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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyad099
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rectal cancer; non-operative management; intracavitary brachytherapy boost; organ preservation
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This technical report discusses the use of high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy boost using a vaginal shielded cylindrical applicator combined with pelvic external beam radiation therapy for T3 rectal cancer patients. It has been shown that a group of rectal cancer patients will achieve a pathological complete response following preoperative chemoradiotherapy, and non-operative management has recently gained attention. To escalate the tumour dose and increase the likelihood of pathological complete response, brachytherapy can play an important role in safely increasing the total dose. However, at the time this report was published, an applicator dedicated to rectal brachytherapy was unaffordable in Japan. Here, we report two T3 rectal cancer patients who were inoperable or refused surgery and treated by chemoradiotherapy following intracavitary brachytherapy involving a vaginal cylinder applicator with lead shielding.
This technical report discusses the use of high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy boost using a vaginal shielded cylindrical applicator combined with pelvic external beam radiation therapy for T3 rectal cancer patients. It has been shown that a group of rectal cancer patients will achieve a pathological complete response following preoperative chemoradiotherapy, and non-operative management has recently gained attention. To escalate the tumour dose and increase the likelihood of pathological complete response, brachytherapy can play an important role in safely increasing the total dose. However, at the time this report was published, an applicator dedicated to rectal brachytherapy was unaffordable in Japan. Here, we report two T3 rectal cancer patients who were inoperable or refused surgery and treated by chemoradiotherapy following intracavitary brachytherapy involving a vaginal cylinder applicator with lead shielding.
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