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. 2016 Apr;28(2):146-9.
doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2016.02.01.

Is current clinical practice modified about intraoperative breast irradiation?

Michela Massa  1 , Simonetta Franchelli  2 , Renzo Panizza  1 , Tiberio Massa  3
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Is current clinical practice modified about intraoperative breast irradiation?

Michela Massa et al. Chin J Cancer Res. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

After the results obtained in the two randomized clinical trial, the ELIOT trial and the TARGIT-A trial, a heated debate is going on concerning the question of applying intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) instead of postoperative whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast conservative treatment. Currently, many centers are applying the IORT following the strict selection criteria dictated by the working groups American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie-European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (GEC-ESTRO) and monitoring the oncological outcome together with radiation toxicity on breast tissue. The clinical experience of the Geneva University Hospital regarding the use of the Intrabeam system is evaluated and compared with current evidences.

Keywords: Breast cancer; intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT); radiation toxicity.

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