Evidences on the Use of Hypofractionation in Postoperative/Salvage Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Systematic Review of the Literature and Recent Developments
Camille Roukoz, Amina Lazrek, Lilia Bardoscia, Giuseppe Rubini, Chieh-Min Liu, Anne-Agathe Serre, Angela Sardaro, Dino Rubini, Sarah Houabes, Cecile Laude, Salvatore Cozzi · 2024
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Camille Roukoz and ten co-authors wrote a 2024 systematic review on shorter, stronger radiation schedules after prostate surgery. Up to 40 percent of men relapse after prostate removal. Standard salvage radiation spreads about two gray a day over seven to eight weeks. Hypofractionation compresses that into fewer, larger doses, but its safety record after surgery needed gathering.
Following standard review guidelines, the team searched two databases through July 2024. The initial haul was 139 papers. Title and abstract screening dropped 95, mostly non-English items and abstracts. Forty-four full texts were read, and eleven studies qualified for the synthesis. Effectiveness and toxicity data were compared across them. The review maps where the faster schedules stand for adjuvant and salvage treatment. Shorter courses ease the burden on patients and clinics alike.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Camille Roukoz, Amina Lazrek, Lilia Bardoscia, Giuseppe Rubini, Chieh-Min Liu, Anne-Agathe Serre, Angela Sardaro, Dino Rubini, Sarah Houabes, Cecile Laude, Salvatore Cozzi |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |