INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY

521 INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY Andrea Vavassori*, Mario Ciocca, Barbara Jereczek, Dario Zerini, Giovanni Ivaldi, Cristiana Fodor, Roberta Lazzari, Federica Cattani, Elena Rondi, Cristina Garibaldi, Raffaella Cambria, Victor Matei, Epifanio Scardino, Fabrizio Verweij, Gennaro Musi, Bernardo Rocco, Ottavio De Cobelli, Roberto Orecchia. Milan, Italy. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: To present the technique adopted for intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for locally advanced prostate cancer. METHODS: Between June 2005 and February 2007, 24 patients (pts) with non-metastatic prostate cancer were treated with IORT before prostatectomy as part of their surgical procedure. Median