Yep. Plenty of reasons one might choose surgery over #radiotherapy, but the “can’t have surgery later” fear makes even less sense as an increasing # of effective alternatives emerge. “Losing” an option you don’t need is not a loss. This isn’t a knock on surgery, it’s a win for #prostatecancer patients.
Interpreting liver mets on MRI can be challenging, in part b/c imaging features (hypo vs hypervascularity) vary by primary tumor site.
I adapted this slide from Dr. Jim Apisarnthanarax presentation at ASTRO.
Important for diagnosing & if treating w MR-guided RT.
How to decide PMRT in pT3NoMo
Magee Equations score
Clinicopathological factors (tumor size, grade, ER, PR, HER2, and Ki67)
If score <18 no benefit with PMRT
Safely Omit PMRT
If score >18 [ no PMRT group had a higher LRR rate compared to the PMRT group ](11% vs. 2%; P =.01)
#ESTRO25 Press release: Two-Week Radiotherapy Proven as Safe and Effective as Eight-Week Course for #ProstateCancer, After 10-Year Follow-Up in Phase III Trial.
👉 https://t.co/p5p7pIlGVS
Phase II study @TheLancetOncol for unresectable stage III NSCLC: SBRT to primary then chemoradiation to nodes then durvalumab. 1y PFS 63% does not meet primary endpoint but favorable efficacy & safety vs historic standards. Phase III NRG LU008 underway.
https://t.co/SVeiGIqoIo
☢️💊💉Trimodality therapy offers hope for recurrent T1 bladder cancer after BCG failure!
✅ 3-year freedom from cystectomy: 88%
✅ 3-year OS: 69%
✅Distant metastasis at 3 years: 12%
An alternative to radical cystectomy, but safety monitoring is key.
#BladderCancer#Oncology #PrecisionMedicine @OncoAlert@JCO_ASCO
https://t.co/3T5867qdvE
‼️ EUROPA interim
Ph3 RCT 70+ y/o low risk breast cancer -> BCS -> adjuvant endocrine only vs adjuvant APBI only
APBI has better HRQoL than endocrine tx, adj mean difference 6.39 (0.14-12.65)
0 IBTR, LRR, or DM events!!
🤩 #SABCS24
Review on how to use of radiation for treatment of arthritis, was great to work on this with @SprakerMDPhD@drbeckta@jamesbyu Dr. Brower, and Dr. Grew now available in PRO: https://t.co/n8cr4s5CSR
Burnout & moral injury in medicine have affected so many health care workers. As a mid-career physician, here’s what I’ve learned to combat it - I hope others find it to be helpful.
In Search of Joy and Meaning in Modern Medicine @JCOOP_ASCO https://t.co/NnR5cSbtPT
Patients affected by para-aortic disease might have a PFS comparable to pelvic ones; LC is high in both cohorts. Our results also support the use of #SBRT for para-aortic #oligometastases
A new #RedJournal special issue has published, PENTEC: Pediatric Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic. This special issue represents years of work researching and writing critical reviews about the treatment of childhood cancers. https://t.co/VNUSDCDWIh
PRESS RELEASE: NRG Oncology Abstract Considered “Best of ASCO” for 2024 Shows Difference in Outcomes for Node-Negative Versus Node-Positive Pancreatic Cancer Patients when Adding Chemoradiation to Systemic Therapy - Read the release: https://t.co/qHqUtjEQOV
Check out our new #Yonsei paper on 5fx ablative RT for primary breast tumors.🇰🇷🇨🇦 Excited for BC Cancer's upcoming SABR-PRIMeR trial led by Andrew Bang.📢More attention should be paid to these breast SABR (-ish) approaches in stage IV BC. https://t.co/SelCtSZbx2
New in @IJROBP: Phase II trial shows the rate of implant failure in reconstructed pts with #breastCancer treated with IMRT was similar to, but not improved over, conventional, 3D-conformal #radiation. #bcsm serial MRIs may detect early capsular contracture
https://t.co/r1R9EXLXBo