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Is prostate cancer radiotherapy using implantable rectum spacers safe and effective in inflammatory bowel disease patients?

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer radiotherapy (RT) in patients with (active) inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains controversial. We hypothesized that RT in combination with a biodegradable prostate-rectum spacer balloon implantation, might be a safe treatment approach with acceptable toxicities for t...

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Autores principales: Vanneste, Ben G.L., Van Limbergen, Evert J., Marcelissen, Tom, Reynders, Kobe, Melenhorst, Jarno, van Roermund, Joep G.H., Lutgens, Ludy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7875819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33604459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2021.01.007