For a patient with cardiac sarcoma, is there a minimum ejection fraction to proceed with adjuvant radiation therapy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Adjuvant radiation therapy is often indicated for cardiac sarcoma because tumor resections are often incomplete or done with close margins. However, cardiotoxicity is a major issue, especially since patients will often receive doxorubicin-based chemotherapy, which has inherent cardiotoxicity. That b...