GERICO-03 phase II trial of accelerated and partial breast irradiation in elderly women: feasibility, reproducibility, and impact on functional status.

Date publication

juillet 2013

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr QUETIN Philippe

Tous les auteurs :
Hannoun-Levi JM, Gourgou-Bourgade S, Belkacemi Y, Chara-Bruneau C, Hennequin C, Quetin P, Orsini C, Brain E, Marsiglia H

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23415050

Résumé

PURPOSE: To analyze the feasibility, reproducibility, and impact on functional status of postoperative accelerated and partial breast irradiation (APBI) using interstitial high-dose rate-brachytherapy in women older than 70 years. METHODS AND MATERIALS: From July 2004 to April 2008, 46 patients were screened for enrollment in a nationwide prospective Phase II trial. A total of 40 patients were eligible according to the inclusion criteria (aged >70 years, T1-2

Référence

Brachytherapy. 2013 Jul-Aug;12(4):285-92