ABSTRACT Introduction: The studying the quality of life after cancer treatment has become a priority in oncology. Objectives: To evaluate the impact of different treatments for recurrence prostate cancer on quality of life and sexual activity. Material and Methods: Two hundred patients with recurrence prostate cancer after initial treatment were...
ABSTRACT Objective: We report the results of a panel of Brazilian experts and provide recommendations for the management of these patients. Material and Methods: The panel convened composed by 28 local opinion leaders, addressed 59 multiple-choice questions taking into account the published scientific literature and their own clinical experience. The...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer is based on chemoradiation associated with surgery. Tumor regression grade (TRG) appears to be a prognostic factor and be influenced by the interval between neoadjuvant treatment and surgery. Material and Methods: A retrospective database was formed. We included patients submitted to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and...
ABSTRACT A 67-year-old male patient with a massive left axillary metastasis from an occult primary tumor (OPT) treated by stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is presented. The patient had no clinical response to the initial chemotherapy treatment. Then, a SABR with a single fraction of 16Gy was performed. After SABR, a...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the benefit of radiotherapy alone in patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer when the addition of chemotherapy was contraindicated. Methods: A single-center cohort study of patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer as defined by the FIGO 2009 (stage IB2 to IVA) and contraindication for concomitant chemotherapy...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the percentage of I and II axillary levels receiving 45 Gy during adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer and correlate it with anatomical and planning variables. Methods: A retrospective study of 51 patients with breast cancer who received adjuvant external radiotherapy in breast or breast bed with tridimensional conformal...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the economic impact of the new form of radiotherapy remuneration published by the Ministry of Health. Methods: We design a simulated group of seventy patients from a database of a public institution. We compare the remuneration from SUS old payment methodology (SOPM), with the new form entitled of...
Induction chemotherapy with cisplatin plus weekly paclitaxel followed by chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
ABSTRACT The paclitaxel-cisplatin is a non-infusional alternative for induction chemotherapy (IC) for LASCCHN based on phase-II trials. Here, we describe our institutional experience with this combination in Southern Brazil. Methods: Thirty-three consecutive patients with unresectable LASCCHN were selected between April/2012 and June/2014. They received weekly paclitaxel 80mg/m2 on days 1, 8,...
