Journal article
Definitive radiotherapy for localized follicular lymphoma staged by18F-FDG PET-CT: A collaborative study by ILROG
JL Brady, MS Binkley, C Hajj, M Chelius, K Chau, A Balogh, M Levis, AR Filippi, M Jones, MM Manus, A Wirth, M Oguchi, AK Vistisen, TY Andraos, AK Ng, BMP Aleman, SH Choi, Y Kirova, S Hardy, G Reinartz Show all
Blood | AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY | Published : 2019
Abstract
Radiotherapy (RT) can be curative in patients with localized follicular lymphoma (FL), with historical series showing a 10-year disease-free survival of 40 to 50%. As18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography with computerized tomography (PET-CT) upstages 10 to 60% of patients compared to CT, we sought to evaluate outcomes in patients staged by PET-CT, to determine if more accurate staging leads to better patient selection and results. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study under the direction of the International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG). Inclusion criteria were: RT alone for untreated stage I to II FL (grade 1-3A) with dose equivalent ‡24 Gy, sta..
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