The potential role of brachytherapy in the irradiation of patients with lung cancer: a systematic review
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
; 19(8): 945-950, ago. 2017. tab, ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-164672
Biblioteca responsável:
ES1.1
Localização: BNCS
ABSTRACT
To review the use of brachytherapy as an adjuvant therapy to reduce recurrences after sublobar resections and as a palliation to patients with inoperable disease. Α review of all published studies was performed to identify the recurrence rate after brachytherapy adjuvant to sublobar resection and assess the palliation of symptoms and the complications of brachytherapy as a palliative treatment. Most of the studies that we found about brachytherapy as an adjuvant therapy to sublobar resection due to patients poor cardiopulmonary reserve showed that brachytherapy offered low recurrence rate with low toxicity. Ten studies concerning palliative brachytherapy showed improvement of symptoms with good tolerance and good endoscopic response rates. Literature suggests that brachytherapy for inoperable symptomatic disease can be delivered for symptom improvement with acceptable toxicity. Brachytherapy as an alternative treatment option for lung cancer needs more investigation with more prospective trials (AU)
RESUMEN
No disponible
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
/
Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Braquiterapia
/
Intensificação de Imagem Radiográfica
/
Radioterapia Adjuvante
/
Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
/
Revisão sistemática
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Agios Savvas Anticancer Hospital/Greece
/
Medical Center of Athens/Greece
/
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens/Greece