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Savoie MB, Laffan A, Brickman C, Daniels B, Levin A, Rowen T, Smith J, Van Blarigan EL, Hope TA, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Anwar M, Van Loon K. A multi-disciplinary model of survivorship care following definitive chemoradiation for anal cancer. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:906. [PMID: 31510960 PMCID: PMC6737598 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Following definitive chemoradiation for anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC), patients face a variety of chronic issues including: bowel dysfunction, accelerated bone loss, sexual dysfunction, and psychosocial distress. The increasing incidence of this disease, high cure rates, and significant long-term sequelae warrant increased focus on optimal survivorship care following definitive chemoradiation. In order to establish our survivorship care model for ASCC patients, a multi-disciplinary team of experts performed a comprehensive literature review and summarized best practices for the multi-disciplinary management of this unique patient population. We reviewed principle domains of our survivorship approach: (1) management of chronic toxicities; (2) sexual health; (3) HIV management in affected patients; (4) psychosocial wellbeing; and (5) surveillance for disease recurrence and survivorship care delivery. We provide recommendations for the optimization of survivorship care for ASCC patients can through a multi-disciplinary approach that supports physical and psychological wellness.
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- Marissa B Savoie
- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Psycho-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of ulcerative proctitis, chronic radiation proctopathy, and diversion proctitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2015; 21:703-15. [PMID: 25687266 DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chronic proctitis refers to persistent or relapsing inflammation of the rectum, which results from a wide range of etiologies with various pathogenic mechanisms. The patients may share similar clinical presentations. Ulcerative proctitis, chronic radiation proctitis or proctopathy, and diversion proctitis are the 3 most common forms of chronic proctitis. Although the diagnosis of these disease entities may be straightforward in the most instances based on the clinical history, endoscopic, and histologic features, differential diagnosis may sometimes become problematic, especially when their etiologies and the disease processes overlap. The treatment for the 3 forms of chronic proctitis is different, which may shed some lights on their pathogenetic pathway. This article provides an overview of the latest data on the clinical features, etiologies, diagnosis, and management of ulcerative proctitis, chronic radiation proctopathy, and diversion proctitis.
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Kiremit-Korkut N, Korkut C, Bilge H. Protective effect of mesalamine against oxidativeinjury in a rat model of radiation rectitis. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 2014; 65:433-42. [PMID: 24764591 DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2004.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2004] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Radiation rectitis is a major problem associated with high-doseirradiation used for pelvic malignancies. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protectiveeffect of mesalamine against irradiation-induced oxidative tissue damage in an experimental model. METHODS THREE GROUPS OF FEMALE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS WERE ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE TREATMENT AS FOLLOWS: mesalamine enema (60 mg/mL) BID + irradiation (IR) was given to the mesalamine + IR group, and isotonic saline enema BID + irradiation to the control group. Treatments were given from the day before irradiation until euthanization (72 hours after the irradiation). Sham control rats received isotonic saline enema BID but no irradiation. On the third day of treatment, all animals were euthanized, and reduced glutathione (GSH) level, malondialdehyde (MDA) level, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were measured in the rectal, intestinal, and hepatic tissue of the rats. RESULTS The sham group comprised 7 rats; the control and mesalamine + IRgroups, 16 rats each. The median GSH levels of rectal and intestinal specimens were lower in the control group compared with the sham group. The rectal and intestinal MDA levels were higher in the control group compared with the sham group. The rectal and intestinal MPO activities were higher in the control group compared with the sham group. All of these differences were statistically significant (P < 0.001) and indicated oxidative stress. With the topical application of mesalamine, the GSH and MDA levels and MPO activities were similar to those of the sham group. CONCLUSION The pelvic irradiation of rats caused oxidative rectal, intestinal,and hepatic tissue damage, which was ameliorated with the use of mesalamine.
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- Neşe Kiremit-Korkut
- Institute for Experimental Medical Research, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute for Oncology, University of Istanbul,Istanbul, Turkey
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McElvanna K, Wilson A, Irwin T. Sucralfate paste enema: a new method of topical treatment for haemorrhagic radiation proctitis. Colorectal Dis 2014; 16:281-4. [PMID: 24299100 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Rectal sucralfate has been reported to deliver clinical improvement in haemorrhagic radiation proctitis, but patients with active proctitis find the enema suspension difficult to retain thus reducing compliance and effectiveness. We describe a novel method of rectal administration via a low-volume sucralfate paste and report its results in a series of 23 patients. METHOD Patients with rectal bleeding occurring more than 6 months after radiotherapy were shown how to prepare and self-administer sucralfate paste enemas (SPEs) twice daily for 6 weeks. The SPE was prepared using two sucralfate 1-g tablets mixed with 4.5 ml of water in an enema applicator producing a low-volume paste. The clinical response was evaluated by comparison of pre- and posttreatment clinical proctitis scores (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer). RESULTS Eighteen male (postprostatic radiotherapy) and five female (postcervical radiotherapy) patients with a median age of 67 (32-75) years were included. The median interval between pelvic irradiation and SPE treatment was 24 (7-69) months. Twenty-two patients had full clinical scoring, of whom 16 (73%) demonstrated clinical improvement. Six (27%) had neither clinical improvement nor deterioration. Seven (32%) had resolution of all symptoms. CONCLUSION Most patients demonstrated clinical improvement. This initial experience of the sucralfate paste enema may provide the basis for a prospective study of its effectiveness in the treatment of haemorrhagic radiation proctitis.
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- K McElvanna
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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Radiation damage to the rectum following radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies can range from acute dose-limiting side effects to major morbidity affecting health-related quality of life. No standard guidelines exist for diagnosis and management of radiation proctitis. This article reviews the definitions, staging, and clinical features of radiation proctitis, and summarizes the modalities available for the treatment of acute and chronic radiation proctitis. Because of the paucity of well-controlled, blinded, randomized studies, it is not possible to fully assess the comparative efficacy of the different approaches to management. However, the evidence and rationale for use of the different strategies are presented.
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- Ankit Sarin
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Hsieh CH, Wei MC, Hsu YP, Chong NS, Chen YJ, Hsiao SM, Hsieh YP, Wang LY, Shueng PW. Should helical tomotherapy replace brachytherapy for cervical cancer? Case report. BMC Cancer 2010; 10:637. [PMID: 21092235 PMCID: PMC3001446 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) administered via a helical tomotherapy (HT) system is an effective modality for treating lung cancer and metastatic liver tumors. Whether SBRT delivered via HT is a feasible alternative to brachytherapy in treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer in patients with unusual anatomic configurations of the uterus has never been studied. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old woman presented with an 8-month history of abnormal vaginal bleeding. Biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a cervical tumor with direct invasion of the right parametrium, bilateral hydronephrosis, and multiple uterine myomas. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIIB cervical cancer was diagnosed. Concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) followed by SBRT delivered via HT was administered instead of brachytherapy because of the presence of multiple uterine myomas with bleeding tendency. Total abdominal hysterectomy was performed after 6 weeks of treatment because of the presence of multiple uterine myomas. Neither pelvic MRI nor results of histopathologic examination at X-month follow-up showed evidence of tumor recurrence. Only grade 1 nausea and vomiting during treatment were noted. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding was noted at 14-month follow-up. No fistula formation and no evidence of haematological, gastrointestinal or genitourinary toxicities were noted on the most recent follow-up. CONCLUSIONS CCRT followed by SBRT appears to be an effective and safe modality for treatment of cervical cancer. Larger-scale studies are warranted.
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- Chen-Hsi Hsieh
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Late gastrointestinal complications after pelvic radiotherapy: radiation enteritis. Clin Transl Oncol 2009; 11:539-43. [PMID: 19661029 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-009-0399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gastrointestinal complications of oncologic therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 5:682-96. [PMID: 18941434 DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gastrointestinal complications are common in patients undergoing various forms of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and molecular-targeted therapies. Many of these complications are life-threatening and require prompt diagnosis and treatment. Complications of oncologic therapy can occur in the esophagus (esophagitis, strictures, bacterial, viral and fungal infections), upper gastrointestinal tract (mucositis, bleeding, nausea and vomiting), colon (diarrhea, graft-versus-host disease, colitis and constipation), liver (drug hepatotoxicity and graft-versus-host disease), and pancreas (pancreatitis). Treatment of the different gastrointestinal complications should be tailored to the individual patient and based on the underlying pathophysiology of the complication.
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de Parades V, Bauer P, Marteau P, Chauveinc L, Bouillet T, Atienza P. Traitement non chirurgical des rectites radiques chroniques hémorragiques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 31:919-28. [DOI: 10.1016/s0399-8320(07)78299-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lower gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in elderly patients. Lower endoscopic evaluation is established as the diagnostic procedure of choice in the setting of acute lower GI hemorrhage.
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- Brenna Casey Bounds
- Harvard Medical School, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Blake 453D, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Although acute LGIB is only about one fifth as common and is usually less hemodynamically significant than upper gastrointestinal bleeding, it presents numerous unique clinical challenges. The best diagnostic approach for patients with active bleeding is unknown, but urgent prepared colonoscopy is safe and likely to be beneficial (Fig. 3, Table 2). In patients who have aggressive bleeding or recurrent bleeding, it is critical for the practitioner to judge when angiography and surgery are necessary.
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- Bryan T Green
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as blood loss that originates from a source distal to the ligament of Treitz and results in hemodynamic instability or symptomatic anemia. Although approximately 10% to 15% of patients presenting with acute severe hematochezia have an upper gastrointestinal source of bleeding identified on upper endoscopy, the most common causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding are diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, ischemic colitis, and angiodysplasia. As with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, lower gastrointestinal bleeding ceases spontaneously in most cases.
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- Brenna Casey Bounds
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Blake 453C, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Cotti G, Seid V, Araujo S, Souza AHSE, Kiss DRR, Habr-Gama A. Conservative therapies for hemorrhagic radiation proctitis: a review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 58:284-92. [PMID: 14666326 DOI: 10.1590/s0041-87812003000500008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chronic radiation proctitis represents a challenging condition seen with increased frequency due to the common use of radiation for treatment of pelvic cancer. Hemorrhagic radiation proctitis represents the most feared complication of chronic radiation proctitis. There is no consensus for the management of this condition despite the great number of clinical approaches and techniques that have been employed. Rectal resection represents an available option although associated with high morbidity and risk of permanent colostomy. The effectiveness of nonoperative approaches remains far from desirable, and hemorrhagic recurrence represents a major drawback that leads to a need for consecutive therapeutic sessions and combination of techniques. We conducted a critical review of published reports regarding conservative management of hemorrhagic chronic radiation proctitis. Although prospective randomized trials about hemorrhagic radiation proctitis are still lacking, there is enough evidence to conclude that topical formalin therapy and an endoscopic approach delivering an argon plasma coagulation represent available options associated with elevated effectiveness for interruption of rectal bleeding in patients with chronic radiation proctitis.
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- Guilherme Cotti
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil
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Ravizza D, Fiori G, Trovato C, Crosta C. Frequency and outcomes of rectal ulcers during argon plasma coagulation for chronic radiation-induced proctopathy. Gastrointest Endosc 2003; 57:519-25. [PMID: 12665762 DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Argon plasma coagulation is suitable for treating hemorrhagic GI tract lesions. This study evaluated the frequency and clinical outcomes of complications arising during use of argon plasma coagulation to treat chronic radiation-induced proctopathy. METHODS This uncontrolled prospective study included 27 consecutive patients. Fever and any rectal symptoms or signs were assessed by telephone with a structured questionnaire. Patients with symptoms underwent endoscopy; follow-up examination was performed when rectal complications developed. RESULTS Fifty-nine therapeutic sessions were performed (mean 2 per patient; mean interval between sessions, 72.5 days); mean follow-up was 11.5 months. The treatment reduced the mean bleeding severity score from 2.8 to 0.5 (p < 0.001). Two patients (7%) experienced fever and anal pain, and 14 (52%) developed rectal ulcers but remained asymptomatic; ulcer detection never precluded further treatment. Ulcer healing was assessed in 7 patients after a mean of 141 days; no strictures were observed. CONCLUSIONS The frequency of complications during argon plasma coagulation for radiation-induced proctopathy was high in the present series (59%), the most frequent untoward event being the development of rectal ulcers in asymptomatic patients. However, given the benign outcome, these lesions do not necessitate discontinuation of treatment or additional monitoring.
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- Davide Ravizza
- Division of Endoscopy, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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Denton AS, Andreyev HJN, Forbes A, Maher EJ. Systematic review for non-surgical interventions for the management of late radiation proctitis. Br J Cancer 2002; 87:134-43. [PMID: 12107832 PMCID: PMC2376119 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2001] [Revised: 04/03/2002] [Accepted: 04/12/2002] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chronic radiation proctitis produces a range of clinical symptoms for which there is currently no recommended standard management. The aim of this review was to identify the various non-surgical treatment options for the management of late chronic radiation proctitis and evaluate the evidence for their efficacy. Synonyms for radiation therapy and for the spectrum of lower gastrointestinal radiation toxicity were combined in an extensive search strategy and applied to a range of databases. The included studies were those that involved interventions for the non-surgical management of late radiation proctitis. Sixty-three studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria, including six randomised controlled trials that described the effects of anti-inflammatory agents in combination, rectal steroids alone, rectal sucralfate, short chain fatty acid enemas and different types of thermal therapy. However, these studies could not be compared. If the management of late radiation proctitis is to become evidence based, then, in view of its episodic and variable nature, placebo controlled studies need to be conducted to clarify which therapeutic options should be recommended. From the current data, although certain interventions look promising and may be effective, one small or modest sized study, even if well-conducted, is insufficient to implement changes in practice. In order to increase recruitment to trials, a national register of cases with established late radiation toxicity would facilitate multi-centre trials with specific entry criteria, formal baseline and therapeutic assessments providing standardised outcome data.
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- A S Denton
- Center for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2RN, UK
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Denton A, Forbes A, Andreyev J, Maher EJ. Non surgical interventions for late radiation proctitis in patients who have received radical radiotherapy to the pelvis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002:CD003455. [PMID: 11869662 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic radiation proctitis (inflammation of the rectum) may develop after the completion of pelvic radiotherapy. Presently there is no recommended standard management. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of various non-surgical treatment options for the management of late chronic radiation proctitis. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, issue 1, 2001, MEDLINE 1966 to 2001, EMBASE 1980 to 2001, CANCERCD 1980 to 2001, Science Citation Index 1991 to 2001, CINAHL 1982 to 2001, as well as sources of grey literature. We also hand searched relevant textbooks and contacted experts in the field. SELECTION CRITERIA Studies (preferentially randomised controlled trials) of interventions for the non-surgical management of late radiation proctitis in patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy as part of their cancer treatment. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS The inclusion criteria were independently applied by two of the reviewers (AD and EJM) and where there was disagreement this was resolved by involving a third reviewer to form a consensus. MAIN RESULTS Six randomised controlled trials were included. None of the trials compared anti-inflammatories with placebo. However rectal sucralfate showed greater clinical improvement for proctitis than anti-inflammatories (odds ratio 14.00, 95% confidence interval 1.46 to 134.26; n=1 study), though no difference was seen for endoscopic improvement (odds ratio 2.74, 95% confidence interval 0.64 to 11.76, n=1 study). The addition of metronidazole to the anti-inflammatory regime also appeared to improve the response rate, as measured by the reduction in rectal bleeding, diarrhoea, erythema and ulceration (n=1 study). Similarly rectal hydrocortisone appeared to be more effective than rectal betamethasone for clinical improvement although no difference was seen in endoscopic improvement (n=1 study). Short chain fatty acid enemas did not appear to be effective compared to placebo (n=2 studies). In the comparison of the heater probe and bipolar electrocautery (n=1 study), there was no discernible difference for severe bleeding after one year, but the heater probe demonstrated a greater increase in the haematocrit and reduced transfusion requirements. REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS Late radiation complications are a relatively rare manifestation, with many potential carers and poor diagnostic criteria. Although certain interventions look promising and may be effective (such as rectal sucralfate, adding metronidazole to the anti-inflammatory regime and heater probes), single small studies (even if well conducted) provide insufficient evidence. The episodic and variable nature of late radiation proctitis also requires placebo controlled studies to establish whether particular treatments are effective. Regional or centralised registers of radiation toxicity should be established so that interventions can be administered in the setting of multi-centre trials with specific entry criteria, formal baseline and therapeutic assessments providing standardised outcome data including quality of life evaluations.
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- Centre for Cancer Treatment, Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Rd, Northwood, Middlesex, UK, HA6 2RN.
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Eisen GM, Dominitz JA, Faigel DO, Goldstein JL, Kalloo AN, Petersen JL, Raddawi HM, Ryan ME, Vargo JJ, Young HS, Fanelli RD, Hyman NH, Wheeler-Harbaugh J. Endoscopic therapy of anorectal disorders. Gastrointest Endosc 2001; 53:867-70. [PMID: 11375620 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(01)70308-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic laser photocoagulation is commonly used to treat bleeding from the neovascular lesions of chronic radiation proctopathy. The KTP laser is an Nd/YAG-driven unit that emits light with a wavelength of 532 nm. This wavelength of energy is absorbed by hemoglobin and penetrates tissue to a depth of only 1 to 2 mm. METHODS Twenty-three patients were treated with KTP laser and followed for a median of 29 months (range 5 to 51 months); 21 had received radiation for prostate cancer and 2 for uterine cancer. The median age was 77 years (range 68 to 87 years). A median of 2 sessions (range 1 to 5 sessions) was performed using 4 to 10 Watts of power and a median energy of 816 Joules per session (range 204 to 2430 Joules). RESULTS After treatment there was a significant reduction in the frequency (p = 0.0005) of bleeding, increase in hematocrit level (p < 0.0001), improvement in activities of daily life (p = 0.01), and a reduction in use of health care resources (p < 0.0001). There was a trend toward decreased use of iron supplements (11 to 4 patients) and transfusions (4 to 0 patients). Two patients (9%) developed rectal ulcers after treatment. CONCLUSIONS KTP laser photocoagulation is a safe and effective therapy for bleeding from chronic radiation proctopathy that improves activities of daily living and reduces use of health care resources.
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- J G Taylor
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Melko GP, Turco TF, Phelan TF, Sauers NM. Treatment of radiation-induced proctitis with sucralfate enemas. Ann Pharmacother 1999; 33:1274-6. [PMID: 10630828 DOI: 10.1345/aph.19065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report a case of radiation-induced proctitis treated with sucralfate enemas. CASE SUMMARY A 77-year-old white woman was transferred from an acute care institution to our inpatient rehabilitation unit with impaired mobility and reduced activities of daily living. Her condition was secondary to myopathy and peripheral neuropathy associated with postradiation chemotherapy and metastatic ovarian carcinoma. During her stay, she developed hematochezia and pain secondary to a diagnosis of radiation-induced proctitis. Her hemoglobin had reached a nadir of 7.3 g/dL. The patient received blood transfusions and was started on 10% w/v sucralfate retention enemas 2 g/20 mL daily for 12 consecutive days. She was symptom-free at discharge, with a stable hemoglobin of approximately 10 g/dL. DISCUSSION Proctitis is a common adverse effect of radiotherapy to the lower abdomen and pelvic area. Sucralfate is an aluminum complex that acts as a local cytoprotective agent against ulceration of the gastrointestinal mucosal lining. Rectal administration of sucralfate, as described in our patient and reported in published case studies, may provide an alternative therapy for patients with radiation-induced proctitis. CONCLUSIONS Sucralfate suspension enemas provide a viable treatment option in patients who are intolerant of, refractory to, or not candidates for standard therapy for radiation-induced proctitis.
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- G P Melko
- Regulatory Affairs, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Collegeville, PA, USA
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Henriksson R, Bergström P, Franzén L, Lewin F, Wagenius G. Aspects on reducing gastrointestinal adverse effects associated with radiotherapy. Acta Oncol 1999; 38:159-64. [PMID: 10227436 DOI: 10.1080/028418699431564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Patients receiving cancer therapy are afflicted with a diversity of side effects. Radiotherapy for cancer affecting the head and neck, oesophagus and pelvis is associated with a marked toxicity, specifically encountered as mucosal toxicity. Pain and diarrhoea as well as nausea and vomiting are the most common symptoms, with subsequent problems such as malnutrition and decreased quality of life. These side effects need to be reduced if we are to optimize radiotherapy and to cure patients. Because there is no straightforward way of obviating these side effects, every effort to prevent aggravation and to induce healing of mucosal changes is of prime importance. Numerous agents including antimicrobials, local and systemic analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-diarrhoeal drugs, and mucosal protectors alone or in combination with dietetic care have been used and/or are under evaluation in order to palliate the symptoms and increase the quality of life for the patients subjected to radiotherapy. In this article we summarize some aspects within the field that were discussed at the Annual Meeting of the Swedish Society for Oncology in Gavle, 1997.
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- R Henriksson
- Department of Oncology, Umeå University Hospital, Sweden
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