Is Prophylactic Radiotherapy to the Lymphatic Drainage Area Necessary for Patients With Stage III Ovarian Cancer After Chemotherapy Following Surgery?
Jing Shen,
Yinjie Tao,
Jingya Zhou
et al.
Abstract:Background For patients with stage III epithelial ovarian cancer, there are limited studies on the effects of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). Here we assessed the therapeutic efficacy and toxicity of postoperative radiotherapy to the abdominal and pelvic lymphatic drainage area for stage III epithelial ovarian cancer patients, who had all received surgery and chemotherapy (CT). Methods We retrospectively collected patients with stage III epithelial ovarian cancer after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and… Show more
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