RESUMO
New concepts of medical consultations are currently disrupting the practice of medicine. The use of standardized questionnaires, or patient-reported outcome (PRO and ePRO) has already significantly changed the relationship between the physician and the patient. Telemedicine, or even automatic conversational agents, such as chatbots, are also providing more convenient access to care and medical information for many patients. These tools have a major impact in oncology, precisely because of the rising chronicity of the diseases the radiation oncologists treat. In this article, we provide a detailed analysis of these new concepts.
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Neoplasias/radioterapia , Radioterapia (Especialidade)/métodos , Consulta Remota , Humanos , Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo Paciente , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Stereotactic radiotherapy of oligometastases, mono- or hypofractionated, represents a fundamental change in the practice of the specialty as it was developed for a century. Despite the great heterogeneity of sites, techniques, and doses, most studies found a high local control rate, around 70 to 90% at 2 years, and reduced toxicity, around 5% of grade 3 at 2 years. Four main phase II and III trials are underway in France. Future research concerns the association of stereotactic radiotherapy with immunotherapy or different conventional chemotherapy protocols, the identification of the best clinical presentations, and optimization of fractionation and biological dose for poor prognosis localizations.
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Ensaios Clínicos Fase II como Assunto , Ensaios Clínicos Fase III como Assunto , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Radiocirurgia/métodos , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Ósseas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Ósseas/secundário , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorretais/radioterapia , Terapia Combinada/métodos , Previsões , França , Humanos , Imunoterapia , Neoplasias Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Renais/radioterapia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/radioterapia , Masculino , Metástase Neoplásica , Neoplasias/patologia , Neoplasias/terapia , Neoplasias da Próstata/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias da Próstata/radioterapia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e Pescoço/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeça e Pescoço/radioterapiaRESUMO
Stereotactic radiotherapy represents a fundamental change in the practice of radiotherapy of lung cancers. Despite the great heterogeneity of sites, techniques, and doses, most studies found a high local control rate, around 70 to 90% at 2 years, and reduced toxicity, around 5% of grade 3 at 2 years. Stereotactic radiotherapy can be realized either by a dedicated accelerator (CyberKnife®) or by a conventional accelerator associated with specific systems. The two modalities deliver a very precise irradiation whose very good results published to date are similar. Some technical characteristics specific to each type of linear accelerator could guide the choice according to the target volume treated.