Overview

NCI Definition [1]:
A type of radiation therapy using electrons that is directed at the entire surface of the body. This type of radiation goes into the outer layers of the skin, but does not go deeper into tissues and organs below the skin.

Total skin electron beam radiation therapy has been investigated in 2 clinical trials, of which 1 is open and 1 is closed. Of the trials investigating total skin electron beam radiation therapy, 1 is phase 1 (0 open) and 1 is phase 2 (1 open).

Mycosis fungoides and sezary syndrome are the most common diseases being investigated in total skin electron beam radiation therapy clinical trials [2].

Drug Details

Synonyms [2]:
total skin electron beam radiation therapy, total skin electron irradiation, tse irradiation, tseb radiation therapy, tseb radiation therapy, tseb therapy, tsei
NCIT ID [1]:
C93341

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/. [2018-07-30] [2018-08-02].

2. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.