Combined re-radiation therapy and regional or capacitive hyperthermia as a part of multimodal treatment for locoregional breast cancer recurrences in previously irradiated areas

Purpose

Hyperthermia (HT) enhances the effects of radiotherapy (RT) and has shown benefit in recurrent breast cancer. Most existing studies focus on conventional superficial HT, whereas the efficacy of regional hyperthermia (RHT) and capacitive hyperthermia (CHT) in previously irradiated areas remains underexplored.