2007
On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy
Chen ZJ, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 70: 303-310. PMID: 17980500, PMCID: PMC2289996, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose reductionProstate brachytherapyDose compensationLarge edemaBiochemical recurrence-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalSignificant dose reductionEffects of edemaSublethal damage repairAdditional irradiationPrescription doseProstate cancerIndividual patientsEdemaEdema evolutionPrescribed doseProstate edemaEffective doseRadiobiologic effectsBrachytherapyDoseProstate implantsDose responseImplants
2000
Interim results of a randomized trial of mitomycin C as an adjunct to radical radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced squamous‐cell carcinoma of the cervix
Roberts K, Urdaneta N, Vera R, Vera A, Gutierrez E, Aguilar Y, Ott S, Medina I, Sempere P, Rockwell S, Sartorelli A, Fischer D, Fischer J. Interim results of a randomized trial of mitomycin C as an adjunct to radical radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced squamous‐cell carcinoma of the cervix. International Journal Of Cancer 2000, 90: 206-223. PMID: 10993961, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20000820)90:4<206::aid-ijc4>3.0.co;2-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaDisease-free survivalMitomycin CSurvival rateRadical radiotherapyCervix cancerActuarial disease-free survival rateLocal recurrence-free survival rateActuarial disease-free survivalAdvanced squamous cell carcinomaOpen phase III trialDisease-free survival ratesRecurrence-free survival ratesDistant recurrence-free survivalAcute radiation reactionsIII-IVA patientsIntravenous mitomycin CMild hematologic toxicityNon-hematologic toxicitiesTreatment-related deathsActuarial survival rateAdvanced stage diseasePhase III trialsMitomycin C groupRecurrence-free survival