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View article: Current diagnostic and therapeutical approaches to bone metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A cross-sectional study
Current diagnostic and therapeutical approaches to bone metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A cross-sectional study Open
Lung-cancer dedicated clinicians pay great attention to bone metastases-related diagnostic, bone-targeted agents, and radiotherapy issues, whereas the integration of supportive care approaches seem less standardized.
View article: BreastWatch: A Varian Eclipse script tool for Community‐Based automatic evaluation of breast treatment plans
BreastWatch: A Varian Eclipse script tool for Community‐Based automatic evaluation of breast treatment plans Open
Purpose This work introduces BreastWatch, a Varian Eclipse script tool designed to help medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation oncologists easily inspect and improve External Beam Breast Treatment (EBBT) plans using automatic eval…
View article: Efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy schedules for breast cancer according to body mass index: results from the phase III GIM2 trial
Efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy schedules for breast cancer according to body mass index: results from the phase III GIM2 trial Open
View article: BREAST EDEMA AFTER CONSERVATIVE SURGERY FOR EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE-CENTER ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS
BREAST EDEMA AFTER CONSERVATIVE SURGERY FOR EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE-CENTER ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS Open
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is the standard of care for early-stage breast cancer. We retrospectively enrolled 530 patients (mean age: 62.96 ± 12.69 years) undergoing BCS between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. During the COVID…
View article: Systemic treatment and radiotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and HIV infection – A systematic review
Systemic treatment and radiotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and HIV infection – A systematic review Open
View article: AIRO Breast Cancer Group <i>Best Clinical Practice 2022 Update</i>
AIRO Breast Cancer Group <i>Best Clinical Practice 2022 Update</i> Open
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common tumor in women and represents the leading cause of cancer death. Radiation therapy plays a key-role in the treatment of all breast cancer stages. Therefore, the adoption of evidence-based trea…
View article: The Margins’ Challenge: Risk Factors of Residual Disease After Breast Conserving Surgery in Early-stage Breast Cancer
The Margins’ Challenge: Risk Factors of Residual Disease After Breast Conserving Surgery in Early-stage Breast Cancer Open
This predictive model might aid in clinical-decision making of patients with positive margins who actually require a widening procedure after intraoperative and/or definitive histology.
View article: Corrigendum: A Real-World, Multicenter, Observational Retrospective Study of Durvalumab After Concomitant or Sequential Chemoradiation for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Corrigendum: A Real-World, Multicenter, Observational Retrospective Study of Durvalumab After Concomitant or Sequential Chemoradiation for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.744956.].
View article: A Real-World, Multicenter, Observational Retrospective Study of Durvalumab After Concomitant or Sequential Chemoradiation for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Real-World, Multicenter, Observational Retrospective Study of Durvalumab After Concomitant or Sequential Chemoradiation for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Open
Introduction For unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the standard therapy consists of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by durvalumab maintenance for responding patients. The present study reports on the safety and ou…
View article: The role of technology in the modern stereotactic radiotherapy: protocol of the S.C. Radiotherapy of Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria
The role of technology in the modern stereotactic radiotherapy: protocol of the S.C. Radiotherapy of Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria Open
AIMS: The aim of this paper is the drafting of a uniform protocol within our Complex Radiotherapy Structure for the execution of stereotaxic radiant treatment. METHODS: We collected the different personal experiences of the members of the …
View article: Geometric contour variation in clinical target volume of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer radiotherapy: an AIRO multi-institutional study
Geometric contour variation in clinical target volume of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer radiotherapy: an AIRO multi-institutional study Open
Objectives: To determine interobserver variability in axillary nodal contouring in breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy (RT) by comparing the clinical target volume of participating single centres (SC-CTV) with a gold-standard CTV (GS-CTV). Met…
View article: The NIPRO Study: An Observational, Retrospective, Multicenter Study on the Safety of the Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy Combination for Advanced-Stage NSCLC
The NIPRO Study: An Observational, Retrospective, Multicenter Study on the Safety of the Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy Combination for Advanced-Stage NSCLC Open
View article: Ten Daily Fractions for Whole Breast Cancer Irradiation: Long Term Results
Ten Daily Fractions for Whole Breast Cancer Irradiation: Long Term Results Open
This short schedule may represent an alternative option to standard mild hypofractionated radiotherapy in breast cancer patients due to its excellent feasibility and very low recurrence rate.
View article: Procedures adopted in the S.C. of radiotherapy of AO SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo for the coronavirus emergency
Procedures adopted in the S.C. of radiotherapy of AO SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo for the coronavirus emergency Open
AIMS: Departments' Directors undertook actions to prevent SARS CoV-2 infection for patients (pts) and healthcare personnel. METHODS: Epidemiological data define Covid-19 like a very contagious infection transmittable by droplets and touch.…
View article: Radiotherapy in patients with HIV: current issues and review of the literature
Radiotherapy in patients with HIV: current issues and review of the literature Open
View article: Variability in axillary lymph node delineation for breast cancer radiotherapy in presence of guidelines on a multi-institutional platform
Variability in axillary lymph node delineation for breast cancer radiotherapy in presence of guidelines on a multi-institutional platform Open
The overall intra-institute and inter-institute agreement was moderate. Central lymph-node levels were the most critical and variability increased as the complexity of the patient's anatomy increased. These findings might have an effect on…
View article: Adjuvant intraoperative radiotherapy for selected breast cancers in previously irradiated women: Evidence for excellent feasibility and favorable outcomes
Adjuvant intraoperative radiotherapy for selected breast cancers in previously irradiated women: Evidence for excellent feasibility and favorable outcomes Open
Although we analyzed a small number of patients, our results are satisfactory and this approach is feasible even if it could not be considered the standard treatment. Further clinical trials exploring IORT are needed to identify possible s…
View article: EP-1702: Cardiac dose evaluation in left breast cancer radiotherapy: Direct and Helical Tomotherapy
EP-1702: Cardiac dose evaluation in left breast cancer radiotherapy: Direct and Helical Tomotherapy Open