Phase II Study of ENZAlutamide Combined With Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy (ENZART) for Localized Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer.

Background: Intermediate-risk prostate cancer (PCa) is usually treated by a combination of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and a short course of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). ADT is associated with multiple side effects, including weight gain, loss of libido, and hot flashes. In contrast, anti-androgen monotherapy is generally better tolerated in spite of higher rates of gynecomastia.

Re-irradiation for high-grade gliomas: Has anything changed?

Optimal management after recurrence or progression of high-grade gliomas is still undefined and remains a challenge for neuro-oncology multidisciplinary teams. Improved radiation therapy techniques, new imaging methods, published experience, and a better radiobiological knowledge of brain tissue have positioned re-irradiation (re-RT) as an option for many of these patients. Decisions must be individualized, taking into account the pattern of relapse, previous treatment, and functional status, as well as the patient's preferences and expected quality of life.

Health-related quality of life in men with localized prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy: validation of an abbreviated version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice in Spain.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is greatly affected by prostate cancer (PCa) and associated treatments. This study aimed to measure the impact of radiotherapy on HRQoL and to further validate the Spanish version of the 16-item Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-16) in routine clinical practice.

Methods: An observational, non-interventional, multicenter study was conducted in Spain with localized PCa patients initiating treatment with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) or brachytherapy (BQT).

Oligometastases in prostate cancer: Ablative treatment.

Technological advances in radiotherapy have led to the introduction of techniques such as stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), allowing the administration of ablative doses. The hypothesis that oligometastatic disease may be cured through local eradication therapies has led to the increasing use of SBRT in patients with this type of disease. At the same time, scientific advances are being made to allow the confirmation of clinically suspected oligometastatic status at molecular level.

Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with multiple lung metastases: Long-term survival case.

Pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma (PAIS) is a rare tumor with a very poor prognosis. Clinical and radiological findings usually mimic thromboembolic disease, leading to diagnostic delays. The treatment of choice is surgery, and adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy have limited results.

Assessment of the novel online delineation workshop dummy run approach using FALCON within a European multicentre trial in cervical cancer (RAIDs).

Background And Purpose: Online delineation workshops (ODW) permit training of geographically dispersed participants. The purpose is to evaluate the methodology of an ODW using FALCON to harmonize delineation within a European multicentre trial on locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC).

Material And Methods: Two ODW included 46 clinicians (14 centres).

Response to treatment and interval to surgery after preoperative short-course radiotherapy in rectal cancer.

Introduction: Preoperative short-course radiotherapy with immediate surgery improves local control in patients with rectal cancer. Tumor responses are smaller than those described with radiochemotherapy. Preliminary data associate this lower response to the short period until surgery.

Oligometastatic disease, the curative challenge in radiation oncology.

The concept of oligometastatic disease was first described by Hellman and Weichselbaum in 1995. The mere insight of this concept led to the hypothesis that this disease may be cured using local ablative weapons. Surgery has already demonstrated this hypothesis.

Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumour (RGNT) of the fourth ventricle: a highly aggressive case.

Background: The rosette-forming glioneuronal tumour (RGNT) is a rarely encountered tumour that has been included as a new entity in the 2007 edition of the "World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System". We describe a rather unusual case of multifocal cerebellar RGNT, located in the spinal cord and displaying leptomeningeal spread.

Clinical Presentation: Twenty-four-year-old male with history of long-lasting headaches.

Characterization and adequacy of the use of radiotherapy and its trend in time.

Background And Purpose: Characterization of radiotherapy activity and its trend over time. Gathering of parameters for future planning of our resources, applicable to similar population areas. Performing a clinical audit of appropriate use of radiotherapy.

Radiotherapy in rectal cancer: development, adequacy and radiotherapy utilisation rate. A comparative analysis with the most frequent tumour sites.

Introduction: Radiotherapy is a basic weapon in the local treatment of multiple solid tumors. The radiotherapy activity has been evaluated in our centre during the past eleven years. The study focused on rectal cancer.

Radiation oncology: future needs and equipment. Current situation in Spain.

Spain's radiation oncology infrastructure has evolved in terms of both quantity and structure since the last analysis was carried out in 1999. The purpose of this paper is to describe the current facilities, basically consisting of external radiotherapeutic units, and to present a calculation model for estimating the number of irradiation units required to guarantee equitable cover for radiotherapeutic treatment. An electronic questionnaire was designed to be accessed via a link on the Spanish Association of Radiotherapy and Oncology Web page.