Would you recommend prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) for a teenager with a T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission?
If so, what dose would you recommend?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
No—modern systemic and CNS directed therapy is sufficient to mitigate the historic higher risk of CNS relapse (Vora et al., JCO 2016). While there is still a small risk of cranial relapse with modern systemic therapy, the improved success of response and risk adapted strategies utilizing varyi...