Different re-irradiation techniques after breast-conserving surgery for recurrent or new primary breast cancer

Camille Hardy Abeloos, Juhi M Purswani, Paulina Galavis et al.
Different re-irradiation techniques after breast-conserving surgery for recurrent or new primary breast cancer
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Breast re-irradiation (reRT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) using external beam radiation is an increasingly used salvage approach for women presenting with recurrent or new primary breast cancer.

However, radiation technique, dose and fractionation as well as eligibility criteria differ between studies. There is also limited data on efficacy and safety of external beam hypofractionation and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) regimens.

This paper reviews existing retrospective and prospective data for breast reRT after BCS, APBI reRT outcomes and delivery at our institution and the need for a randomized controlled trial using shorter courses of radiation to better define patient selection for different reRT fractionation regimens.

Read the full article here:  Different Re-Irradiation Techniques after Breast-Conserving Surgery for Recurrent or New Primary Breast Cancer - PubMed (nih.gov) 

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