A Cautionary Tale: Risks of Radiation Therapy De-Escalation in Pediatric Malignancies

J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 1;35(22):2471-2472. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.73.3485. Epub 2017 Jun 8.

Authors

Daphne A Haas-Kogan¹, Christopher A Devine¹, Kevin X Liu¹, Stephanie A Terezakis¹

Affiliation

¹ Daphne A. Haas-Kogan, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston Children's Hospital; and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Christopher A. Devine and Kevin X. Liu, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Stephanie A. Terezakis, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 28594597
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2017.73.3485

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MeSH terms

Age of Onset
Cancer Survivors*
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Decision-Making
Humans
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Neoplasms / mortality
Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / epidemiology
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / mortality
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / prevention & control*
Patient Selection
Radiotherapy Dosage*
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome