Intrafractional vaginal dilation in anal cancer patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy (DILANA) – a prospective, randomized, 2-armed phase-II-trial

Abstract Background The incidence of anal cancer is rising in the last decades and more women are affected than men. The prognosis after chemoradiation is very good with complete remission rates of 80–90%. Thus, reducing therapy-related toxicities and improving quality of life are of high importance...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Arians, Matthias Häfner, Johannes Krisam, Kristin Lang, Antje Wark, Stefan A. Koerber, Adriane Hommertgen, Jürgen Debus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-6547-7