Lucyna Kepka

..RTOG RPA classes maintain their prognostic significance for patients with BM from lung cancer not participating in clinical trials...

..To prospectively assess the cardiopulmonary morbidity and quality of life in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in comparison to those not receiving PORT...

..Minimum doses and volumes of LNS receiving 40 Gy or more (V40) were compared for omitted vs. limited+ extended ENI and limited vs. extended ENI...

..The reasons of the common use of PORT, also for early stages of the disease, as shown by patterns of care surveys are presented in the light of the quality of surgery issues...

..To assess the variability among clinicians in the delineation of mediastinal and hilar lymph node stations (LNS) according to the published recommendations in the treatment planning of elective nodal irradiation for lung cancer...

..The availability of radiotherapy equipment is of major importance, as radiotherapy has a pivotal role in non-surgical treatment of lung cancer, especially in the developing world...

..Some treatment options and modifications of standard strategies which are particularly promising in elderly patients, as VADS surgery, stereotactic radiotherapy or abbreviated treatment for SCLC, are presented...

..To determine the efficacy of accelerated hypofractionated three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) with dose-per-fraction escalation for treatment of stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

..There is evidence that consolidation thoracic radiotherapy may be of value in extensive-disease SCLC. The recently initiated prospective trials may answer this question...

..The new methods to improve treatment results, such as selection of proper strategies, incorporation of molecular agents into combined treatment and radiotherapy technique modifications are discussed...

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..To estimate retrospectively the rate of isolated nodal failures (INF) in NSCLC patients treated with the elective nodal irradiation (ENI) using 3D-conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT)...

..To assess resources and management strategies for the use of radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of lung cancer in developing Central and Eastern European countries...

..For patients with rectal cancer treated with full thickness local excision the risk of mesorectal nodal metastases has to be very low. The aim was to assess this risk after preoperative radiotherapy in relation to pathological T-category...

..The aim of this study was to determine whether WBRT has any benefit in terms of symptoms palliation in such patients. Evaluation of patients' preferences for WBRT, changes in performance and neurological status were secondary aims...

..4 Gy, 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin) with delayed surgery in a randomized trial for cT3-T4 low-lying rectal cancer. Despite the downstaging effect of chemoradiotherapy, similar long-term outcomes were observed in both groups...

..To evaluate prospectively how positron emission tomography (PET) information changes treatment plans for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving or not receiving elective nodal irradiation (ENI)...

..The aim of this report is to find out whether large doses per fraction of short-course schedule result in more severe anorectal and sexual dysfunction and quality of life (QoL) impairment...

..The endpoint was isolated nodal recurrence (INR) in stations that were initially negative...

..To explore the utility of tumour regression grading (TRG, the amount of residual tumour cells in relation to extension of fibrosis) after chemoradiation of rectal cancer...

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..Definitive radiotherapy is uncommonly used in the management of soft-tissue sarcoma (STS). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the results of radiotherapy for unresected STSs treated in a single institution...

..According to common conviction rectal tumour shrinkage after preoperative radio(chemo)therapy increases the likelihood of anterior resection (AR). In order to verify this belief, we performed a systematic review of randomised trials...

..This results in set-up inaccuracy, especially in the anterior-posterior direction, shielding block mispositioning and anal verge displacement...

..The risk for potential radiation therapy complications, however, must also be considered in the treatment decision...

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..The purpose of this report is to analyze the current status of ENI and to provide comprehensive in-depth analysis and guidance on how to generally approach this issue in NSCLC...

..001). CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 1 out of 10 advanced rectal cancers after preoperative radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy was characterized by DIS of over 5 mm. No significant difference was seen in the length of DIS between the 2 groups...

..Two months after the treatment his complete recovery was confirmed by MRI. Benefits resulting from the use of more recent radiotherapy techniques in the management of craniopharyngioma are discussed...