What radiation dose and fractionation is appropriate for hairy cell leukemia presenting as an isolated skeletal lesion, where systemic treatment is not recommended?
The dosing in the literature has a huge range.
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
If the patient is not a candidate for any systemic therapy like cladribine or pentostatin, treatment of the bone lesion to 20-30 Gy with conventional fractionation is a reasonable approach. Some of the older case series would treat lesions up to 60 Gy, but HCL is ultimately a radiosensitive B-cell l...