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Title: Intraoperative Ir-192 implantation for early breast cancer. Techniques and results

Abstract

Patients with early breast cancer (T1-2 N0-1) can be treated by lumpectomy and irradiation with a local control and survival equal to more radical surgery. Between 1982 and 1988, 323 patients with early breast cancer were treated, when possible, with Ir-192 implants at the time of lumpectomy to a local dose of 2000 cGy in 40-50 hours. Ten to 14 days later, the whole breast was treated to 4500 cGy at 180 per fraction in 5 weeks. The 6-year actuarial survival for stages I and II disease was 98% and 91%, respectively, and the recurrence-free survival was 96% and 98%, respectively. When these 323 patients were evaluated by T status, a local control of 97% was the same for T1 and T2 lesions. The cosmetic results were good to excellent in 95% of the patients. This approach has improved our ability to accurately place the boost dose in the breast.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6717140
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Cancer (Philadelphia); (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 66:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0008-543X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; MAMMARY GLANDS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; IRIDIUM 192; MAN; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS; SURGERY; SURVIVAL CURVES; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DOSES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; GLANDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; IMPLANTS; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; VERTEBRATES; 550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics; 550600 - Medicine

Citation Formats

Mansfield, C M. Intraoperative Ir-192 implantation for early breast cancer. Techniques and results. United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19900701)66:1<1::AID-CNCR2820660102>3.0.CO;2-X.
Mansfield, C M. Intraoperative Ir-192 implantation for early breast cancer. Techniques and results. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19900701)66:1<1::AID-CNCR2820660102>3.0.CO;2-X
Mansfield, C M. 1990. "Intraoperative Ir-192 implantation for early breast cancer. Techniques and results". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19900701)66:1<1::AID-CNCR2820660102>3.0.CO;2-X.
@article{osti_6717140,
title = {Intraoperative Ir-192 implantation for early breast cancer. Techniques and results},
author = {Mansfield, C M},
abstractNote = {Patients with early breast cancer (T1-2 N0-1) can be treated by lumpectomy and irradiation with a local control and survival equal to more radical surgery. Between 1982 and 1988, 323 patients with early breast cancer were treated, when possible, with Ir-192 implants at the time of lumpectomy to a local dose of 2000 cGy in 40-50 hours. Ten to 14 days later, the whole breast was treated to 4500 cGy at 180 per fraction in 5 weeks. The 6-year actuarial survival for stages I and II disease was 98% and 91%, respectively, and the recurrence-free survival was 96% and 98%, respectively. When these 323 patients were evaluated by T status, a local control of 97% was the same for T1 and T2 lesions. The cosmetic results were good to excellent in 95% of the patients. This approach has improved our ability to accurately place the boost dose in the breast.},
doi = {10.1002/1097-0142(19900701)66:1<1::AID-CNCR2820660102>3.0.CO;2-X},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6717140}, journal = {Cancer (Philadelphia); (USA)},
issn = {0008-543X},
number = ,
volume = 66:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}