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If a patient develops a radiation recall reaction do you typically recommend avoiding the causative chemotherapy in the future?
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Medical Oncology · Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Depends on severity and response to steroids. If grade 2 or less, might consider restarting the implicated agent (if no other options) at a low dose and titrate up if tolerated.
Recently published an article on radiation recall pneumonitis secondary to immunotherapy