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Title:

A Comprehensive Prospective Comparison of Acute Skin Toxicity after Hypofractionated and Normofractionated Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Borm, Kai J; Kleine Vennekate, Johanne; Vagedes, Jan; Islam, Mohammad O A; Duma, Marciana N; Loos, Maximilian; Combs, Stephanie E; Schiller, Kilian; Klusen, Sophie; Paepke, Stefan; Kiechle, Marion B; Paepke, Daniela
Abstract:
The current study aims to determine whether hypofractionated radiotherapy (HF) leads to lower rates of acute radiodermatitis compared to conventional normofractionated radiotherapy (CF). A total of 166 patients with invasive breast cancer or DCIS were included in a prospective cohort study. Evaluation of acute radiodermatitis was obtained before radiotherapy, at the end of the treatment (T1), and 6 weeks after the treatment (T2) using CTCAE (v5.0) scores, the Skindex-16 questionnaire, and ultras...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Cancers (Basel)
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
13
Journal issue:
22
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3390/cancers13225826
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34830981
TUM Institution:
Frauenklinik und Poliklinik; Klinik und Poliklinik für RadioOnkologie und Strahlentherapie
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