Chronic toxicity risk after radiotherapy for patients with systemic sclerosis (systemic scleroderma) or systemic lupus erythematosus: association with connective tissue disorder severity.
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Abstract
No method reliably identifies which patients with connective tissue disorders are at greatest risk of radiotherapy-related complications. Building on our prior experience, we postulated that disease severity, as measured by the number of organ systems involved, may predict chronic radiation toxicity risk.
Medical subject headings
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Neoplasms
- Radiotherapy
- Scleroderma, Systemic