- Recommendation ID
- NG101/10
- Question
Efectiveness of 26 Gy in 5 fractions over 1 week regimen in people receiving nodal irradiation- What is the effectiveness of radiotherapy given in 26 Gy in 5 fractions over 1 week compared with 40 Gy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks in people with early or locally advanced invasive breast cancer who are also offered nodal irradiation?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on dose fractionation of external beam radiotherapy .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review M: effectiveness of different external beam hypofractionation radiotherapy regimens in people with early-stage or locally advanced invasive breast cancer.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
- Number
- NG101
- Date issued
- July 2018
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 07/08/2023 |