Intraoperative radiation therapy
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Record ID 32010001673
English
Authors' recommendations:
Based on the current level of evidence, the relative safety and efficacy of IORT in comparison with breast conserving surgery with postoperative radiotherapy is still uncertain. However, early IORT results suggest only minor complications in the short-term and the cosmetic outcome from IORT appears to be as good as breast conserving surgery with postoperative radiotherapy. More rigorous studies with adequate sample sizes and long-term follow-up periods are required to assess the long-term rate of radiotherapy complications, local recurrence rates and disease-free or overall survival. In addition to this, studies on the cost-effectiveness of IORT will also need to be determined before IORT can be applied in routine clinical practice.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2004
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Intraoperative Period
- Postoperative Period
- Radiotherapy
Contact
Organisation Name:
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgical
Contact Address:
ASERNIP-S 24 King William Street, Kent Town SA 5067 Australia Tel: +61 8 8219 0900
Contact Name:
racs.asernip@surgeons.org
Contact Email:
racs.asernip@surgeons.org
Copyright:
Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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