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Published on: February 6, 2019
Is hypofractionation acceptable for prostate bed radiotherapy?
Fernando López Campos1, Gemma Sancho Pardo2, Xavier Maldonado Pijoan3
1Radiation Oncology Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Approximately 30% of patients who undergo radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer develop disease progression. The only potentially curative treatment in these patients is postoperative radiotherapy with or without hormonotherapy. One of the standards of care in nonsurgical patients is hypofractionated radiotherapy. However, the current evidence based is insufficient to define the optimal dose and fractionation schedule for postoperative radiotherapy. In this context, the aim of this editorial is to assess the main efficacy and toxicity data for postoperative hypofractionated radiotherapy and discuss the potential to implement this fractionation in routine clinical practice.

