How are you clinically incorporating the data presented from RT Charm at ASTRO 2024?

Are you routinely offering a 16-fraction course of hypofractionated PMRT for patients undergoing breast reconstruction versus a traditional 25-fraction course of PMRT?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

This is an appropriate question with the presentation of RT CHARM at ASTRO a few weeks ago. We have been utilizing hypofractionated NON-reconstruction PMRT and regional nodal breast RT for years in my practice given our large geographic catchment area. As a general rule, I feel it's always best prac...

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Radiation Oncologist at Indiana University Health
Thanks for your response. Are you limiting hypofra...

Radiation Oncologist at University of Utah
No, the non-inferiority for hypofractionation held...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Yes, routinely offering hypofractionation with RT CHARM and FABREC supporting it.

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Additional information on the safety of hypofractionated nodal radiotherapy recently emerged. The 2024 ESMO presentation 2310 of HypoG-01 solidifies the use of nodal hypofractionation as a safe method to treat the breast or chest wall and nodal basins. A broad range of stages, pT1-3 & pN0-3, HER...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to rationalize conventionally-fractionated radiotherapy for breast cancer.

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