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What dose constraints do you use for hypofractionated radiotherapy for breast cancer undergoing regional nodal irradiation?

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Radiation Oncology · Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh

I offer hypofractionated treatment with RNI for patients following lumpectomy or mastectomy without reconstruction off trial. In those patients, in terms of constraints, I have typically used the Alliance trial hypofractionated arm constraints.

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Radiation Oncology · Kaiser Permanente, Northern California

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Currently, I offer hypofractioned RNI tx for patients only on clinical trials. The two trials that inform my treatment regimen/dose constraints are MA.39 and FABREC.

As you are aware, MA.39 is a randomized trial for lumpectomy and mastectomy patients with limited nodal burden. When enro...

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