Electrochemotherapy – supplementary treatment for loco-regional metastasized breast carcinoma administered to concomitant systemic therapy

Autor: Grischke Eva-Maria, Röhm Carmen, Stauß Eva, Taran Florin-Andrei, Brucker Sara Y., Wallwiener Diethelm
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Radiology and Oncology, Vol 51, Iss 3, Pp 317-323 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1581-3207
DOI: 10.1515/raon-2017-0027
Popis: Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is an established procedure for treating breast cancer loco-regional recurrences following surgical intervention and/or radiotherapy. Limited information is available on ECT application as a concomitant procedure to systemic therapy in recurrent breast cancer. The primary objective of this study was to determine if the application of ECT in close temporal relation to systemic chemotherapy could lead to increased local and/or systemic side effects. For this purpose we evaluated the safety of ECT as a supplemental local therapy to systemic therapy. ECT local and systemic toxicity and side effects were recorded and whether the anticipated local therapeutic effect of ECT would be influenced by the concomitant use of systemic therapies was investigated.
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