C. Cipriani, M. Desantis, G. Dahlhoff, S. D. Brown III, T. Wendler, M. Olmeda, G. Pietsch, B. Eberlein Personalized irradiation therapy for NMSC by rhenium-188 skin cancer therapy: a long-term retrospective study J Dermatolog Treat. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2020.1793890 (bib)
	Objectives This study aimed to provide long-term clinical data about an innovative epidermal radioisotope therapy called Rhenium-SCT® (Skin Cancer Therapy) for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), based on the use of the non-sealed beta emitter rhenium-188. Material and methods: 52 NMSC patients with a mean age of 71.7 years were treated with rhenium-188 skin cancer therapy between the years 2005 and 2014. An acryl matrix containing rhenium-188 was applied on a plastic foil covering the tumor. The treatment time for reaching a radiation dose of 50 Gy was calculated by a software program. Patients' characteristics and clinical follow-up data were collected and retrospectively analyzed. Results: Overall 55 lesions (32 BCC, 19 SCC, 2 M. Bowen and 2 extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD)) mainly in the head and neck region (72.3%) were treated. The average size of the irradiation area was 9.79 cm2 and the mean treatment time 46.35 min. All lesions showed a complete remission after a follow-up period between 3 and more than 12 months. No complications or other post-interventional problems were reported. Conclusions: Rhenium-SCT® is considered as an effective, rapid, safe, painless treatment mostly performed in a single therapeutic session, regardless of the shape complexity, anatomical site and number of lesions. Keywords: BCC (basal cell carcinoma); NMSC (non-melanoma skin cancer); SCC (squamous cell carcinoma); brachytherapy; rhenium-188.
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