BCRB 2018

19/09/2018

Scoring of side-effects: frequency

• Long latent time of late reactions

174 treatment fields: even 9 years after treatment, about 2% of patients show the mildest grade of telangiectasia for the first time

Bentzen 1990

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Scoring of side-effects: scoring sytems

• Two aspects must be considered for documentation • Scoring system used • WHO (World Health Organisation) • RTOG/EORTC (Radiation and Oncology Therapy Group/European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer

• CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; latest version CTCAE v4.03) • LENT-SOMA (Late Effects of Normal Tissues – Subjective, Objective, Managment & Analytical) • IPSS (International Prostate System Score)

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