Practical Info

Course start
19 Nov 2021
Course end
19 Nov 2021
Course length
1 hour
Venue
Webinar
Language
English
Spaces
Available No maximum

Disclaimer

Any views or opinions are presented by healthcare professionals who share their insights, recommendations and practical experience with respect to brachytherapy, and do not necessarily represent those of Elekta.

Webinar date: Friday November 19th 2021
Webinar time: 9:00-10:00 AM (Hong Kong Time)

APBI using multi-catheter brachytherapy is currently the only method of breast irradiation with a treatment duration of merely 4–5 days with level 1 evidence showing it to be a valid treatment alternative to WBI after breast conserving surgery (BCS) for low-risk breast cancer patients used in clinical routine.1

Studies continue into the use of brachytherapy to further reduce the number of fractions treated for APBI.2

We invite you to a presentation with Dr. Yaw Chin, Radiation Oncologist at The St George Cancer Care Centre at St George Hospital in Australia. Dr Chin will discuss a prospective, single arm, phase II non-inferiority clinical trial to investigate:

  • if a three dose schedule of partial breast radiation using multi-catheter interstitial brachytherapy is feasible and comparable to a ten dose schedule in terms of the risk of tumor returning in the same breast.
  • potential treatment-related side effects.
  • cosmetic outcomes.3

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the 3 fraction APBI brachytherapy.

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Ref:  
1 Strnad et al., (V. Strnad). Radiotherapy and Oncology 128 (2018) 411–420 
2 Khan et al, Int J Radiation Oncol Biol Phys, Vol. 104, No. 1, pp. 67e74, 2019 
3 HEARTBEAT Study, St. George Hospital/Sydney, December 2020 

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