Table 3 Accelerated partial breast irradiation clinical studies using external beam radiation
From: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI): A review of available techniques
Author | No of cases | Follow up (months) | Fractionation scheme | IBF | Good/Excellent cosmesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vicini et al[104] | 52 | 54 | 3.85 Gy × 10 (bid) | 6% | n/a |
Vicini et al.[105] | 91 | 24 | 3.85 Gy × 10 (bid) | 0% | 90% |
Chen et al. [106] | 94 | 51 | 3.85 Gy × 10 (bid) | 1.1% | 89% |
Taghian et al.[107] | 99 | 36 | 3.2 Gy × 4 (bid)$ | 2% | 97% |
Formenti et al.[108] | 10 | 36 (minimum) | 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 Gy × 5 (10 days) | 0% | 100% |
Formenti et al.[96] | 47 | 18 | 6.0 Gy x5 (10 days) | 0% | n/a |
Magee et al.[109] | 353 | 96 (mean) | 5.0 - 5.31 Gy × 8 (10 days)& | 25% | n/a |
Leonard et al. [110] | 55 | 34 median | 3.85 cGy x10 (bid) | 0% | n/a |
Hepel et al.[94] | 60 | 15 | 3.85 Gy × 10 (bid) | n/a | 81.7% |
Jagsi et al.[111] | 34 | > 24 | 3.85 Gy × 10 | n/a | 79.5% |