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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement today from Laura Dawson, MD, FASTRO, Chair of the ASTRO Board of Directors, in response to the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
News | Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Deeply Concerned and Disappointed Over CMS 2022 Final Rules

November 3, 2021 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement today from Laura ...

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In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found that dose-equivalent preoperative radiation therapy for extremity/trunk soft tissue sarcoma delivered in five days rather than over the conventional five weeks produced similar benefits and treatment side effects.
News | Radiation Therapy

Optimizing Preoperative Radiation Therapy in High-risk Sarcoma

October 28, 2021 — In a phase 2 single-institution study, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers found ...

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An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials provides strong evidence for the addition of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to definitive radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of prostate cancer, with the projection that adding ADT to the treatment of 10-15 men would prevent the development of distant metastasis in one man.
News | Prostate Cancer

International Meta-analysis Quantifies Impact of Three Prostate Cancer ...

October 28, 2021 — An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials provides ...

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A new study shows that system-level changes to the way cancer care is delivered can also eliminate Black-white disparities in survival from early-stage lung and breast cancer.
News | Radiation Oncology

Intervention Eliminates Black-white Gaps in Survival from Early-stage ...

October 25, 2021 — A new study shows that system-level changes to the way cancer care is delivered can also eliminate ...

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A new meta-analysis finds that a genetic biomarker test accurately predicts how men with high-risk prostate cancer will respond to treatment with radiation and hormone therapy.
News | Prostate Cancer

Genetic Biomarker Test Predicts Recurrence and Survival Outcomes for ...

October 25, 2021 — A new meta-analysis finds that a genetic biomarker test accurately predicts how men with high-risk pr ...

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 Using fewer—but higher—doses of radiation to treat men with prostate cancer who had their prostates removed does not increase long-term side effects or lower their quality of life compared to conventional radiation treatment, a new, multi-institutional clinical trial shows.
News | Prostate Cancer

Shortened Course of Radiation Therapy Offers Similar Long-term Side ...

October 25, 2021 — Using fewer—but higher—doses of radiation to treat men with prostate cancer who had their prostates r ...

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High-dose radiation therapy can be used to lengthen progression-free survival for people with advanced lung cancer when systemic therapy has not fully halted the growth or spread of metastases, according to a new study.
News | Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

High-dose Radiation Thwarts Tumor Growth in Patients with Advanced ...

October 24, 2021 — High-dose radiation therapy can be used to lengthen progression-free survival for people with ...

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People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation treatments but are rarely given this therapy, according to a new analysis of U.S. national data
News | Radiation Therapy

External-beam Radiation Therapy Underused for People with Liver Cancer ...

October 24, 2021 — People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation ...

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Bipartisan oversight letters from House, Senate and caucus leaders articulate concerns with draconian cuts in the proposed Radiation Oncology Model and Medicare physician fee schedule
News | Radiation Oncology

Senators and representatives unite to call on CMS to protect patient ...

October 22, 2021 — Eighty-five members of Congress have joined together to issue bipartisan, bicameral oversight letters ...

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On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more than one million people with cancer they will treat this year, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) expressed strong support for today's Senate introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would rein in restrictive prior authorization practices that delay patient access to critical cancer treatments.
News | Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Backs Bipartisan Congressional Bills to Reduce Prior ...

October 20, 2021 — On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more than one million people with cancer they ...

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