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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

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