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Single Dose of Radiation at Time of Surgery Works for Breast Cancer Patients as Well as Several Weeks of Radiation
“For many breast cancer patients, a single dose of radiation — delivered at the same time as surgery — may work as well as several weeks of external beam radiation, researchers said. (Emphasis added)
“In a large randomized trial, the process — dubbed targeted intraoperative radiotherapy, or TARGIT — was noninferior to standard radiation therapy after four years of follow-up, according to Jayant Vaidya, PhD, of University College London, and colleagues.
“The frequency of major complications and toxicity was similar between the two approaches, Vaidya and colleagues reported online in The Lancet, in an article released to coincide with a presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting here.”
Source: Medpage Today, June 5, 2010
Citation: Lancet 2010; DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60837-9.
Citation:Lancet 2010; DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60898-7. 6736(10)60898-7.
