Publications by authors named "Anne-Emmanuella Yeo"

Purpose: The use of ultra hypofractionated adjuvant breast radiotherapy for elderly patients was extended during the covid-19 pandemic. We compared its efficacy and safety versus moderate hypofractionation in elderly patients with breast cancer receiving locoregional radiotherapy at a single radiotherapy centre.

Methods: This retrospective analysis utilized routine patient data.

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Introduction: Dose-escalation radiotherapy for rectal tumours is increasingly considered as a non-operative approach, with online-adaptive radiotherapy (oART) supporting this approach by correcting inter-fraction tumour position errors. However, using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided oART requires daily target volume delineation by different operators, leading to inter-operator delineation variability and potential dosimetric issues. This study aims to compare and quantify the inter-operator and inter-professional delineation variability of the rectal boost volume on CBCT, including volumes by an automatically delineated oART treatment planning system.

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Metastatic prostate cancer remains a challenge for clinicians. Metastases involve mainly the bone compartment and can manifest as oligometastatic disease. In this setting, the role of metastasis-directed therapies (MDT) including surgery and/or stereotactic body radiotherapy is currently evaluated.

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  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), like nivolumab, significantly improve outcomes for patients with advanced renal cancer, but they can cause immune-related side effects, primarily affecting organs like skin and lungs.* -
  • A case study describes a patient who received eight doses of nivolumab without issues but developed brain metastases that were treated with radiotherapy, followed by a ninth dose of the drug.* -
  • After the ninth dose, the patient experienced severe thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) leading to bleeding, prompting treatment with high doses of steroids and intravenous immunoglobulin, highlighting the risk of serious blood-related side effects from ICIs, especially after radiotherapy.*
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