Radiotherapy of anal canal cancer

Cancer Radiother. 2022 Feb-Apr;26(1-2):279-285. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2021.11.015. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

Abstract

We present the update of the recommendations of the French society for radiation oncology on external radiotherapy and brachytherapy of anal canal carcinoma. The following guidelines are presented: indications, treatment procedure, as well as dose and dose-constraints objectives, immediate postoperative management, post-treatment evaluation, and long-term follow-up.

Keywords: Anal canal carcinoma; Brachytherapy; Cancers du canal anal; Curiethérapie; French society for radiation oncology; Guidelines; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie; Recommandations; Recommendations; Société française de radiothérapie oncologique.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Anus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Anus Neoplasms / pathology
  • Anus Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Anus Neoplasms / therapy
  • Brachytherapy / methods
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
  • France
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Organs at Risk / diagnostic imaging
  • Patient Positioning
  • Postoperative Care
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tumor Burden

Supplementary concepts

  • Anal Canal Carcinoma