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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Several prospective randomized trials have shown that hypofractionation has the same efficacy and safety as the conventional fractionation in the treatment of localized prostate cancer. There are many benefits of hypofractionation, including a more convenient schedule for the patients and better use of resources, which is especially important in low- and middle-income countries like Brasil. Based on these data, the Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy (Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia) organized this consensus to guide and support the use of hypofractionated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer in Brasil. METHODS: The relevant literature regarding moderate hypofractionation (mHypo) and ultra-hypofractionation (uHypo) was reviewed and discussed by a group of experts from public and private centers of different parts of Brasil. Several key questions concerning clinical indications, outcomes and technological requirements for hypofractionation were discussed and voted. For each question, consensus was reached if there was an agreement of at least 75% of the panel members. RESULTS: The recommendations are described in this article. CONCLUSION: This initiative will assist Brazilian radiation oncologists and medical physicists to safely treat localized prostate cancer patients with hypofractionation.
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Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated , Brazil , Prospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Radiation Dose HypofractionationABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The Brazilian Gastrointestinal Tumor Group developed guidelines for the surgical and clinical management of patients with billiary cancers. The multidisciplinary panel was composed of experts in the field of radiology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiotherapy, endoscopy and pathology. The panel utilized the most recent literature to develop a series of evidence-based recommendations on different treatment and diagnostic strategies for cholangiocarcinomas and gallbladder cancers.
RESUMO O Grupo Brasileiro de Tumores Gastrointestinais desenvolveu diretrizes de tratamento cirúrgico e clínico de pacientes com tumores de vias biliares. O painel multidisciplinar foi composto de especialistas nas áreas radiologia, oncologia, cirurgia, radioterapia, endoscopia e anatomia patológica. O painel utilizou literatura atual para desenvolver recomendações baseadas em evidência científica para as diferentes estratégias terapêuticas e diagnósticas dos colangiocarcinomas e tumores de vesícula biliar.
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Humans , Bile Duct Neoplasms/therapy , Cholangiocarcinoma/therapy , Bile Duct Neoplasms/pathology , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Cholangiocarcinoma/pathology , Evidence-Based Medicine , Disease Management , Neoplasm StagingABSTRACT
A eficácia do tratamento de tumores como linfoma Hodgkin e o câncer de mama com o uso da radioterapia reduziu, significativamente, a morbidade e mortalidade desses pacientes. Todavia, com o aumento da sobrevida, as complicações cardiovasculares, entre elas, as lesões valvares começaram a surgir, anos ou até décadas após a radioterapia. O acompanhamento com o ecodopplercardiograma, após a radioterapia, é indispensável como medida de detecção precoce e acompanhamento evolutivo, devido ao seu baixo custo e fácil acesso. O objetivo deste estudo é relatar quatro casos de pacientes que desenvolveram lesão valvar aórtica após radioterapia.
Treatment efficacy of tumors like Hodgkins Lymphoma and breast cancer with the use of radiotherapy has significantly reduced morbidity and mortality of these patients. However, with the increase of survival, cardiovascular complication, e.g., valvar lesions has arisen years to decades after the end of radiotherapy. The following with echocardiography after radiotherapy is an essential step in early detection and following, because of low cost and easy access. The aim of this paper is to report four cases of patients that developed aortic valvar lesion after radiotherapy.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Heart Valve Diseases/complications , Echocardiography, Doppler/methods , Aortic Valve Stenosis/complications , Heart Neoplasms/complications , Radiotherapy/adverse effects , Cardiac Catheterization/methods , Cardiac Catheterization , Myocardial Revascularization/methods , Myocardial RevascularizationABSTRACT
Os autores descrevem um caso de paciente adulto infectado com o vírus da imunodeficiéncia humana (HIV) que apresentou retinopatia tóxica secundária ao uso da didanosina (DDI). A didanosina é inibidor da transcriptase reversa utilizado no tratamento da síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (AIDS).A associaçäo da didanosina com retinopatia é bem estabelecida em crianças, porém é bastante rara em adultos.