Sentences with phrase «during radiotherapy»

It was concluded that this steroid is recommended to be used during radiotherapy of patients with laryngeal cancer.

This technique is thought to significantly reduce damage to healthy cells during radiotherapy.

Not exact matches

He continued: «We can conclude from this analysis that the use of G - CSF during thoracic radiotherapy is safe and should support patients to receive the full planned course of concurrent chemo - radiotherapy and achieve the best possible benefit.

This is due to a randomised trial with 215 eligible patients performed between 1989 and 1991, which showed a significant increase in severe thrombocytopenia, severe anemia, pulmonary complications and toxic deaths when granulocyte - macrophage CSFs (GM - CSFs) were used during concurrent chemo - radiotherapy.

«White blood cell boosting drugs safe during chemo - radiotherapy.»

For the analysis presented today, the researchers compared the toxicities and outcomes between patients who received G - CSF during concurrent chemo - radiotherapy and those who did not.

However, its use during concurrent chemo - radiotherapy in SCLC is controversial and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommends against its routine use.

A late breaking subanalysis of the phase III CONVERT trial presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) shows that white blood cell boosting drugs are safe during concurrent chemo - radiotherapy of small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Invisible tattoos could replace the permanent dark ink tattoos used to ensure that breast cancer patients having radiotherapy are treated in exactly the same spot during each session, according to results from a pilot study to be presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference.

A newly NIH funded clinical trial (NCT02528942) by University of Colorado Cancer Center investigators and collaborators at Beaumont Health in Michigan and the University of Texas Medical Branch is evaluating a new method for pinpointing and sparing healthy lung tissue during lung cancer radiotherapy.

A prospective audit was conducted of all 162 cancer patients referred by primary care physicians to the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology in Chandigarh during one month.

Her current research interests include: in silico modelling of tumour growth and behaviour during chemo / radiotherapy; radiation - induced risk of second cancer; LDR brachytherapy; head and neck cancer radiobiology and therapy.

Evidence - based recommendations report that 83 per cent of breast cancer patients should receive radiotherapy at some stage during their illness.