Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences

Breast-conserving surgery followed by whole-breast irradiation is the standard local therapy for early breast cancer. The international discussion of reduced importance of wider tumor-free resection margins than “tumor not touching ink” leads to the development of five principles in targeted oncopla...

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Main Authors: Wolfram Malter, Verena Kirn, Lisa Richters, Claudius Fridrich, Birgid Markiefka, Rudolf Bongartz, Robert Semrau, Peter Mallmann, Stefan Kraemer
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Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/637898
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Lisa Richters
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Birgid Markiefka
Rudolf Bongartz
Robert Semrau
Peter Mallmann
Stefan Kraemer
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description Breast-conserving surgery followed by whole-breast irradiation is the standard local therapy for early breast cancer. The international discussion of reduced importance of wider tumor-free resection margins than “tumor not touching ink” leads to the development of five principles in targeted oncoplastic breast surgery. IORT improves local recurrence risk and diminishes toxicity since there is less irradiation of healthy tissue. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) can be delivered in two settings: an IORT boost followed by a conventional regimen of external beam radiotherapy or a single IORT dose. The data from TARGIT-A and ELIOT reinforce the conviction that intraoperative radiotherapy during breast-conserving surgery is a reliable alternative to conventional postoperative fractionated irradiation, but only in a carefully selected population at low risk of local recurrence. We describe our experiences with IORT boost (50 kV energy X-rays; 20 Gy) in combination with targeted oncoplastic breast surgery in a routine clinical setting. Our experiences demonstrate the applicability and reliability of combining IORT boost with targeted oncoplastic breast surgery in breast-conserving therapy of early breast cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-3f98291d62be4265bfb690e3aefa15382025-08-20T02:08:04ZengWileyInternational Journal of Breast Cancer2090-31702090-31892014-01-01201410.1155/2014/637898637898Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center ExperiencesWolfram Malter0Verena Kirn1Lisa Richters2Claudius Fridrich3Birgid Markiefka4Rudolf Bongartz5Robert Semrau6Peter Mallmann7Stefan Kraemer8Breast Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyBreast Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyBreast Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyBreast Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyDepartment of Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyDepartment of Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyBreast Center, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 34, 50931 Cologne, GermanyBreast-conserving surgery followed by whole-breast irradiation is the standard local therapy for early breast cancer. The international discussion of reduced importance of wider tumor-free resection margins than “tumor not touching ink” leads to the development of five principles in targeted oncoplastic breast surgery. IORT improves local recurrence risk and diminishes toxicity since there is less irradiation of healthy tissue. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) can be delivered in two settings: an IORT boost followed by a conventional regimen of external beam radiotherapy or a single IORT dose. The data from TARGIT-A and ELIOT reinforce the conviction that intraoperative radiotherapy during breast-conserving surgery is a reliable alternative to conventional postoperative fractionated irradiation, but only in a carefully selected population at low risk of local recurrence. We describe our experiences with IORT boost (50 kV energy X-rays; 20 Gy) in combination with targeted oncoplastic breast surgery in a routine clinical setting. Our experiences demonstrate the applicability and reliability of combining IORT boost with targeted oncoplastic breast surgery in breast-conserving therapy of early breast cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/637898
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Lisa Richters
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Birgid Markiefka
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Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences
International Journal of Breast Cancer
title Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences
title_full Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences
title_fullStr Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences
title_full_unstemmed Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences
title_short Intraoperative Boost Radiotherapy during Targeted Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Overview and Single Center Experiences
title_sort intraoperative boost radiotherapy during targeted oncoplastic breast surgery overview and single center experiences
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