title: Helical tomotherapy for duodenal adenocarcinoma in an elderly patient: A case report.
abstract: To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for duodenal adenocarcinoma in an 84-year-old female who underwent EBRT (2.2 Gy/d for a total dose of 46.2 Gy) using helical tomotherapy (HT). Toxicity was evaluated on the National Cancer Institute's common toxicity criteria (CTCAE 3.0). The patient completed the treatment without G3-G4 toxicity. After 22-mo follow-up, she is alive and well, in complete remission with no late side effects. HT seems to be feasible and effective for duodenal adenocarcinoma in old to very old patients.
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lancellotta
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lupattelli
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iacco
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perrucci
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zucchetti
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falcinelli
authors.affiliation: Valentina Lancellotta, Cynthia Aristei, Radiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia General Hospital, 06128 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aristei
keywords: Duodenal carcinoma; Helical tomotherapy; The elderly; Toxicity