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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
What pentoxifylline and vitamin E dose do you typically use for both the prevention and treatment of radiation-associated fibrosis after breast RT?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
For treatment of fibrosis at any site, I generally use 1,000 IU of Vitamin E once daily, and pentoxifylline I usually start at 400 mg twice daily and increase to three times per day if tolerated. I tell my patients that it may take several months to notice any improvement and they may need to stay o...
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Radiation Oncologist at Palo Alto Medical Foundation
1,000 IU vitamin E daily was typically what I lear...
1,000 IU vitamin E daily was typically what I lear...
Radiation Oncologist at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
That dose comes from the trial by Delanian et al.,...
That dose comes from the trial by Delanian et al.,...
Radiation Oncologist at West Virginia University
I imagine that a higher dose of vitamin E could ca...
I imagine that a higher dose of vitamin E could ca...
I've prescribed PTX at the same dose as above but ...
How long do you usually keep the patients on it?
6 months
@Jondavid Pollock, just to confirm, you prescribe ...
Correct.