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Open AccessKnowledge and competences in hematological malignancies amongst radiation oncology residents in Germany—results from a national survey
Radiation oncology is a pivotal modality in the treatment of hematologic malignancies. To enable state-of-the-art patient care, structured education during residency is essential. However, given the lack of de...
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Open AccessRadiation dose is associated with improved local control for large, but not small, hepatocellular carcinomas
With advances in understanding liver tolerance, conformal techniques, image guidance, and motion management, dose-escalated radiotherapy has become a potential treatment for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma...
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Assessment of Lymphoma and Other Hematologic Malignancies Training Needs Among Radiation Oncology Residents: a Brief Report
The role of radiation therapy (RT) varies across hematologic malignancies (HM). Radiation oncology (RO) resident comfort with specific aspects of HM patient management is unknown. The International Lymphoma RO...
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Tolerability of sequential immune therapy and palliative radiotherapy to the cervical and thoracic spine
Use of immune therapy in metastatic cancers is rapidly expanding; however, its combination with commonly prescribed palliative radiation fields and doses is not well studied. To investigate this, we evaluated ...
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A phase I dose escalation trial of nab-paclitaxel and fixed dose radiation in patients with unresectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
Patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer typically have poor outcomes, with a median survival of approximately 16 months. Novel methods to improve outcomes are needed. Nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) has sho...
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Lower Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Lower GI cancers present a particular problem for multidisciplinary care. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the standard of care, but with it comes a host of treatment-related toxicities. For rectal cancer, preo...
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Mediastinal Lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma and primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma (a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma) are lymphomas that commonly involve the mediastinum and typically affect adolescents and young adults. Owing to t...
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Radiation Oncology: a Primer for Medical Students
Radiation oncology requires a complex understanding of cancer biology, radiation physics, and clinical care. This paper equips the medical student to understand the fundamentals of radiation oncology, first wi...
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Toxicity study of gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab, followed by 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, bevacizumab, and radiotherapy, in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Platinum compounds or bevacizumab, in combination with gemcitabine, achieved good response rates in early studies in advanced pancreatic cancer. This prompted an evaluation of an aggressive approach to allow b...
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Adjuvant radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer is associated with a survival benefit primarily in stage IIB patients
The role of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) for pancreatic cancer remains controversial despite the completion of three multi-institutional randomized trials. This study examines the survival impact of postoperativ...
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Stage-Specific Survival Differences Associated with Postoperative Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers
To study the frequency and effect associated with postoperative radiotherapy (RT) for patients with resected gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.
