Palliative radiation therapy for bleeding from gastric cancer: A case series of seven patients.

Authors :: Ota N
Adachi A
Oike T
Hisatake Y
Higashizawa T
Teramoto K
Okamura Y
Ohno T
Source :: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2023 Feb 10; Vol. 11 (2), pp. e6955. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 10 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: The hemostatic effect of palliative radiation therapy (RT) for unresectable gastric cancer is unclear. We performed palliative RT (20 Gy in 5 fractions or 30 Gy in 10 fractions) in 7 consecutive patients with bleeding. The number of blood transfusions decreased significantly post-RT, supporting the hemostatic effect of palliative RT.<br />Competing Interests: None declared.<br /> (© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

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