title: Subtotal-skin electron-beam therapy once a week for inflammatory breast carcinoma.
abstract: Subtotal-skin electron-beam therapy (SSEB) was employed once a week in the treatment of 22 patients with recurrent inflammatory breast carcinoma between 1971 and 1976. The entire upper torso received 400 rad once a week for 6 consecutive weeks, using 3.5-MeV electrons from a 6-MeV linear accelerator. Seventeen patients (77%) obtained complete response and 3 (14%) had partial response, for a total response rate of 91%. Remission lasted for six months or longer in 35% of those exhibiting complete response. Treatments were tolerated well. The authors suggest that this is an excellent palliative method of treating this rapidly progressive disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy