Maddalena Pavarini, Lisa Alborghetti, Stefania Aimonetto, Angelo Maggio, Valeria Landoni, Paolo Ferrari, Antonella Bianculli, Edoardo Petrucci, Alessandro Cicchetti, Bruno Farina, Maria Giulia Ubeira-Gabellini, Paolo Salmoiraghi, Eugenia Moretti, Barbara Avuzzi, Tommaso Giandini, Fernando Munoz, Alessandro Magli, Giuseppe Sanguineti, Justyna Magdalena Waskiewicz, Luciana Rago, Domenico Cante, Giuseppe Girelli, Vittorio Vavassori, Nadia Gisella Di Muzio, Tiziana Rancati, Cesare Cozzarini, Claudio Fiorino
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Given the substantial lack of knowledge, we aimed to assess clinical/dosimetry predictors of late hematological toxicity on patients undergoing pelvic-nodes irradiation (PNI) for prostate cancer (PCa) within a prospective multi-institute study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical/dosimetry/blood test data were prospectively collected including lymphocytes count (ALC) at baseline, mid/end-PNI, 3/6 months and every 6 months up to 5-year after PNI...
March 17, 2024: Radiotherapy and Oncology