How would you approach a patient with high-grade gastric lymphoma who achieved a CR following chemotherapy?

If radiation is indicated, what dose would you use?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

About half of all lymphomas arising in the stomach are high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphomas, primarily DLBCL. Initial treatment would consist of chemoimmunotherapy (R-CHOP). The number of cycles of systemic therapy, and whether consolidation RT is appropriate, would depend upon stage, extent of disease ...

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Radiation Oncologist at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
I modify the volumes based on the pre-chemotherapy...

Radiation Oncologist at Lovelace Cancer Center
Thanks for the helpful answers.

Medical Oncologist at Heartland Hematology and Oncology
If stage I disease and the patient has had 6 cycle...

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