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Adjuvant External Beam Radiotherapy ± Brachytherapy in Endometrial Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Faculty of Medicine, Christian-Albretch University, Kiel, Germany
The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 1 The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 2 Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 3 Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 4 Biostatistics and Applied Statistics Laboratory, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 5 The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 6 The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 7 The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 8 Faculty of Medicine, Christian-Albretch University, Kiel, Germany
- 9 The Division of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Journal of Cancer Therapy·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 115–121·Published 29 January 2015·DOI10.4236/jct.2015.62012
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Abstract
Purpose: To report the retrospective study of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) ± intravaginal brachytherapy (IVBT) as adjuvant treatment for endometrial cancer. Materials and Methods: From 2001-2009, 152 patients received complete surgical staging for endometrial carcinoma and were designed by a multidisciplinary team to receive EBRT ± IVBT. The treatment results and late toxicities were evaluated and recorded. Results: At the median follow-up time of 43 months, the disease-free survival, metastasis-free survival and overall survival rates were 96.9%, 96.9% and 96.9%, respectively. Stage and age showed the statistical significance with the p-value of less than 0.001. From five to ten percent of patients developed Grades 1-2 late gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicities, respectively. Conclusion: The using of adjuvant EBRT ± IVBT for endometrial carcinoma yielded treatment results and acceptable toxicities.
KeywordsEndometrial CancerAdjuvant TreatmentExternal Beam Radiotherapy
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