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Toxicity of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
Following Breast Conservative Surgery in
Breast Cancer

ملخص البحث
Abstract Background: Adjuvant radiotherapy has increased disease-free and overall survival rates in breast cancer. Conventionally fractionated radiotherapy delivers 50 Gy over 5 weeks which is the standard approach. A shorter duration of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) will be more convenient for patients and treatment providers if found safe and equally effective. Material and Methods: Fifty-four breast cancer patients who underwent breast conservative surgery (BCS) were enrolled in this study. The patients received 4005 cGy/15 fractions. A boost to the tumor bed was administered in all patients. In this study, radiotherapy induced toxicity was evaluated. Results: In this study, the median age of our patients was 48 years with age ranged from 28 to 69 years. Acute skin toxicity was assessed, and it was noted that grade 2 skin toxicity was shown in only 6 patients (11.1%) at the end of radiotherapy and disappeared after 6 weeks of treatment. Late skin toxicity (telangectasia, hyperpigmentation, and subcutaneous fibrosis) was assessed and showed that most patients had grade 0 toxicity with no grade 3 toxicity at all. Regarding pulmonary toxicity, 5 patients (9.3%) developed acute pneumonitis and as regards chronic lung toxicity, it was evident in only 3 patients, 2 patients (3.7%) were grade 1 and 1 patient (1.9%) was grade 2. Cardiac toxicity was evident in 2 patients (7.1%) of the left breast cancer patients. Regarding lymphoedema, most patients that showed lymphoedema were grade 1. Conclusion: The results confirm the safety and feasibility of adjuvant hypofractionated whole breast radiotherapy in breast cancer patients in terms of acute and late toxicity.
مؤلف البحث
Aiat Morsy, Sara H. Hammouda, Samir Shehata, Ali Zedan
مجلة البحث
Journal of Cancer Therapy
مؤلف البحث
صفحات البحث
371-381
الناشر
Scientific Research Publishing Inc
تصنيف البحث
1
عدد البحث
vol 10
موقع البحث
www.scip.org/journal/jct
سنة البحث
2019