MAGRINI S. M.

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Background: Treatment for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer is surgery followed by radioiodine while the role of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is debated. Methods: The panel of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology developed a clinical recommendation on the addition of EBRT to radioiodine after...

Introduction: To evaluate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in low-risk Prostate Cancer patients as preferred treatment option in emergency health conditions. Materials and methods: From April 2013 to September 2015, 28 patients with low-risk prostate cancer were prospectively enrolled. The SBRT prescribed dose was 36.25 Gy in 5 fractions,...

Radiotherapy is one of the primary treatment options in cancer management. Modern radiotherapy includes complex processes requiring many different kinds of expertise. Among them, knowledge and skills are needed in clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiotherapy planning and simulation, dose measurement and calculation, radiation safety and...

Aim: To compare trimodality therapy (TMT) versus radical cystectomy (RC) and develop GRADE (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) Recommendation by the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) for treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Material and Methods: Prospective and...

Aims: The purpose of this survey was to investigate the current opinion among Italian radiation oncologists regarding the non-palliative radiotherapy in ab initio oligometastatic prostate cancer (OMPC) patients. Methods: A link to complete the survey was sent via e-mail to Italian radiation oncologists on February 2018. It was requested that...

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Objective: To perform a meta-analysis to determine the effect of loco-regional radiation therapy (RT) compared to no loco-regional RT for operated patients in clinical stage cN2 breast cancer at diagnosis and ypN0 after preoperative chemotherapy (PST). Material and Methods: Eligible studies were identified through a systematic search of the...

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