Long-term results of hypofractionated radiotherapy and hormonal therapy without surgery for breast cancer in elderly patients

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-161

  Courdi, Adel ^a   Ortholan, Cécile ^a   Hannoun Lévi, Jean Michel ^a   Ferrero, Jean Marc ^b   Largillier, Rémy ^b   Balu Maestro, Catherine ^c   Chapellier, Claire ^c   Ettore, Francette ^d   Birtwisle Peyrottes, Isabelle ^d  

^a Radiotherapy Department   (France)

^b Medical Oncology Department   (Spain)

^c Radiology Department

^d CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Definitive radiotherapy; Elderly patients; Hypofractionation; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ERYTHEMA; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN METASTASIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745103030     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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