Discover the groundbreaking insights on the Post-operative Keloids iRradiation (POKER) study, exploring the potential of combining surgery with high-dose interventional radiotherapy to revolutionize keloid treatment outcomes.
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Post-operative KEloids iRradiation (POKER): does the surgery/high-dose interventional radiotherapy association make a winning hand?
Franzetti et al., Radiol Med 2024
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-024-01756-4
Listen up, folks, we’ve got something huge to talk about here.
We’re talking about keloids, those pesky, stubborn skin scars that nobody wants. But guess what? We’ve been tackling them with something called post-operative interventional radiotherapy (POIRT), and let me tell you, it’s been incredible. We’ve got a whole group of patients, 102 to be exact, and we treated them all the same way, at the same place. That’s consistency, folks.
Now, these keloids, they’ve been cut out and zapped with high-dose radiotherapy. We’re talking 12 Gy in 4 fractions, twice a day. And we’ve been watching these patients like hawks, for a long time, some for over 64 months. That’s dedication.
But here’s the deal, we did see some comebacks, about 26.7% of them. Not perfect, but let me tell you, it’s a lot better than before. And we’ve learned a lot. If you’ve got keloids popping up on their own, or they’re on your sternum, ear, or limbs, they’re tougher to keep down. But we’re onto them.
So what’s the bottom line? This POIRT thing, after surgery, it’s a winner for keeping those keloids at bay. We’re not stopping here, though. We’re going to figure out the best doses, and who’s going to benefit the most. We’re going to beat these keloids, big time.
Stay tuned, because we’re making keloids great—no, gone—again!