Radiotherapy management of rectal cancer in the backdrop of the <scp>COVID</scp> pandemic

Lewis, Shirley; Talapatra, Kaustav

doi:10.1002/cnr2.1320

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“…Twelve studies provided recommendations for the use of RT in managing patients with gastrointestinal malignancies in the era of Covid-19 [ 98 , 100 – 110 ]:…”

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Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic

Piras¹,

Venuti

D’Aviero³

et al. 2022

Clin Transl Imaging

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Introduction Following the Covid-19 pandemic spread, changes in clinical practice were necessary to limit the pandemic diffusion. Also, oncological practice has undergone changes with radiotherapy (RT) treatments playing a key role. Although several experiences have been published, the aim of this review is to summarize the current evidence after 2 years of pandemic to provide useful conclusions for clinicians. Methods A Pubmed/MEDLINE and Embase systematic review was conducted. The search strategy was “Covid AND Radiotherapy” and only original articles in the English language were considered. Results A total of 2.733 papers were obtained using the mentioned search strategy. After the complete selection process, a total of 281 papers were considered eligible for the analysis of the results. Discussion RT has played a key role in Covid-19 pandemic as it has proved more resilient than surgery and chemotherapy. The impact of the accelerated use of hypofractionated RT and telemedicine will make these strategies central also in the post-pandemic period.

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“…Twelve studies provided recommendations for the use of RT in managing patients with gastrointestinal malignancies in the era of Covid-19 [ 98 , 100 – 110 ]:…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Short course RT 25 Gy in 5 fr in rectal cancer is preferable to long course RT [ 98 , 100 , 101 , 105 , 110 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic

Piras¹,

Venuti

D’Aviero³

et al. 2022

Clin Transl Imaging

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Radiotherapy management of rectal cancer in the backdrop of the COVID pandemic

Lewis

Talapatra

2020

Cancer Reports

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Background COVID‐19 outbreak was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Over the last 3 months, the pandemic has challenged the diagnosis and treatment of all cancer, including rectal cancer. Constraints in resources call for a change in the treatment strategy without compromising efficacy. Recent Findings Delivery of shorter treatment schedules for radiotherapy offers advantages like short overall treatment time, improved throughput on the machine, improved compliance and reduced risk of transmission of COVID 19. Other strategies include delaying surgery, reducing the intensity of chemotherapy and adoption of organ preservation approach. Conclusion The curative treatment of rectal cancer should not be hindered during the COVID pandemic, and modifications in the multi‐modality treatment will help achieve quality care.

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