This Radiation Oncology In-service exam review focuses on GI cancers, covering critical trials, treatment protocols, and anatomical considerations for rectal and gastric cancers. It's designed to enhance knowledge and clinical decision-making skills in treating GI malignancies.
Palpable tumor nodule at the umbilicus
Palpable gallbladder
Migratory thrombophlebitis
Palpable axillary lymphadenopathy
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L2-L3
L5-S1
L4-L5
Top of obturator foramen
L3-L4
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Superior rectal vein
Inferior rectal vein
Middle rectal vein
Inferior mesenteric vein
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Addition of adjuvent CRT with 5-FU and 40 Gy split course to surgery improved 5 yr OS from 5% to 14% in resectable pancreatic cancer
Addition of adjuvent CRT with 5-FU and 40 Gy split course to surgery improved 5 yr LC but had no effect on OS.
Addition of adjuvent RT with a 40 Gy split course to surgery improved LC at 2 years from 22% to 43%
Addition of adjuvent gemcitabine to defintive RT for pancreatic cancer improved 1 year LC from 18% to 32%
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German Rectal Cancer Trial (NEJM 2004)
Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (NEJM 2001)
Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial (NEJM 1997)
GITSG 7175
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225 mg/m2 over 24 hours, 7 days per week during RT
150 mg/m2 over 24 hours, 7 days per week during RT
250 mg/m2 over 6 hours, 7 days per week during RT
250 mg/m2 over 12 hours, 5 days per week during RT
225 mg/m2 over 12 hours, 5 days per week during RT
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50.4 Gy with concurrent Xeloda
50.4 Gy with a 5.4 Gy boost with concurrent 5-FU
54 Gy with concurrent 5-FU
50.4 Gy with concurrent 5-FU
25 Gy in 5 fractions with concurrent 5-FU
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Surgery alone vs surgery followed by chemoradiation with 54 Gy and concurrent 5-FU
Definitive RT to 54 Gy versus Definitive CRT wtih 54 Gy and concurrent 5-FU
Surgery alone vs surgery followed by chemoradiation with a 40 Gy split course followed by adjuvent gemcitabine
Surgery alone vs surgery followed by chemoradiation with a 40 Gy split course and concurrent 5-FU
Surgery alone vs surgery followed by radiation with a 40 Gy split course
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Chemoradation with 5-FU and mitomycin improved 3 year OS from 35 to 48% as compared to RT alone
Chemoradiation with cisplatin and 5-FU improved LC from 36% to 59% as compared to RT alone
Addition of post-op RT after surgery improved OS at 3 years from 35 to 48%
Dose escalation from 45 Gy with 50.4 Gy improved LC from 36% to 59%
Chemoradation with 5-FU and mitomycin improved 3 year LC from 36% to 59% as compared to RT alone
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Cancer And Oncology | NCLEX Quiz 154
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Cancer And Oncology | NCLEX Quiz 153
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Cancer And Oncology | NCLEX Quiz 150
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