Excellent Ten-Year Results following Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation with Multicatheter Interstitial Brachytherapy in Unsuitable Patients as Categorized by the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Consensus Panel

Michelle Wallace,Frank A Vicini,Christina Mitchell,Larry Kestin,Hong Ye,Peter Y Chen

doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2010.02.005

Excellent Ten-Year Results following Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation with Multicatheter Interstitial Brachytherapy in Unsuitable Patients as Categorized by the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Consensus Panel

Michelle Wallace, Frank A Vicini + Show 4 more

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2010.02.005

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Journal: Brachytherapy

Publication Date: Apr 1, 2010

Affiliation: Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

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Purpose: We report ten-year local control and overall survival outcomes in patients with early stage breast cancer who fit criteria for the “unsuitable” category (e.g., high risk) as defined by the current American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Consensus Panel (CP) guidelines, following breast conserving therapy with accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) employing multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIB).

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