Fatigue following radiotherapy of low-risk early breast cancer – a randomized controlled trial of intraoperative electron radiotherapy versus standard hypofractionated whole-breast radiotherapy: the COSMOPOLITAN trial (NCT03838419)

Fatigue following radiotherapy of low-risk early breast cancer – a randomized controlled trial of intraoperative electron radiotherapy versus standard hypofractionated whole-breast radiotherapy: the COSMOPOLITAN trial (NCT03838419)

Abstract Background Fatigue is one of the most common and distressing side-effects of breast cancer radiotherapy. According to current guidelines, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) may be considered as an alternative treatment option for women with early-stage low-risk breast cancer. One...

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Main Authors: Tobias Forster, Cornelia Jäkel, Sati Akbaba, David Krug, Robert Krempien, Matthias Uhl, Matthias Felix Häfner, Laila König, Stefan Alexander Koerber, Semi Harrabi, Denise Bernhardt, Rouven Behnisch, Johannes Krisam, Andre Hennigs, Christof Sohn, Jörg Heil, Jürgen Debus, Juliane Hörner-Rieber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Fatigue
Radiotherapy
Breast cancer
Intraoperative electron radiotherapy
Whole-breast radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01581-9

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