[HTML][HTML] Long-term results of hypofractionated radiation therapy for breast cancer

TJ Whelan, JP Pignol, MN Levine… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The optimal fractionation schedule for whole-breast irradiation after breast-
conserving surgery is unknown. Methods We conducted a study to determine whether a …

Target volume definition for external beam partial breast radiotherapy: clinical, pathological and technical studies informing current approaches

AM Kirby, CE Coles, JR Yarnold - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2010 - Elsevier
Partial breast irradiation (PBI) is currently under investigation in several phase III trials and,
following a recent consensus statement, its use off-study may increase despite ongoing …

[HTML][HTML] Hypofractionation should be the new 'standard'for radiation therapy after breast conserving surgery

CL Holloway, V Panet-Raymond, I Olivotto - The Breast, 2010 - Elsevier
Hypofractionated whole breast radiation therapy following breast conserving surgery (BCS)
has been used in many institutions for several decades. Four randomized trials with 5–10 …

Quality of life and satisfaction after breast cancer operation

J Han, D Grothuesmann, M Neises, U Hille… - Archives of gynecology …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the quality of life and satisfaction after different operations in patients
with breast cancer, which are breast conserving therapy (BCT), mastectomy and …

Radiation therapy and tamoxifen after breast-conserving surgery: updated results of a 2× 2 randomised clinical trial in patients with low risk of recurrence

KJ Winzer, W Sauerbrei, M Braun, T Liersch… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
To study the role of radiotherapy and tamoxifen after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in
patients with a favourable prognosis, a clinical trial was initiated by the German Breast …

Validation of a web-based predictive nomogram for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after breast conserving therapy

M Sanghani, PT Truong, RA Raad… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose IBTR! version 1.0 is a web-based tool that uses literature-derived relative risk ratios
for seven clinicopathologic variables to predict ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) …

Planning the breast boost: how accurately do surgical clips represent the CT seroma?

ZZ Yang, JY Chen, WG Hu, ZQ Pan, G Cai… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To measure the distance between surgical clips and edge
of CT-defined seroma in a coronal plane in women who have undergone wide local excision …

Local control with conventional and hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in-situ

D Williamson, R Dinniwell, S Fung, M Pintilie… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Adjuvant whole breast radiotherapy (WBRT) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
improves local control, however an optimal dose fractionation remains undefined. WBRT …

Interfraction and intrafraction setup variability for prone breast radiation therapy

J Mitchell, SC Formenti, JK DeWyngaert - International Journal of Radiation …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the interfraction and intrafraction setup variation for prone breast
radiotherapy and to determine an appropriate clinical tumor volume (CTV) to planning target …

Results with accelerated partial breast irradiation in terms of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human growth factor receptor 2 status

RB Wilder, LD Curcio, RK Khanijou, ME Eisner… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report our results with accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) in terms of
estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor …