Five-Year Longitudinal Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Cosmesis in a Randomized Trial of Conventionally Fractionated Versus Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation

Journal Article · Fri Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2021 · International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2021.05.004· OSTI ID:23198742

Weng, Julius K.; Lei, Xiudong; Schlembach, Pamela; Bloom, Elizabeth S.; Shaitelman, Simona F. ^[1]; others, and

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1. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (United States)

There are limited prospective data on predictors of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after whole-breast irradiation (WBI) plus a boost. We sought to characterize longitudinal PROs and cosmesis in a randomized trial comparing conventionally fractionated (CF) versus hypofractionated (HF) WBI.

• OSTI ID: 23198742
• Journal Information: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Journal Name: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 111; ISSN IOBPD3; ISSN 0360-3016
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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