Anal Carcinoma, Version 2.2012: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines Journal Article

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Authors: Benson, A. B., 3rd; Arnoletti, J. P.; Bekaii-Saab, T; Chan, E; Chen, Y. J.; Choti, M. A.; Cooper, H. S.; Dilawari, R. A.; Engstrom, P. F.; Enzinger, P. C.; Fakih, M. G.; Fleshman, J. W., Jr; Fuchs, C. S.; Grem, J. L.; Leong, L. A.; Lin, E.; May, K. S.; Mulcahy, M. F.; Murphy, K.; Rohren, E.; Ryan, D. P.; Saltz, L.; Sharma, S.; Shibata, D.; Skibber, J. M.; Small, W., Jr; Sofocleous, C. T.; Venook, A. P.; Willett, C.; Freedman-Cass, D. A.; National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Article Title: Anal Carcinoma, Version 2.2012: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines
Abstract: The workup and management of squamous cell anal carcinoma, which represents the most common histologic form of the disease, are addressed in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Anal Carcinoma. These NCCN Guidelines Insights provide a summary of major discussion points of the 2012 NCCN Anal Carcinoma Panel meeting. In summary, the panel made 4 significant changes to the 2012 NCCN Guidelines for Anal Carcinoma: 1) local radiation therapy was added as an option for the treatment of patients with metastatic disease; 2) multifield technique is now preferred over anteroposterior-posteroanterior (AP-PA) technique for radiation delivery and the AP-PA technique is no longer recommended as the standard of care; 3) PET/CT should now be considered for radiation therapy planning; and 4) a section on risk reduction was added to the discussion section. In addition, the panel discussed the use of PET/CT for the workup of anal canal cancer and decided to maintain the recommendation that it can be considered in this setting. They also discussed the use of PET/CT for the workup of anal margin cancer and for the assessment of treatment response. They reaffirmed their recommendation that PET/CT is not appropriate in these settings.
Journal Title: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
ISSN: 1540-1413; 1540-1405
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: United States
Date Published: 2012
Start Page: 449
End Page: 454
Language: eng
DOI/URL:

10/4/449
Notes: LR: 20131121; JID: 101162515; ppublish