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Perioperative implantation of iridium-192 as the boost technique for stage I and II breast cancer: results of a 10-year study of 655 patients.

PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of perioperative implantation of iridium-192 for stage I and II breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed findings from 655 patients with stage I and II cancer treated with conservative surgery and Ir-192 implantation between 1982 and 1992. Hollow plastic tubes were placed in the tumor bed as a single- or double-plane implant at lumpectomy. Ribbons with Ir-192 seeds were inserted into the tubes 4-6 hours later. The Ir-192 was left in place for approximately 50 hours. External-beam irradiation was given to the whole breast 10-14 days later. RESULTS: Follow-up ranged from 2 to 146 months. The local control at 10 years for stage I and II disease was 93% and 87%, respectively. The 10-year actuarial survival rate was 92% +/- 1 for stage I disease and 72% +/- 4 for stage II disease. The rate of survival with no evidence of disease for stage I and II disease combined was 82% +/- 1 at 5 years and 75% +/- 3 at 10 years. CONCLUSION: Perioperative implantation produced excellent local control equal to that with electron-beam therapy.[1]

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  1. Perioperative implantation of iridium-192 as the boost technique for stage I and II breast cancer: results of a 10-year study of 655 patients. Mansfield, C.M., Komarnicky, L.T., Schwartz, G.F., Rosenberg, A.L., Krishnan, L., Jewell, W.R., Rosato, F.E., Moses, M.L., Barbot, D., Cohn, H.E. Radiology. (1994) [Pubmed]
 
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