High-dose intensity-modulated radiation therapy as primary treatment of prostate cancer: genitourinary/gastrointestinal toxicity and outcomes, a single-institution experience.

Purpose: Prostatectomy, radiotherapy and watchful waiting are the main therapeutic options available for local stage of prostate cancer (PCa). We report our experience on 394 patients affected by prostate cancer primarily treated with high-dose, image-guided, IMRT, focusing on gastrointestinal, genitourinary toxicities and biochemical control.

Methods: From July 2003 to August 2014, 394 patients were treated with radical high-dose radiotherapy (HDRT) for prostate cancer; the mean total radiation dose was 79 Gy in standard fractions.

Influence of age and subtype in outcome of operable liposarcoma.

Aim: Liposarcoma (LPS) is rare tumor deriving from adipocytes. LPS is classified into histological subtypes: well-differentiated (WDLPS), dedifferentiated (DDLPS), myxoid (MLPS) and pleomorphic (PLPS). A tailored approach taking into account the specificity of disease subtype and age at presentation could be helpful in delineating therapeutic management of liposarcoma.

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy as an Alternative to Lobectomy in Patients With Medically Operable Stage I NSCLC: A Retrospective, Multicenter Analysis.

Background: Stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SBRT) has evolved as the standard treatment for patients with inoperable stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We report the results of a retrospective analysis conducted on a large, well-controlled cohort of patients with stage I to II NSCLC who underwent lobectomy (LOB) or SBRT.

Materials And Methods: One hundred eighty-seven patients with clinical-stage T1a-T2bNoMO NSCLC were treated in 2 academic hospitals between August 2008 and May 2015.

A matched cohort study of radio-chemotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in soft tissue sarcoma patients.

Purpose: Adjuvant radiotherapy is the standard postoperative treatment after conservative surgery in high risk soft tissue sarcoma. The role of adjuvant chemotherapy is still debated. Therefore, a matched cohort analysis was performed in high risk soft tissue patients to analyse differences in terms of clinical outcome and toxicity between patients treated with concomitant radio-chemotherapy (RTCT) and radiotherapy (RT) alone.

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients with advanced lung cancer during the first-line treatment: assessment by physicians, nurses, and patients from an Italian multicenter survey.

Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) still represents a common side-effect of chemotherapy, and often, its perception differs between patients and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement on the perception of CINV and other items among clinicians, patients, and nurses.

Methods: This observational prospective study was part of an evaluation program promoted by the Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe (WALCE) Onlus.