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Single‐photon emission computed tomography‐defined active bone marrow‐sparing volumetric‐modulated arc therapy reduces the incidence of acute hematologic toxicity in locally advanced cervical cancer patients who receive chemoradiotherapy: A single‐center prospective randomized controlled trial

ShanBing Wang, Jia-pei Liu, K. Lei, Yu-Ming Jia, Chunxiu Wang, Xia Zhang, Ting Li

Cancer, 2023

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Abstract

This study aims to test the efficacy of single‐photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)‐defined active bone marrow‐sparing (ABMS) volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in reducing grade 3+ acute hematologic toxicity (HT) in locally advanced cervical cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy.

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