When would you consider treating a testicular relapse with definitive radiation in a child with ALL?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would strongly advise against treating with testicular radiotherapy alone at relapse given that testicular relapse is often a harbinger for systemic relapse (depending on the length of first clinical remission) which radiotherapy alone strategies will fail to address (PMID: 8275428). Radiotherapy ...