A Case of Radiation-Induced Aortitis in a Patient With Cervical Cancer.

Radiation-induced aortitis is a rare but potentially serious complication of radiotherapy. We report the case of a 46-year-old female with a history of cervical cancer who developed radiation-induced aortitis following two courses of concurrent chemoradiation. The patient was asymptomatic, and the condition was detected during a routine follow-up positron emission tomography (PET) scan.

Change of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio during Treatment: A Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treated with Radium-223 Dichloride.

The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) at baseline has been shown to have prognostic value in metastatic prostate cancer. Little is known about the importance of a change in the NLR during treatment in patients treated with Radium-223 (223Ra). We investigated the prognostic value of the NLR at baseline and during therapy in patients with metastatic prostate cancer treated with 223Ra and also in patients treated with Docetaxel.

Biochemical failure-rate and preservation of erectile function after prostate seed brachytherapy in early-onset prostate cancer.

Introduction: To analyze biochemical failure-free survival and erectile dysfunction (ED) in younger men treated with prostate seed brachytherapy (PB).

Materials And Methods: Included were patients ≤ 55 years treated with PB. Erectile function at baseline and after treatment were assessed using the physician-reported CTCAE version 4.

A single-center, multidisciplinary experience with radium-223 dichloride in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

Introduction: We aimed to investigate several clinical and biochemical parameters, including palliative external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to predict survival in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treated with radium-223 (Ra).

Methods: We tested known and possible prognostic parameters, including palliative EBRT, both prior and concurrent to Ra. Logrank test (Kaplan-Meier method) and Cox regression analysis were used to predict overall survival (OS).