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Radiation therapy and secondary malignancy in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: A hereditary cancer registry study.
Cancer medicine - 1 Nov 2020
Hendrickson Peter G, Luo Yukun, Kohlmann Wendy, Schiffman Josh, Maese Luke, Bishop Andrew J, Lloyd Shane, Kokeny Kristine E, Hitchcock Ying J, Poppe Matthew M, Gaffney David K, Tao Randa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) is a rare cancer-predisposing condition caused by germline mutations in TP53. Conventional wisdom and prior work has implied an increased risk of secondary malignancy in LFS patients treated with radiation therapy (RT); however, this risk is not well-characterized. Here we describe the risk of subsequent malignancy and cancer-related death in LFS patients after undergoing RT...
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