Definitive Radiation Therapy for Medically Inoperable Endometrial Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Upfront radiation therapy consisting of brachytherapy with or without external beam radiation therapy is considered standard of care for patients with endometrial carcinoma who are unable to undergo surgical intervention. This study evaluated the cancer-free survival (CFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), and overall survival (OS) of patients with endometrial carcinoma managed with definitive-intent radiation therapy.

Methods and materials

This was a single-institution retrospective analysis of medically inoperable patients with biopsy-proven endometrial carcinoma managed with up-front, definitive radiation therapy at UMass Memorial Medical Center between May 2010 and October 2021. A total of 55 cases were included for analysis. Patients were stratified as having low

SUBMITTER: Shen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9873494 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature