Thymic epithelial tumour radiotherapy in the UK: A survey of current clinical practice

Stephen D Robinson; Abigail Gault; Sangary Kathirgamakarthigeyan; David Gilligan; UK National Oncology Trainee Collaborative for Healthcare research NOTCH

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109940

Thymic epithelial tumour radiotherapy in the UK: A survey of current clinical practice

Radiother Oncol. 2023 Dec:189:109940. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109940. Epub 2023 Oct 7.

Authors

Stephen D Robinson¹, Abigail Gault², Sangary Kathirgamakarthigeyan³, David Gilligan⁴; UK National Oncology Trainee Collaborative for Healthcare research NOTCH

Affiliations

¹ Sussex Cancer Centre, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton BN2 5BD, United Kingdom; Department of Biochemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9BX, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Newcastle NE7 7DN, United Kingdom; Translational & Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE2 4HH, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom; University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37813311
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109940

Abstract

Significant variation in treatment centre setup and radiotherapy practice for thymic epithelial tumours (TET) was identified through a comprehensive survey of current UK Clinical (Radiation) Oncology practice. Multi-centre collaboration and wider TET specific multidisciplinary team meetings are needed and will be essential for developing expertise in TET radiotherapy.

Keywords: Collaboration; Radiotherapy; Survey of practice; Thymic epithelial tumours.

MeSH terms

Humans
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial* / radiotherapy
Radiation Oncology*
Thymus Neoplasms* / pathology
Thymus Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
United Kingdom

Supplementary concepts

Thymic epithelial tumor