Hypofractionated versus Conventionally Fractionated Radiotherapy in Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer Patients

Acute Skin and Pharynx Complications Following Adjuvant Hypofractionated Versus Conventional Radiotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer

Background: Hypofractionated radiotherapy (HF) method was introduced to overcome the quickly growing tumor cells as well as shortening whole treatment course in solid tumors such as breast cancers. Here, we compared the incidence of dermatitis and pharyngitis among patients undergoing HF versus conventional fractionationated (CF) radiation therapy following surgery for breast cancer. Methods: ...

Prostate-specific antigen kinetics following hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy boost as post-external beam radiotherapy versus conventionally fractionated external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

BACKGROUND Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has emerged as an effective treatment for localized prostate cancer. The purpose of this study was to compare the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics between conventionally fractionated external beam radiotherapy (CF-EBRT) and SBRT boost after whole pelvis EBRT (WP-EBRT) in localized prostate cancer. METHODS A total of 77 patients with loc...

Comparison of Acute Toxicities in Conventional and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer

Post mastectomy adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer: a comparison of three hypofractionated protocols.

OBJECTIVES To compare three hypofractionated protocols in postmastectomy cancinoma breast in terms of local control, toxicity and work load. METHODS A total of three hundred patients suffering from cancer breast stage T2-4, N any were randomized into three arms after mastectomy. All the patients were treated with four fields on Co60 i.e. two tangential portals for chest wall, one anterior sup...

Accelerated hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy in limited disease small cell lung cancer : comparison with the results of conventionally fractionated radiotherapy.

PURPOSE To compare accelerated hypofractionated (A-HYPO) radiotherapy (RT) with conventionally fractionated (CF) thoracic RT in patients with limited-disease small-cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC). METHODS Out of 217 consecutive LD-SCLC patients, treated between 1997 and 2012, 82 received CF-RT (44-60 Gy, 2 Gy/ fraction) sequentially to 4-6 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy (CHT), and 100 recei...