Results of the IROCA international clinical audit in prostate cancer radiotherapy at six comprehensive cancer centres.

ABSTRACT: To assess adherence to standard clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of patients undergoing prostate cancer (PCa) radiotherapy in four European countries using clinical audits as part of the international IROCA project. Multi-institutional, retrospective cohort study of 240 randomly-selected patients treated for PCa (n = 40/centre) in the year 2015 at six European hospitals. Clinical indicators applicable to general and PCa-specific radiotherapy processes were evaluated. All data were obtained directly from medical records. The audits were performed in the year 2017. Adherence to clinical protocols and practices was satisfactory, but with substantial inter-centre variability in numerous variables, as follows: staging MRI (range 27.5-87.5% of cases); presentation to multidiscip

SUBMITTER: Lopes de Castro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8192927 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature