Timely delivery of primary chemoradiation for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer: are we meeting this quality measure?

ConclusionsMore than 50% of patients treated with primary CCRT for locally advanced cervical cancer fail to meet the quality benchmark for timely completion of therapy. Location of treatment, time to completion of EBRT, and delay in initiation of BT was associated with treatment prolongation. Though total treatment time failed to correlate with disease-specific outcomes, treatment delays during EBRT were detrimental to PFS and DSS.
Source: Journal of Radiation Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research