Advances in radiotherapy for breast cancer in 2018 / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

In 2018, studies of radiotherapy for breast cancer mainly focus on three aspects shorten course of radiotherapy efficacy and safety of weekly hypofractionated whole breast irradiation (FAST and FAST FORWARD) and dose escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy to whole breast (IMPORT HIGH); reduction in treatment volume safety and efficacy of APBI (NSABP/RTOG 0413 and RAPID), and individualize radiotherapy decision optimization of definition of low-risk breast cancer using clinicopathologic parameters, genomic assays and molecule subtypes. The individualized radiotherapy will be the mainstream orietation of development.