancer patients receiving post-operative radiotherapy: a prospective 6-month follow-up study.
Zerrin OzgenOya OrunBeste Melek AtasoyPinar Mega TiberEsra AkdenizCanan CimsitEmel EryukselSait KarakurtPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2022)
Our findings revealed significant role of dosimetric factors including MLD, V20 as well as the low dose-volume metrics in predicting the risk of RP among breast cancer patients who received post-operative RT. Implementation of RT, extent of radiation field or the presence of RP had no significant impact on PFTs.