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Guidelines for APBI in France
•
National Guidelines by the “Institut National du Cancer” do not
mention APBI as a standard option
•
Neither do most local guidelines which recommend the use of
APBI only in clinical trials (ex: REMAGUS)
•
St Paul de Vence Guidelines (2011): APBI can be performed
outside trials provided ASTRO criteria, center expertise and
patient informed
(www.cngof.fr)•
National Cancer Plan 2009-2013: Financial support from the
“Institut National du Cancer” to 9 centers in 2013 for IORT
(Intrabeam
®
, Carl Zeiss) and promotion of the RIOP trial
Besnard S. Cancer Radiother 2012;16(5-6):503-1