Abstract:Aims: To analyse dosimetric and clinical predictors for acute and late gastrointestinal toxicity following chemoradiotherapy of anal cancer. Materials and methods: Consecutive patients with locally advanced (T2 !4 cm e T4 or Nþ) anal cancer were selected from an institutional database (n ¼ 114). All received intensity-modulated radiotherapy with concomitant 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C. Gastrointestinal toxicity was retrospectively graded according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) ve… Show more
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