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Qiao K, Wei Y, Tao C, Zhu J, Yuan S. Proton therapy for breast cancer: Reducing toxicity. Thorac Cancer 2024. [PMID: 39275876 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.15451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 08/25/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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Radiotherapy is a crucial component in the holistic management of breast cancer, with approximately 60% of individuals diagnosed with breast cancer requiring this treatment. As the survival rate of individuals with breast cancer has significantly increased, there is a growing focus on the long-term well-being of patients. Proton therapy (PT) is a new and rapidly developing radiotherapy method. In comparison with conventional photon therapy, PT offers the benefits of decreased radiation toxicity and increased dosage in the designated region. This can extend patients' lifespan and enhance their overall well-being. The present analysis examines the function of PT in diminishing the harmful effects of radiation in cases of breast cancer, while also providing a brief overview of the future potential and obstacles associated with PT for breast cancer.
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- Kailin Qiao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Physics & Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology Physics & Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Zhang Y, Fu W, Brandner E, Percinsky S, Moran M, Huq MS. Minimizing normal tissue low dose bath for left breast Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) using jaw offset. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2024; 25:e14365. [PMID: 38760907 PMCID: PMC11302810 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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PURPOSE With proper beam setup and optimization constraints in the treatment planning system, volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) can improve target dose coverage and conformity while reducing doses to adjacent structures for whole breast radiation therapy. However, the low-dose bath effect on critical structures, especially the heart and the ipsilateral lung, remains a concern. In this study, we present a VMAT technique with the jaw offset VMAT (JO-VMAT) to reduce the leakage and scatter doses to critical structures for whole breast radiation therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The data of 10 left breast cancer patients were retrospectively used for this study. CT images were acquired on a CT scanner (GE, Discovery) with the deep-inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technique. The planning target volumes (PTVs) and the normal structures (the lungs, the heart, and the contralateral breast) were contoured on the DIBH scan. A 3D field-in-field plan (3D-FiF), a tangential VMAT (tVMAT) plan, and a JO-VMAT plan were created with the Eclipse treatment planning system. An arc treatment field with the x-jaw closed across the central axis creates a donut-shaped high-dose distribution and a cylinder-shaped low-dose volume along the central axis of gantry rotation. Applying this setup with proper multi-leaf collimator (MLC) modulation, the optimized plan potentially can provide sufficient target coverage and reduce unnecessary irradiation to critical structures. The JO-VMAT plans involve 5-6 tangential arcs (3 clockwise arcs and 2-3 counterclockwise arcs) with jaw offsets. The plans were optimized with objective functions specified to achieve PTV dose coverage and homogeneity; For organs at risk (OARs), objective functions were specified individually for each patient to accomplish the best achievable treatment plan. For tVMAT plans, optimization constraints were kept the same except that the jaw offset was removed from the initial beam setup. The dose volume histogram (DVH) parameters were generated for dosimetric evaluation of PTV and OARs. RESULTS The D95% to the PTV was greater than the prescription dose of 42.56 Gy for all the plans. With both VMAT techniques, the PTV conformity index (CI) was statistically improved from 0.62 (3D-FiF) to 0.83 for tVMAT and 0.84 for JO-VMAT plans. The difference in the homogeneity index (HI) was not significant. The Dmax to the heart was reduced from 12.15 Gy for 3D-FiF to 8.26 Gy for tVMAT and 7.20 Gy for JO-VMAT plans. However, a low-dose bath effect was observed with tVMAT plans to all the critical structures including the lungs, the heart, and the contralateral breast. With JO-VMAT, the V5Gy and V2Gy of the heart were reduced by 32.7% and 15.4% compared to 3D-FiF plans. Significantly, the ipsilateral lung showed a reduction in mean dose (4.65-3.44 Gy) and low dose parameters (23.4% reduction for V5Gy and 10.7% reduction for V2Gy) for JO-VMAT plans compared to the 3D-FiF plans. The V2Gy dose to the contralateral lung and breast was minimal with JO-VMAT techniques. CONCLUSION A JO-VMAT technique was evaluated in this study and compared with 3D-FiF and tVMAT techniques. Our results showed that the JO-VMAT technique can achieve clinically comparable coverage and homogeneity and significantly improve dose conformity within PTV. Additionally, JO-VMAT eliminated the low-dose bath effect at all OARs evaluation metrics including the ipsilateral/contralateral lung, the heart, and the contralateral breast compared to 3D-FiF and tVMAT. This technique is feasible for the whole breast radiation therapy of left breast cancers.
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- Yongqian Zhang
- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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Fogliata A, Burger H, Groenewald A, Punt L, Parkes J, Cozzi L. Intensity Modulated Therapy for Patients With Breast Cancer. Practical Guidelines and Tips for an Effective Treatment Planning Strategy. Adv Radiat Oncol 2024; 9:101535. [PMID: 38993192 PMCID: PMC11233865 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2024.101535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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Purpose Practical guidelines and tips for effective and robust radiation therapy treatment planning for patients with breast cancer are addressed for fixed-field intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) techniques. The concepts described here are general and valid on all treatment planning systems. However, some details shown here have been applied to the Varian platforms used at the authors' institutions. Methods and Materials The specific aspects of using C-arm- or O-ring-mounted linear accelerators are covered in the document, as well as tips for dealing with certain resource constraints, target cropping, and skin flash aiming to reduce risks of skin toxicity and to manage (residual after breath control) respiration motion or edema. Results A decision tree is presented, and practical solutions for cases where a target volume is contoured or not and where volumetric modulated arc therapy or fixed-beam intensity modulation should be applied and details about the technical implementation (tangential IMRT, butterfly IMRT or VMAT, and large partial VMAT arcs) are discussed. Target cropping and skin flash implications are discussed in detail, and links to plan robustness are outlined. Conclusions Practical guidelines for breast planning are presented and summarized with a decision tree and technical summaries.
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- Antonella Fogliata
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Medical Affairs, Varian Medical Systems, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
- Medical Affairs, Varian Medical Systems, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Palo Alto, California
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Cilla S, Deodato F, Romano C, Macchia G, Buwenge M, Boccardi M, Pezzulla D, Pierro A, Zamagni A, Morganti AG. Risk evaluation of secondary malignancies after radiotherapy of breast cancer in light of the continuous development of planning techniques. Med Dosim 2023; 48:279-285. [PMID: 37659968 DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2023.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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Secondary cancer risk is a significant concern for women treated with breast radiation therapy due to improved long-term survival rates. We evaluated the potential of new advanced automated planning algorithms together with hybrid techniques to minimize the excess absolute risk (EAR) for secondary cancer in various organs after radiation treatment for early staged breast cancer. Using CT data set of 25 patients, we generated 4 different radiation treatment plans of different complexity, including 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), field-in-field (FinF), hybrid-IMRT (HMRT) and automated hybrid-VMAT (HVMAT) techniques. The organ-equivalent dose (OED) was calculated from differential dose-volume histograms on the basis of the "linear-exponential," "plateau," and "full mechanistic" dose-response models and was used to evaluate the EAR for secondary cancer in the contralateral breast (CB), contralateral lung (CL), and ipsilateral lung (IL). Statistical comparisons of data were performed by a Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance. The planning objectives were fulfilled with all the planning techniques for both target coverage and organs-at-risk sparing. The differences in EAR for CB, CL and IL secondary tumor induction were not significant among the 4 techniques. For the CB and CL, the mean absolute difference did not reach 1 case of 10000 patient-years. For the IL, the mean absolute difference was up to 5 cases of 10,000 patient-years. In conclusion, the automated HVMAT technique allows an EAR reduction at the level of well-consolidated tangential 3D-CRT or FinF techniques, keeping all the HVMAT dosimetric improvements unchanged. On the basis of this analysis, the adoption of the HVMAT technique poses no increase in EAR and could be considered safe also for younger patients.
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- Savino Cilla
- Medical Physics Unit, Gemelli Molise Hospital, Campobasso, Italy.
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Gemelli Molise Hospital, Campobasso, Italy; Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Medical Physics Unit, Gemelli Molise Hospital, Campobasso, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Gemelli Molise Hospital, Campobasso, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Gemelli Molise Hospital, Campobasso, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Racka I, Majewska K, Winiecki J, Kiluk K. Hybrid planning techniques for early-stage left-sided breast cancer: dose distribution analysis and estimation of projected secondary cancer-relative risk. Acta Oncol 2023; 62:932-941. [PMID: 37516978 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2023.2238553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate three techniques of irradiation of left-sided breast cancer patients, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), hybrid Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (h-IMRT), and hybrid Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (h-VMAT, h-ARC), in terms of dose distribution in the planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs). The second aim was to estimate the projected relative risk of radiation-induced secondary cancers for hybrid techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three treatment plans were prepared in 3D-CRT, h-IMRT, and h-VMAT techniques for each of the 40 patients, who underwent CT simulation in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH). For hybrid techniques, plans were created by combining 3D-CRT and dynamic fields with an 80%/20% dose ratio for 3D-CRT and IMRT or VMAT. Cumulative dose-volume histograms were used to compare dose distributions within the PTV and OARs (heart, left anterior descending coronary artery [LAD], left and right lung [LL, RL], right breast [RB]). Projected risk ratios for secondary cancers were estimated relative to 3D-CRT using the organ equivalent dose (OED) concept for the Schneider's linear exponential, plateau, and full mechanistic dose-response model. RESULTS All plans fulfilled the PTV criterium: V95%≥95%. Compared to 3D-CRT, both hybrid techniques showed significantly better target coverage (PTV: V95%>98%, p < 0.001), and the best conformality was achieved by h-ARC plans (CI: 1.18 ± 0.09, p < 0.001). Compared to 3D-CRT and h-ARC, h-IMRT increased the average sum of monitor units (MU) over 129.9% (p < 0.001). H-ARC increased the mean dose of contralateral organs and the LL V5Gy parameter (p < 0.001). Both hybrid techniques significantly reduced the Dmax of the heart by 5 Gy. Compared to h-IMRT, h-ARC increased secondary cancer projected relative risk ratios for LL, RL, and RB by 18, 152, and 81%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The results confirmed that both hybrid techniques provide better target quality and OARs sparing than 3D-CRT. Hybrid VMAT delivers less MU compared to hybrid IMRT but may increase the risk of radiation-induced secondary malignancies.
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- Iga Racka
- Medical Physics Department, Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Oncology Center, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Medical Physics Department, Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Oncology Center, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Medical Physics Department, Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Oncology Center, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Clinic of Oncology and Brachytherapy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
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Racka I, Majewska K, Winiecki J. Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) vs. volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) technique in left-sided breast cancer patients-comparative analysis of dose distribution and estimation of projected secondary cancer risk. Strahlenther Onkol 2023; 199:90-101. [PMID: 35943553 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-022-01979-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare two techniques of irradiation of left-sided breast cancer patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy technique (3D-CRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), in terms of dose distribution in the planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs). The second aim of the study was estimation of the projected risk of radiation-induced secondary cancer for both radiotherapy techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS For 25 patients who underwent CT simulation in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH), three treatment plans were generated: one using a three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy technique and two using volumetric modulated arc therapy. First VMAT-DIBH geometry consisted of three partial arcs (ARC-DIBH 3A) and second consisted of four partial arcs (ARC-DIBH 4A). Cumulative dose-volume histograms (DVHs) were used to compare dose distributions within the PTV and OARs (heart, left anterior descending coronary artery [LAD], ipsilateral and contralateral lung [IL, CL], and contralateral breast [CB]). Normal tissue complication probabilities (NTCPs) and organ equivalent doses (OEDs) were calculated using the differential DVHs. Excess absolute risks (EARs) for second cancers were estimated using Schneider's full mechanistic dose-response model. RESULTS All plans fulfilled the criterium for PTV V95% ≥ 95%. The PTV coverage, homogeneity, and conformity indices were significantly better for VMAT-DIBH. VMAT showed a significantly increased mean dose and V5Gy for all OARs, but reduced LAD Dmax by 15 Gy. For IL, CL, and CB, the 3D-CRT DIBH method achieved the lowest values of EAR: 28.38 per 10,000 PYs, 2.55 per 10,000 PYs, and 4.48 per 10,000 PYs (p < 0.001), compared to 40.29 per 10,000 PYs, 15.62 per 10,000 PYs, and 23.44 per 10,000 PYs for ARC-DIBH 3A plans and 41.12 per 10,000 PYs, 15.59 per 10,000 PYs, and 22.73 per 10,000 PYs for ARC-DIBH 4A plans. Both techniques provided negligibly low NTCPs for all OARs. CONCLUSION The study shows that VMAT-DIBH provides better OAR sparing against high doses. However, the large low-dose-bath (≤ 5 Gy) is still a concern due to the fact that a larger volume of normal tissues exposed to lower doses may increase a radiation-induced risk of secondary cancer.
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- Iga Racka
- Medical Physics Department, Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Medical Physics Department, Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Medical Physics Department, Prof. Franciszek Łukaszczyk Memorial Oncology Centre in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland.,Clinic of Oncology and Brachytherapy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicholas Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Fogliata A, Parabicoli S, Paganini L, Reggiori G, Lobefalo F, Cozzi L, Franzese C, Franceschini D, Spoto R, Scorsetti M. Knowledge-based DVH estimation and optimization for breast VMAT plans with and without avoidance sectors. Radiat Oncol 2022; 17:200. [PMID: 36474297 PMCID: PMC9724419 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-022-02172-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To analyze RapidPlan knowledge-based models for DVH estimation of organs at risk from breast cancer VMAT plans presenting arc sectors en-face to the breast with zero dose rate, feature imposed during the optimization phase (avoidance sectors AS). METHODS CT datasets of twenty left breast patients in deep-inspiration breath-hold were selected. Two VMAT plans, PartArc and AvoidArc, were manually generated with double arcs from ~ 300 to ~ 160°, with the second having an AS en-face to the breast to avoid contralateral breast and lung direct irradiation. Two RapidPlan models were generated from the two plan sets. The two models were evaluated in a closed loop to assess the model performance on plans where the AS were selected or not in the optimization. RESULTS The PartArc plans model estimated DVHs comparable with the original plans. The AvoidArc plans model estimated a DVH pattern with two steps for the contralateral structures when the plan does not contain the AS selected in the optimization phase. This feature produced mean doses of the contralateral breast, averaged over all patients, of 0.4 ± 0.1 Gy, 0.6 ± 0.2 Gy, and 1.1 ± 0.2 Gy for the AvoidArc plan, AvoidArc model estimation, RapidPlan generated plan, respectively. The same figures for the contralateral lung were 0.3 ± 0.1 Gy, 1.6 ± 0.6 Gy, and 1.2 ± 0.5 Gy. The reason was found in the possible incorrect information extracted from the model training plans due to the lack of knowledge about the AS. Conversely, in the case of plans with AS set in the optimization generated with the same AvoidArc model, the estimated and resulting DVHs were comparable. Whenever the AvoidArc model was used to generate DVH estimation for a plan with AS, while the optimization was made on the plan without the AS, the optimizer evidentiated the limitation of a minimum dose rate of 0.2 MU/°, resulting in an increased dose to the contralateral structures respect to the estimation. CONCLUSIONS The RapidPlan models for breast planning with VMAT can properly estimate organ at risk DVH. Attention has to be paid to the plan selection and usage for model training in the presence of avoidance sectors.
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- Antonella Fogliata
- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy ,grid.452490.eDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy ,grid.452490.eDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Milan-Rozzano, Italy ,grid.452490.eDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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Ragusa R, Torrisi A, Di Prima AA, Torrisi AA, Ippolito A, Ferrante M, Madeddu A, Guardabasso V. Cancer Prevention for Survivors: Incidence of Second Primary Cancers and Sex Differences-A Population-Based Study from an Italian Cancer Registry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12201. [PMID: 36231502 PMCID: PMC9565941 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The number of cancer survivors continues to increase, thanks to advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Unfortunately, the incidence of a second primary cancer (SPC) is also increasing, but limited studies reporting incidence data are available regarding multiple cancers. This study presents our observations on multiple primary malignant cancers, the associations between sites, and the inherent sex differences. PATIENTS AND METHODS We report the data, disaggregated by sex, concerning the SPCs that were recorded in the "Registro Tumori Integrato" (RTI) a population-based cancer registry in Sicily, Italy, as observed in the period from 2003 to 2017, in a total population of approximately 2,300,000. SPCs were divided into synchronous and metachronous cancers. The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, third edition (ICD-O-3), was used for topographical and morphological classifications. Multiple primary cancers with multi-organ primitiveness were selected from the database of the RTI by extracting patients with more than one diagnosis. SPCs had different histology or morphology from the particular cancer that was considered to be the index cancer case. Multicenter or multifocal cancers, or metastases, were excluded. The percentages of cancer by sex and topography, the average age of incidence, and a breakdown by age were computed. RESULTS Differences were observed between sexes in terms of incidence and site for SPCs. The most frequent SPC was skin cancer (20% of the SPCs observed). The associations among sites of multiple cancers are reported. CONCLUSION There are many gaps in our knowledge of sex differences in cancer. The study of multiple primary cancers could bring more likely opportunities for evaluation of the cancer burden and trends that can be used to identify new research areas by population health programs, as well as for clinical researchers.
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- Rosalia Ragusa
- HTA Committee, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “G. Rodolico—San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Integrato, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “G. Rodolico—San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Integrato, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “G. Rodolico—San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Integrato, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “G. Rodolico—San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Integrato, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “G. Rodolico—San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “G.F. Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Registro Territoriale di Patologia Siracusa, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Siracusa, 96100 Siracusa, Italy
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- Research Promotion Office, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “G. Rodolico—San Marco”, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Zhang Z, Li D, Peng F, Tan Z, Yang P, Peng Z, Li X, Qi X, Sun W, Liu Y, Wang Y. Evaluation of Hybrid VMAT Advantages and Robustness Considering Setup Errors Using Surface Guided Dose Accumulation for Internal Lymph Mammary Nodes Irradiation of Postmastectomy Radiotherapy. Front Oncol 2022; 12:907181. [PMID: 35936730 PMCID: PMC9354548 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.907181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives Setup error is a key factor affecting postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) and irradiation of the internal mammary lymph nodes is the most investigated aspect for PMRT patients. In this study, we evaluated the robustness, radiobiological, and dosimetric benefits of the hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (H-VMAT) planning technique based on the setup error in dose accumulation using a surface-guided system for radiation therapy. Methods We retrospectively selected 32 patients treated by a radiation oncologist and evaluated the clinical target volume (CTV), including internal lymph node irradiation (IMNIs), and considered the planning target volume (PTV) margin to be 5 mm. Three different planning techniques were evaluated: tangential-VMAT (T-VMAT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and H-VMAT. The interfraction and intrafraction setup errors were analyzed in each field and the accumulated dose was evaluated as the patients underwent daily surface-guided monitoring. These parameters were included while evaluating CTV coverage, the dose required for the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the left ventricle (LV), the normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for the heart and lungs, and the second cancer complication probability (SCCP) for contralateral breast (CB). Results When the setup error was accounted for dose accumulation, T-VMAT (95.51%) and H-VMAT (95.48%) had a higher CTV coverage than IMRT (91.25%). In the NTCP for the heart, H-VMAT (0.04%) was higher than T-VMAT (0.01%) and lower than IMRT (0.2%). However, the SCCP (1.05%) of CB using H-VMAT was lower than that using T-VMAT (2%) as well as delivery efficiency. And T-VMAT (3.72) and IMRT (10.5).had higher plan complexity than H-VMAT (3.71). Conclusions In this study, based on the dose accumulation of setup error for patients with left-sided PMRT with IMNI, we found that the H-VMAT technique was superior for achieving an optimum balance between target coverage, OAR dose, complication probability, plan robustness, and complexity.
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- Zhe Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen-Peking University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Statistics and Data Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Statistics and Data Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen-Peking University, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Yajie Liu, ; Yuenan Wang,
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Statistics and Data Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Yajie Liu, ; Yuenan Wang,
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De-Colle C, Dohm O, Mönnich D, Nachbar M, Weidner N, Heinrich V, Boeke S, Gani C, Zips D, Thorwarth D. Estimation of secondary cancer projected risk after partial breast irradiation at the 1.5 T MR-linac. Strahlenther Onkol 2022; 198:622-629. [PMID: 35412045 PMCID: PMC9217770 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-022-01930-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE For patients treated with partial breast irradiation (PBI), potential long-term treatment-related toxicities are important. The 1.5 T magnetic resonance guided linear accelerator (MRL) offers excellent tumor bed visualization and a daily treatment plan adaption possibility, but MRL-specific electron stream and return effects may cause increased dose deposition at air-tissue interfaces. In this study, we aimed to investigate the projected risk of radiation-induced secondary malignancies (RISM) in patients treated with PBI at the 1.5 T MRL. METHODS Projected excess absolute risk values (EARs) for the contralateral breast, lungs, thyroid and esophagus were estimated for 11 patients treated with PBI at the MRL and compared to 11 patients treated with PBI and 11 patients treated with whole breast irradiation (WBI) at the conventional linac (CTL). All patients received 40.05 Gy in 15 fractions. For patients treated at the CTL, additional dose due to daily cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) was simulated. The t‑test with Bonferroni correction was used for comparison. RESULTS The highest projected risk for a radiation-induced secondary cancer was found for the ipsilateral lung, without significant differences between the groups. A lower contralateral breast EAR was found for MRL-PBI (EAR = 0.89) compared to CTL-PBI (EAR = 1.41, p = 0.01), whereas a lower thyroid EAR for CTL-PBI (EAR = 0.17) compared to MRL-PBI (EAR = 0.33, p = 0.03) and CTL-WBI (EAR = 0.46, p = 0.002) was observed. Nevertheless, when adding the CBCT dose no difference between thyroid EAR for CTL-PBI compared to MRL-PBI was detected. CONCLUSION Better breast tissue visualization and the possibility for daily plan adaption make PBI at the 1.5 T MRL particularly attractive. Our simulations suggest that this treatment can be performed without additional projected risk of RISM.
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- C De-Colle
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Section for Biomedical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Section for Biomedical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Section for Biomedical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- partner site Tübingen, and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- partner site Tübingen, and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section for Biomedical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- partner site Tübingen, and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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Ogino I, Seto H, Shigenaga D, Hata M. Dose to contralateral breast from whole breast irradiation by automated tangential IMRT planning: comparison of flattening-filter and flattening-filter-free modes. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2022; 27:113-120. [PMID: 35402036 PMCID: PMC8989456 DOI: 10.5603/rpor.a2022.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The most common secondary cancer is contralateral breast (CLB) cancer after whole breast irradiation (WBI). The aim of this study was to quantify the reduction of CLB dose in tangential intensity modulated radiotherapy (t-IMRT) for WBI using flattening-filter-free (FFF) beams. Materials and methods We generated automated planning of 20 young breast cancer patients with limited user interaction. Dose-volume histograms of the planning target volume (PTV), ipsilateral lung, heart, and CLB were calculated. The dose of PTV, the most medial CLB point, and the CLB point below the nipple was measured using an ionization chamber inserted in a slab phantom. We compared the two t-IMRT plans generated by FFF beams and flattening-filter (FF) beams. Results All plans were clinically acceptable. There was no difference in the conformal index, the homogeneity for FFF was significantly worse. For the ipsilateral lung, the maximum dose (Dmax) was significantly higher; however, V20 showed a tendency to be lower in the FFF plan. No differences were found in the Dmax and V30 to the heart of the left breast cancer. FF planning showed significantly lower Dmax and mean dose to the CLB. In contrast to the calculation results, the measured dose of the most medial CLB point and the CLB point below the nipple were significantly lower in FFF mode than in FF mode, with mean reductions of 21.1% and 20%, respectively. Conclusions T-IMRT planning using FFF reduced the measured out-of-field dose of the most medial CLB point and the CLB point below the nipple.
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- Ichiro Ogino
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Bi S, Zhu R, Dai Z. Dosimetric and radiobiological comparison of simultaneous integrated boost radiotherapy for early stage right side breast cancer between three techniques: IMRT, hybrid IMRT and hybrid VMAT. Radiat Oncol 2022; 17:60. [PMID: 35346264 PMCID: PMC8962055 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-022-02009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aimed at evaluating the clinical impact of full intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), hybrid IMRT (H-IMRT) and hybrid volumetric-modulated arc therapy (H-VMAT) for early-stage breast cancer with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB), in terms of plan quality and second cancer risk (SCR). Methods Three different plans were designed in full IMRT, hybrid IMRT, and hybrid VMAT for each of twenty patients with early-stage breast cancer. Target quality, organs at risk (OARs) sparing, and SCR were compared among the three plans for each case. Results In compared with H-IMRT, IMRT plans showed deterioration in terms of D2% of SIB, V10 of ipsilateral lung, and excess absolute risk (EAR) to contralateral lung (C-Lung) and esophagus. D2% and the homogeneity index (HI) of SIB, V5 of ipsilateral lung (I-Lung), the Dmean of the esophagus, the EAR to C-Lung and the esophagus with hybrid VMAT dramatically increased by 0.63%, 10%, 17.99%, 149.27%, 230.41%, and 135.29%, respectively (p = 0.024; 0.025; 0.046; 0.011; 0.000; 0.014). Dmean of the heart, the EAR to contralateral breast (C-Breast) and C-Lung by full IMRT was significantly decreased in comparison to the H-VMAT (4.67%, p = 0.033, 26.76%, p = 0.018; 48.05%, p = 0.036). Conclusion The results confirmed that H-IMRT could achieve better target quality and OARs sparing than IMRT and H-VMAT for SIB radiotherapy of early-stage right breast cancer. H-IMRT was the best treatment option, while H-VMAT performed the worst among the three plans in terms of SCR to peripheral OARs.
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- Suyan Bi
- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China
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- Department of Oncology, Yunyang County People's Hospital, Chongqing, 404500, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China.
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Stanton C, Bell LJ, Le A, Griffiths B, Wu K, Adams J, Ambrose L, Andree‐Evarts D, Porter B, Bromley R, van Gysen K, Morgia M, Lamoury G, Eade T, Booth JT, Carroll S. Comprehensive nodal breast VMAT: solving the low-dose wash dilemma using an iterative knowledge-based radiotherapy planning solution. J Med Radiat Sci 2022; 69:85-97. [PMID: 34387031 PMCID: PMC8892431 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Aimed to develop a simple and robust volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT) solution for comprehensive lymph node (CLN) breast cancer without increase in low-dose wash. METHODS Forty CLN-breast patient data sets were utilised to develop a knowledge-based planning (KBP) VMAT model, which limits low-dose wash using iterative learning and base-tangential methods as benchmark. Another twenty data sets were employed to validate the model comparing KBP-generated ipsilateral VMAT (ipsi-VMAT) plans against the benchmarked hybrid (h)-VMAT (departmental standard) and bowtie-VMAT (published best practice) methods. Planning target volume (PTV), conformity/homogeneity index (CI/HI), organ-at-risk (OAR), remaining-volume-at-risk (RVR) and blinded radiation oncologist (RO) plan preference were evaluated. RESULTS Ipsi- and bowtie-VMAT plans were dosimetrically equivalent, achieving greater nodal target coverage (P < 0.05) compared to h-VMAT with minor reduction in breast coverage. CI was enhanced for a small reduction in breast HI with improved dose sparing to ipsilateral-lung and humeral head (P < 0.05) at immaterial expense to spinal cord. Significantly, low-dose wash to OARs and RVR were comparable between all plan types demonstrating a simple VMAT class solution robust to patient-specific anatomic variation can be applied to CLN breast without need for complex beam modification (hybrid plans, avoidance sectors or other). This result was supported by blinded RO review. CONCLUSIONS A simple and robust ipsilateral VMAT class solution for CLN breast generated using iterative KBP modelling can achieve clinically acceptable target coverage and OAR sparing without unwanted increase in low-dose wash associated with increased second malignancy risk.
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- Cameron Stanton
- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
- Northern Clinical SchoolUniversity of SydneySt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
- Institute of Medical PhysicsSchool of PhysicsUniversity of SydneyCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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- Radiation Oncology DepartmentNorthern Sydney Cancer CentreRoyal North Shore HospitalSt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
- Northern Clinical SchoolUniversity of SydneySt LeonardsNew South WalesAustralia
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Engstrøm KH, Brink C, Nielsen MH, Kjellgren M, Gottlieb K, Hazell I, Hansen VN, Lorenzen EL. Automatic treatment planning of VMAT for left-sided breast cancer with lymph nodes. Acta Oncol 2021; 60:1425-1431. [PMID: 34586930 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2021.1983209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The standard in Denmark for treating breast cancer patients receiving loco-regional irradiation is tangential 3D Conformal RadioTherapy (3DCRT), treated in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH). Treating with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) may reduce the treatment time, which is particularly important for DIBH treatments. The VMAT should be performed without increased dose to the heart, lung, and contralateral breast. This study compares VMAT and 3DCRT for left-sided breast cancer patients with intramammary lymph node involvement. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty left-sided breast cancer patients were included. VMAT and tangential plans were created for all patients, with a prescription dose of 50 Gy. The tangential plans used 6 MV and for larger breast combined with 18 MV. The VMAT plans utilised two 6 MV fields in a butterfly configuration. Dose planning was done in Pinnacle3 16.0 using the Auto-Planning module for the VMAT plans. Comparison of the plans was based on: mean doses, metrics provided by DBCG guidelines, dose-volume histograms and required number of breath-holds for treatment delivery in DIBH. RESULTS For most OAR, the doses were similar for VMAT and 3DCRT. The target coverage was comparable, with VMAT having a statistically significant improved dose homogeneity of the target volumes. Less than half the number of breath-hold was required for VMAT compared to 3DCRT. Mean gamma pass rates (3 mm and 3%) from ArcCHECK of the VMAT plans was 98.4% (range 96.6-99.8%). CONCLUSION Automatic VMAT planning of left-sided breast cancer patients with lymph node involvement can produce dose distributions comparable to those of tangential 3DCRT, while reducing the number of breath-holds in DIBH by more than a factor of two. The reduction in breath-holds is beneficial for patient comfort and reduces the risk of intra-fraction patient motion.
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- Kenni Højsgaard Engstrøm
- Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Physics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Physics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Physics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Physics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Physics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Radiation Physics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Ahrouch I, Van Gestel D, Koshariuk O, Kirkove C, Desmet A, Philippson C, Reynaert N, De Caluwe A. Unintended dose to the lower axilla in adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer: Differences between tangential beam and VMAT. Radiother Oncol 2021; 164:282-288. [PMID: 34648872 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To evaluate dosimetric differences in unintended dose to the lower axilla between 3D-standard (3DCRT), tangential beam forward intensity modulated radiotherapy (F-IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). The objective is to evaluate whether results of clinical trials, such as the ACOSOG-Z011 trial, that evaluated omission of axillary clearance can be extrapolated towards more conformal techniques like VMAT. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-five consecutive patients treated with whole breast radiotherapy alone (WBRT) using a F-IMRT technique were identified. Three additional plans were created for every patient: one plan using a single 270° arc (VMAT 1x270°), another using two small ≤90° opposing arcs (VMAT 2x < 90°) and thirdly a 3DCRT plan without F-IMRT. Axillary levels I-II were contoured after the treatment plans were made. RESULTS The volume of the axilla level I that was covered by the 50% isodose (V50%) was significantly higher for VMAT 2x < 90° (71.3 cm3, 84% of structure volume, p < 0.001) and VMAT 1x270° (68.8 cm3, 81%, p < 0.01) compared to 3DCRT (60.3 cm3, 71%) and F-IMRT (60.8 cm3, 72%). The V50% to the axilla level II, however, was low for all techniques: 12.3 cm3 (12%); 8.9 cm3 (9%); 4.3 cm3 (4%); 4.4 cm3 (4%) for VMAT 2x < 90°, VMAT 1x270°, 3DCRT, F-IMRT, respectively. For the higher doses (V90% and above), no clinically relevant differences were seen between the different modalities. CONCLUSION WBRT treatments with VMAT do not lead to a significant reduction of the unintended axillary dose in comparison with a tangential beam setup. Hence, concerning tumor control, VMAT can be applied to clinical situations similar to the Z0011 trial. The intermediate axillary dose is higher with VMAT, but the clinical consequence of this difference on toxicity is unknown.
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- Imane Ahrouch
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Breast Working Group, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Breast Working Group, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinique St Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Breast Working Group, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Breast Working Group, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Physics, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Breast Working Group, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Franceschini D, Fogliata A, Spoto R, Dominici L, Lo Faro L, Franzese C, Comito T, Lobefalo F, Reggiori G, Cozzi L, Sagona A, Gentile D, Scorsetti M. Long term results of a phase II trial of hypofractionated adjuvant radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer with volumetric modulated arc therapy and simultaneous integrated boost. Radiother Oncol 2021; 164:50-56. [PMID: 34537289 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE to report toxicity and cosmetic outcome with a median follow-up of 6 years of a phase II trial of hypofractionated radiotherapy with volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) for early-stage breast cancer after conservative surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS From August 2010 to September 2014, patients requiring adjuvant radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer were treated according to a phase I-II protocol with SIB to 40.5 and 48 Gy to the breast and the boost region, respectively, with VMAT technique. The primary endpoint evaluated the treatment feasibility regarding adherence to required dose constraints for target, heart and lungs. Acute and late toxicity, local and distant control were secondary endpoints. RESULTS 450 patients were included in the trial and analysed after a median follow-up of 6 years. Acute toxicity was already presented in a previous paper. Regarding late toxicity, 93% of patients had no skin alteration at five years, while 5.3% and 1.3% did record G1 and G2 residual toxicity, respectively. Cosmetic outcome was scored good or excellent in almost all cases (97.2%), fair only in 2.3% of patients. Residual tenderness in the irradiated breast was reported by 10% of patients. Cosmesis and breast pain improved during follow-up. Two cases of G2 pneumonitis and two cases of ischemic cardiopathy were registered during follow-up. Five cases presented local recurrence in the homolateral breast, four patients had a new primary cancer in the contralateral breast, while distant metastasis developed in 7 patients. CONCLUSION After more than six years, hypofractionated VMAT with SIB for adjuvant radiotherapy in early-stage breast cancer patients remains a safe and effective approach. Mature data on skin toxicity and cosmetic outcome are encouraging. However, longer follow-up is required to evaluate local control, cardiac toxicity and secondary carcinogenesis.
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- D Franceschini
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy.
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Breast Unit, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy; IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Breast Unit, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Milan-Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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Holt E, Mantel A, Cokelek M, Tacey M, Jassal S, Law M, Zantuck N, Yong C, Cheng M, Viotto A, Foroudi F, Chao M. Volumetric arc therapy: A viable option for right-sided breast with comprehensive regional nodal irradiation in conjunction with deep inspiration breath hold. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2021; 52:223-237. [PMID: 33771509 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2021.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is an innovative technique routinely used for left-sided breast radiotherapy to significantly reduce harmful dose to the heart and ipsilateral lung. Currently, there is scant literature exploring DIBH for right-sided whole breast and regional nodal irradiation (WB & RNI). The purpose of this study is to examine if DIBH produces a clinically significant reduction in organ at risk (OAR) dose for right-sided WB + RNI, whilst comparatively analysing the use of volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) versus tangential inverse modulated radiotherapy (t-IMRT). METHODS AND MATERIALS Ten patients, previously treated for left sided breast cancer (with a FB and DIBH CT scan), were selected from our database to be retrospectively replanned to the right breast and nodal regions. Planning target volumes (PTV) were marked to include the whole right breast and regional nodes, encompassing the supraclavicular fossa (SCF) and internal mammary nodes (IMN). PTVs and OARs were contoured on the Pinnacle workstation according to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) guidelines. VMAT and t-IMRT plans were generated to a prescribed dose of 50 Gy in 25 fractions on both the DIBH and FB data sets for dosimetric analysis. RESULTS Coverage of the right breast (mean, D95%) and SCF (D95%) were significantly improved with VMAT in comparison to t-IMRT, with no statistically significant variation on the IMN PTV (D95%). The use of DIBH did not impact PTV coverage compared with FB. VMAT reduced dose to the ipsilateral lung (mean, V20Gy), combined lungs (mean, V20Gy) and liver (D2cc); conversely dose to the heart (mean), left lung (mean, V5Gy) and contralateral breast (mean) were increased. For both techniques DIBH significantly improved dose to OARs including the ipsilateral lung (mean, V20Gy, V5Gy), total lung (mean, V20Gy), heart (mean, V25Gy) and liver (D2cc) when compared to FB. CONCLUSION DIBH could be considered for patients treated with right-sided WB and RNI due to a significant decrease in heart, ipsilateral lung, total lung and liver doses. VMAT significantly improves PTV coverage over t-IMRT whilst reducing dose to the ipsilateral lung and liver, albeit to the detriment of the left lung, contralateral breast and heart. The increase in heart dose can be mitigated by the use of DIBH. We recommend if VMAT is utilised for superior target volume coverage, DIBH should also be implemented to reduce OAR toxicity. RÉSUMÉ: BUT: La retenue respiratoire profonde (DIBH) est une technique innovante couramment utilisée pour la radiothérapie du cÔté gauche du sein afin de réduire de manière significative la dose nocive pour le cŒur et le poumon ipsilatéral (13-15). Actuellement, il existe peu d'ouvrages sur la DIBH pour l'irradiation du sein entier du cÔté droit et des nodules régionaux (WB+RNI). L'objectif de cette étude est d'examiner si la DIBH produit une réduction cliniquement significative de la dose d'organe à risque (OAR) pour la WB+RNI du cÔté droit, tout en analysant comparativement l'utilisation de l'arcthérapie volumétrique (VMAT) par rapport à la radiothérapie par modulation d'intensité tangentielle (t-IMRT). MéTHODOLOGIE ET MATéRIEL: Dix scans tomodensitométriques avec un ensemble de données DIBH et de respiration libre (FB) ont été sélectionnés de manière rétrospective. Les volumes cibles de planification (PTV) ont été marqués pour inclure le sein droit entier et les ganglions régionaux, englobant la fosse supraclaviculaire (SCF) et les ganglions mammaires internes (IMN). Les PTV et les OAR ont été définis sur la station de travail Pinnacle conformément aux directives du groupe de radiothérapie oncologique (RTOG) (17). Les plans t-IMRT et VMAT ont été générés pour une dose prescrite de 50Gy en 25 fractions sur les ensembles de données DIBH et FB pour l'analyse dosimétrique. RéSULTATS: La couverture du sein droit (moyenne, D95%) et du SCF (D95%) a été significativement améliorée avec la VMAT par rapport à la t-IMRT, sans variation statistiquement significative sur la PTV IMN (D95%). L'utilisation de la DIBH n'a pas eu d'impact sur la couverture du PTV par rapport à la FB. La VMAT a réduit la dose dans le poumon ipsilatéral (moyenne, V20Gy), les poumons combinés (moyenne, V20Gy) et le foie (D2cc) ; à l'inverse, la dose dans le cŒur (moyenne), le poumon gauche (moyenne, V5Gy) et le sein controlatéral (moyenne) a été augmentée. Pour les deux techniques, la DIBH a amélioré de manière significative la dose aux OAR, y compris le poumon ipsilatéral (moyenne, V20Gy, V5Gy), le poumon total (moyenne, V20Gy), le cŒur (moyenne, V25Gy) et le foie (D2cc), par rapport à la respiration libre. CONCLUSION La DIBH pourrait être envisagé pour les patients traités par WB+RNI du cÔté droit en raison d'une diminution significative des doses dans le cŒur, le poumon ipsilatéral, le poumon total et le foie. La VMAT améliore considérablement la couverture de la PTV par rapport à la t-IMRT tout en réduisant la dose dans le poumon ipsilatéral et le foie, mais au détriment du poumon gauche, du sein controlatéral et du cŒur. L'augmentation de la dose au cŒur peut être atténuée par l'utilisation de la DIBH. Nous recommandons, si la VMAT est utilisée pour une couverture supérieure du volume cible, de mettre également en Œuvre la DIBH pour réduire la toxicité aux OAR.
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- Emily Holt
- GenesisCare Victoria, Ringwood Private Hospital, VIC, Australia.
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- GenesisCare Victoria, Ringwood Private Hospital, VIC, Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East, VIC, Australia
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- Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East, VIC, Australia
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- Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East, VIC, Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- GenesisCare Victoria, Ringwood Private Hospital, VIC, Australia; Maroondah Hospital, Ringwood East, VIC, Australia.
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The Impact of Radiotherapy on the Incidence of Secondary Malignancies: A Pan-Cancer Study in the US SEER Cancer Registries. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 28:301-316. [PMID: 33435562 PMCID: PMC7903277 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28010035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The population of cancer patients with second primary malignancies (SPMs) is rapidly growing. The relationship between radiotherapy and SPMs for some types of tumors is unknown or debated. In this study, we identify 24 types of first primary malignancies (FPMs) between 2004 and 2015 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Patients in the radiotherapy group were matched to those in the no radiotherapy group with a matching ratio of 1:1. After propensity-score matching (PSM), additional competing risk regression analyses were performed to calculate the efficacy of radiotherapy to SPMs in the PSM-adjusted population. In addition, the Fine and Gray model was utilized in the primary cohorts, and stratified analyses were performed based on surgery. This study includes a total of 2,831,789 eligible patients with tumors diagnosed from 2004 to 2015 in the SEER 18 database, amongst whom 100,194 (3.5%) patients developed SPMs. We observe higher risks of SPMs associated with radiotherapy in several types of tumors in the PSM-adjusted populations (small bowel adenocarcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma, urinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma, invasive ductal breast carcinoma, invasive lobular breast carcinoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma). The results in the PSM-adjusted populations were consistent with outcomes in the multivariable competing risk models. Meanwhile, in subgroup analyses stratified by surgery, some other types of tumor (except for those with positive results in the PSM-adjusted cohorts) with radiotherapy were also associated with a higher prevalence of SPMs in the subgroups of surgical treatment (pancreatic adenocarcinoma, rectal adenocarcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma and follicular thyroid carcinoma in the surgery subgroups). The impact of radiotherapy on the incidence of secondary malignancies is distinct in different types of cancer. These findings merit further investigation and may ultimately impact treatment decision-making for tumor management.
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Paganetti H. “Cancer risk after breast proton therapy considering physiological and radiobiological uncertainties” by Raptis et al. (Physica Medica 76 (2020) 1–6). Phys Med 2020; 80:274-276. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Breast size and dose to cardiac substructures in adjuvant three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy compared to tangential intensity modulated radiotherapy. Radiol Oncol 2020; 54:470-479. [PMID: 32990650 PMCID: PMC7585338 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2020-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The aim of the study was to quantify planned doses to the heart and specific cardiac substructures in free-breathing adjuvant three-dimensional radiation therapy (3D-CRT) and tangential intensity modulated radiotherapy (t-IMRT) for left-sided node-negative breast cancer, and to assess the differences in planned doses to organs at risk according to patients’ individual anatomy, including breast volume. Patients and methods In the study, the whole heart and cardiac substructures were delineated for 60 patients using cardiac atlas. For each patient, 3D-CRT and t-IMRT plans were generated. The prescribed dose was 42.72 Gy in 16 fractions. Patients were divided into groups with small, medium, and large clinical target volume (CTV). Calculated dose distributions were compared amongst the two techniques and the three different groups of CTV. Results Mean absorbed dose to the whole heart (MWHD) (1.9 vs. 2.1 Gy, P < 0.005), left anterior descending coronary artery mean dose (8.2 vs. 8.4 Gy, P < 0.005) and left ventricle (LV) mean dose (3.0 vs. 3.2, P < 0.005) were all significantly lower with 3D-CRT technique compared to t-IMRT. Apical (8.5 vs. 9.0, P < 0.005) and anterior LV walls (5.0 vs. 5.4 Gy, P < 0.005) received the highest mean dose (Dmean). MWHD and LV-Dmean increased with increasing CTV size regardless of the technique. Low MWHD values (< 2.5 Gy) were achieved in 44 (73.3%) and 41 (68.3%) patients for 3D-CRT and t-IMRT techniques, correspondingly. Conclusions Our study confirms a considerable range of the planned doses within the heart for adjuvant 3D-CRT or t-IMRT in node-negative breast cancer. We observed differences in heart dosimetric metrics between the three groups of CTV size, regardless of the radiotherapy planning technique.
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Ashby O, Bridge P. Late effects arising from volumetric modulated arc therapy to the breast: A systematic review. Radiography (Lond) 2020; 27:650-653. [PMID: 32819824 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to the breast offers the potential for excellent dose conformity with the possibility of integrating a simultaneous boost within the treatment plan. This technique, however, also delivers a low dose to a large amount of healthy tissue. This systematic review aimed to determine if VMAT offers a clinically significant difference in late effects compared with conformal radiotherapy techniques for breast radiotherapy. METHODS A systematic review and quality appraisal of primary studies evaluating VMAT to the breast was performed, adopting the PRISMA checklist. RESULTS A total of 8 studies were included in the review. These demonstrated variation in prescription, outcome measures and cohort characteristics. Findings supported the value of VMAT for reducing organ at risk (OAR) doses but also confirmed the potential secondary cancer risk arising from the low dose bath. Hybrid techniques combining VMAT with tangential intensity modulated or standard radiotherapy showed promise when tangential plans failed to meet objectives. CONCLUSION VMAT alone does not offer any significant benefit to late effects over conventional for breast radiotherapy due to the creation of a low dose bath, despite improving OAR doses. More research into hybrid techniques is warranted to identify the most appropriate treatment for different patient subgroups and tumour locations. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE VMAT may not be the optimal technique for breast radiotherapy; hybrid plans combining tangential IMRT with VMAT are recommended.
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- O Ashby
- School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK.
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Paganetti H, Depauw N, Johnson A, Forman RB, Lau J, Jimenez R. The risk for developing a secondary cancer after breast radiation therapy: Comparison of photon and proton techniques. Radiother Oncol 2020; 149:212-218. [PMID: 32464163 PMCID: PMC11293368 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To compare secondary malignancy risks of modern proton and photon therapy techniques for locally advanced breast cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS We utilized dosimetric data from 34 [10 photon-VMAT, 10 photon-3DCRT, 14 pencil beam scanning proton (PBS)] breast cancer patients who received comprehensive nodal irradiation. Employing a model based on organ equivalent dose to account for both inhomogeneous organ dose distributions and non-linear functional dose relationships, we estimated excess absolute risk, excess relative risk, and lifetime attributable risk (LAR) for secondary malignancies. The model uses dose distribution, number of fractions, age at exposure, attained age, the linear-quadratic dose response relationship for cell survival, repopulation factor, as well as gender specific age dependencies, and initial slopes of dose response curves. RESULTS The LAR for carcinoma at age 70 was estimated to be up to 3.64% for esophagus with an advantage of 3DCRT over PBS and VMAT. For the ipsilateral lung, risks were lowest for PBS (up to 5.56%), followed by 3DCRT (up to 6.54%) and VMAT (up to 7.7%). For the contralateral lung, there is a clear advantage of 3DCRT and PBS techniques (risk <0.86%) over VMAT (up to 4.4%). The risk for the contralateral breast is negligible for 3DCRT and PBS but was estimated as up to 1.2% for VMAT. Risks for the thyroid are overall negligible. Independently performed comparative treatment plans on 10 patients revealed that the risk for the contralateral lung and breast using VMAT can be more than an order of magnitude higher compared to PBS. Sarcoma risks were estimated as well showing similar trends but were overall lower compared to carcinoma. CONCLUSION Conventional (3DCRT) techniques led to the lowest estimated risks of, thyroid and esophageal secondary cancers while PBS demonstrated a benefit for secondary lung and contralateral breast cancer risks, with the highest risks overall associated with VMAT techniques.
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- Harald Paganetti
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Karpf D, Sakka M, Metzger M, Grabenbauer GG. Left breast irradiation with tangential intensity modulated radiotherapy (t-IMRT) versus tangential volumetric modulated arc therapy (t-VMAT): trade-offs between secondary cancer induction risk and optimal target coverage. Radiat Oncol 2019; 14:156. [PMID: 31477165 PMCID: PMC6721379 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-019-1363-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Adjuvant radiotherapy is the standard treatment after breast-conserving surgery. According to meta-analyses, adjuvant 3d-conventional irradiation reduces the risk of local recurrence and thereby improves long-term survival by 5–10%. However, there is an unintended exposure of organs such as the heart, lungs and contralateral breast. Irradiation of the left breast has been related to long-term effects like increased rates of coronary events as well as second cancer induction. Modern radiotherapy techniques such as tangential intensity modulated radiotherapy (t-IMRT) and tangential volumetric modulated arc therapy (t-VMAT) and particularly deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technique have been developed in order to improve coverage of target volume and to reduce dose to normal tissue. The aim of this study was to compare t-IMRT-plans with t-VMAT-plans in DIBH position for left-sided breast irradiation in terms of normal tissue exposure, i.e. of lungs, heart, left anterior descending coronary artery (LADCA), as well as homogeneity (HI) and conformity index (CI) and excess absolute risk (EAR) for second cancer induction for organs at risk (OAR) after irradiation. Methods Twenty patients, diagnosed with left-sided breast cancer and treated with breast-preserving surgery, were included in this planning study. For each patient DIBH-t-IMRT plan using 5 to 7 beams and t-VMAT plan using four rotations were generated to achieve 95% dose coverage to 95% of the volume. Data were evaluated on the basis of dose-volume histograms: Cardiac dose and LADCA (mean and maximum dose, D25% and D45%), dose to ipsilateral and contralateral lung (mean, D20%, D30%), dose to contralateral breast (mean dose), total monitor units, V5% of total body and normal tissue integral dose (NTID). In addition, homogeneity index and conformity index, as well as the excess absolute risk (EAR) to estimate the risk of second malignancy were calculated. Results T-IMRT showed a significant reduction in mean cardiac dose of 26% (p = 0.002) compared to t-VMAT, as well as a significant reduction in the mean dose to LADCA of 20% (p = 0.03). Following t-IMRT, mean dose to the left lung was increased by 5% (p = 0.006), whereas no significant difference was found in the mean dose to the right lung and contralateral breast between the two procedures. Monitor units were 31% (p = 0.000004) lower for t-IMRT than for t-VMAT. T-IMRT technique significantly reduced normal tissue integral dose (NTID) by 19% (p = 0.000005) and the V5% of total body by 24% (p = 0.0007). In contrast, t-VMAT improved CI and HI by 2% (p = 0.001) and 0.4% (p = 0.00001), respectively. EAR with t-IMRT was significantly lower, especially for contralateral lung and contralateral breast (2–5/10,000 person years) but not for ipsilateral lung. Conclusion Compared to t-VMAT, t-IMRT in left-sided breast irradiation significantly reduced dose to organs at risk as well as normal tissue integral dose, and V5% total body. EAR with t-IMRT was significantly lower for contralateral lung and contralateral breast. T-VMAT, however, achieved better homogeneity and conformity. This may be relevant in individual cases where sufficient coverage of medial lymphatic target volumes is warranted.
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- Daniel Karpf
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Coburg Cancer Center, Coburg, Germany.,Medical Faculty of the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Coburg Cancer Center, Coburg, Germany
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- Division of Radiation Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Coburg Cancer Center, Coburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Coburg Cancer Center, Coburg, Germany. .,Medical Faculty of the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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De Rose F, Cozzi L, Meattini I, Fogliata A, Franceschini D, Franzese C, Tomatis S, Becherini C, Livi L, Scorsetti M. The Potential Role of Intensity-modulated Proton Therapy in the Regional Nodal Irradiation of Breast Cancer: A Treatment Planning Study. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019; 32:26-34. [PMID: 31377082 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the role of intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for regional nodal irradiation in patients with breast carcinoma in comparison with volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT). MATERIALS AND METHODS A cohort of 20 patients (10 in the breast-conserving surgery group and 10 post-mastectomy patients with tissue expander implants) was investigated. Proton plans were also computed using robust optimisation methods. Plan quality was assessed by means of dose-volume histograms and scored with conventional metrics. Estimates of the risk of secondary cancer induction (excess absolute risk, EAR) were carried out, taking into account fractionation, repopulation and repair. RESULTS Concerning target coverage, the data proved a substantial equivalence of VMAT and IMPT: for example, coverage for the 50 Gy target, expressed in terms of V98%, was 47.8 ± 0.4, 47.6 ± 0.4, 47.3 ± 0.8, consistent with the objective of 47.5 Gy, for post-mastectomy patients for the three groups of patients. Also, the conformality of the dose distributions was similar for the two techniques, about 1.1, without statistically significant differences. Organ at risk planning aims were achieved for all structures for both techniques. The mean dose to the ipsilateral lung was 10.8 ± 1.1, 6.2 ± 0.8, 7.2 ± 1.0; for the contralateral lung was 3.2 ± 0.7, 0.3 ± 0.2, 0.4 ± 0.2; for the contralateral breast was: 3.1 ± 0.7, 0.3 ± 0.3 and 0.3 ± 0.3, whereas it was 3.9 ± 0.9, 0.4 ± 0.3 and 0.5 ± 0.5, respectively, for the heart for VMAT, IMPT and robust IMPT plans over the whole group of patients. Robust optimisation affected the near-to-maximum dose values for contralateral lung and breast, the mean dose for the heart and ipsilateral lung, with a deterioration ranging from 20 to 40% of the nominal value of IMPT plans (e.g. from 8.1 ± 6.4 to 11.4 ± 8.8 for the heart compared with 16.2 ± 5.2 for the VMAT plans). The numerical values of EAR per 10 000 patient-years were about one order of magnitude higher for VMAT than for IMPT for contralateral structures: 11.66 ± 2.01, 0.89 ± 0.80, 0.98 ± 0.77 for the contralateral breast and the three groups of plans, respectively; 14.31 ± 2.75, 1.42 ± 0.80, 1.78 ± 0.87 for the contralateral lung; and 34.86 ± 2.64, 18.85 ± 2.15, 20.98 ± 2.35 for the ipsilateral lung. CONCLUSION IMPT with or without robust optimisation seems to be a potentially promising approach for the radiation treatment of breast cancer when nodal volumes should be irradiated. This was measured in terms of dosimetric advantage and predicted clinical benefit. In fact, the significant reduction in estimated EAR could add further clinical value to the dosimetric sparing of the organs at risk achievable with IMPT.
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- F De Rose
- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Rozzano, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Radiation Oncology Unit, Az. Osp. Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Radiation Oncology Unit, Az. Osp. Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Radiation Oncology Unit, Az. Osp. Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center, Milan-Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan-Rozzano, Italy
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Arbor N, Gasteuil J, Noblet C, Moreau M, Meyer P. A GATE/Geant4 Monte Carlo toolkit for surface dose calculation in VMAT breast cancer radiotherapy. Phys Med 2019; 61:112-117. [PMID: 31036441 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The accuracy of superficial dose calculations for breast cancer treatments with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) is of major importance. For target volumes close to the surface, the inverse dosimetric planning can lead to very high fluences in the build-up region to properly cover the volume to be treated. Various radiotherapy modalities are currently used in parallel with additional protocols to enable a better control on the dose delivery (bolus, target volume margins). One of the difficulties currently facing medical physicists is the lack of available tools to test the impact of these different solutions on the superficial dose distribution. We present a new open source toolkit to assist medical physicists in evaluating the 3D distributions of superficial dose in VMAT breast cancer treatments. This tool is based on the GATE Monte Carlo software, a Geant4 application dedicated to medical physics. A set of macros has been developed to simulate in an easy way a full VMAT plan from the information available in the DICOM-RT files (image, plan, structure and dose). The toolkit has been tested on a 6 MV Varian NovalisTx™ accelerator. The paper presents a precise comparison of 3D surface dose distributions from experimental measurements (EBT3 films), TPS (Varian Eclipse) and Monte Carlo simulation (GATE). The comparison made it possible to highlight both the TPS biases for the surface dose calculation and the good performances of the developed toolkit. The simulation of surface dose distributions on a real patient has also been performed to illustrate the potential clinical applications.
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- Nicolas Arbor
- Université de Strasbourg, IPHC, 23 rue du Loess, 67037 Strasbourg, France; CNRS, UMR7178, 67037 Strasbourg, France.
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiotherapy, Paul Strauss Center, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiotherapy, Paul Strauss Center, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiotherapy, Paul Strauss Center, Strasbourg, France
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- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiotherapy, Paul Strauss Center, Strasbourg, France
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Papachristofilou A, Hottinger AL, Weinhold O, Avcu YK, Finazzi T, Diesch T, Schratzenstaller U. Heart-sparing volumetric modulated arc therapy for whole lung irradiation. Strahlenther Onkol 2018; 195:77-82. [PMID: 30191284 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-018-1363-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Whole lung irradiation (WLI) is indicated for subgroups of patients with lung metastases from Wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma). WLI has traditionally been performed with an anterior/posterior field arrangement with poor potential for heart sparing; thus, new techniques are desirable to achieve a lower dose to the heart. MATERIALS AND METHODS We utilized volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for WLI with 18 Gy in a patient with metastatic nephroblastoma. The planning results were compared against a three-dimensional (3D) conformal plan. RESULTS VMAT resulted in adequate target volume coverage with the prescribed dose. Mean heart dose was 10.2 Gy. The dose to organs at risk (OAR) was generally more favorable with VMAT when compared with a 3D-conformal radiotherapy plan. DISCUSSION WLI with VMAT provides superior sparing of OARs and especially a considerably lower dose to the heart.
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- Alexandros Papachristofilou
- Clinic of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Clinic of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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Kammerer E, Fenoglietto P, Bourgier C. [Modalities and advantages of image guided radiation therapy of breast cancer in adjuvant setting]. Cancer Radiother 2018; 22:581-585. [PMID: 30145089 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2018.07.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In adjuvant setting, breast cancer radiotherapy volumes include whole mammary gland or chest wall, and when indicated, nodal area such as axilla, supraclavicular, and internal mammary chain. An accurate patients positioning is required due to some geometric complexity of target volumes closed to organs at risk as heart and lung. Image guided radiation therapy allows such accuracy. Here we propose a review on image guided radiotherapy for breast cancer.
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- E Kammerer
- Centre François-Baclesse, 3, avenue du Général-Harris, 14000 Caen, France
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- Institut régional du cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Val d'Aurelle, 208, avenue des Apothicaires, 34298 Montpellier, France
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- Institut régional du cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Val d'Aurelle, 208, avenue des Apothicaires, 34298 Montpellier, France; Inserm U1194, 641, avenue du Doyen Gaston-Giraud, 34000 Montpellier, France; Faculté de médecine, université de Montpellier, 641, avenue du Doyen Gaston-Giraud, 34000 Montpellier, France.
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Rossi M, Boman E, Kapanen M. Contralateral tissue sparing in lymph node-positive breast cancer radiotherapy with VMAT technique. Med Dosim 2018; 44:117-121. [PMID: 29681424 DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The objective of this study was to modify volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) design for breast irradiation with axillary lymph node involvement to enhance normal tissue sparing while maintaining good planning target volume (PTV) coverage. Four VMAT plans were generated retrospectively for 10 patients with breast cancer for comparison. First, 2 partial arcs with an avoidance sector (Pavoid) for the lung and the heart were created. Second, a split-arc design with 2 partial arcs was used, changing the collimator angle by splitting the arcs in the middle, resulting in 4 partial arcs (Psplit). Third, the arc angles in the Psplit were modified to emphasize tangential directions, corresponding to the avoidance sector in Pavoid, resulting in 2 lateral and 2 anterior partial arcs. Furthermore, a fifth arc was added to ensure the coverage of axillary lymph nodes (Ptang). Fourth, one of the anterior arcs was removed to limit the number of arcs during treatment (Ptang-1). PTV coverage was the highest in Psplit with a V90%(PTV) of 98.4 ± 0.6%. Also the dose homogeneity and conformity were the best (p < 0.02) in Psplit, and a smaller high-dose volume was distributed to the ipsilateral lung, heart, and humeral head, than in the other designs. In Ptang and Ptang-1, the PTV coverage was acceptable with V90%(PTV) of 97.9 ± 0.8% and 98.0 ± 0.8%, respectively, and low-dose volumes in normal tissue were smaller compared with Psplit. The removal of 1 partial arc from Ptang (Ptang-1) did not have a significant effect on dose parameters. In Pavoid, the contralateral breast and lung volumes of low-dose level were the smallest. However, the PTV coverage was reduced (V90% = 97.0 ± 1.6%), and the heart, ipsilateral lung, and humeral head received significantly higher doses than in other designs. The modified split-arc methods Ptang and Ptang-1, emphasizing tangential directions, were close to the original split-arc method in PTV coverage while reducing the dose to the healthy tissues distant from the PTV. Ptang-1 is seen as a favorable treatment option over Ptang with less treatment time.
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- Maija Rossi
- Medical Imaging Centre, Department of Physics, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere 33520, Finland; Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere 33520, Finland.
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- Medical Imaging Centre, Department of Physics, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere 33520, Finland; Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere 33520, Finland
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- Medical Imaging Centre, Department of Physics, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere 33520, Finland; Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Teiskontie 35, Tampere 33520, Finland
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De Rose F, Fogliata A, Franceschini D, Iftode C, Torrisi R, Masci G, Sagona A, Tinterri C, Testori A, Gatzemeier W, Fernandes B, Rahal D, Cozzi L, Santoro A, Scorsetti M. Hypofractionated volumetric modulated arc therapy in ductal carcinoma in situ: toxicity and cosmetic outcome from a prospective series. Br J Radiol 2018; 91:20170634. [PMID: 29322827 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20170634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Hypofractionated radiotherapy in early stage breast cancer is an effective adjuvant treatment, but there is a lack of randomized data for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The aim of this study is the evaluation of skin toxicity and cosmesis, and early clinical outcome of DCIS patients enrolled in an institutional Phase II trial of hypofractionated breast irradiation. METHODS 137 DCIS patients were enrolled in the trial. All patients underwent volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to the whole breast with a total dose of 40.5 Gy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks, without tumour bed boost. Acute and late skin toxicities were recorded. Cosmetic outcomes were assessed as excellent/good or fair/poor. Early clinical outcome was reported. RESULTS Median age was 58 y.o. (range 30-86). The median follow-up time was 22 months (range 6-45). At the end of the radiotherapy, skin toxicity was grade G1 in 56% of the patients, G2 in 15%, no patients presented G3 toxicity. In the range of 3-9 months of follow-up, the skin toxicity was G1 in 28% of patients, no G2-G3 cases; cosmetic outcome was good/excellent in 95% of patients. In the follow-up interval of 9-24 months, the skin toxicity was G1 in 12% of patients, no G2-G3 toxicity; cosmetic outcome was good/excellent in 96% of patients. After an early evaluation of clinical outcomes, 5 patients (3.6%) presented an in-breast recurrence. CONCLUSION Hypofractionated radiotherapy using VMAT is a viable option for DCIS. A longer follow-up is needed to assess clinical outcomes and late toxicity. Advances in knowledge: The use of hypofractionated VMAT is dosimetrically feasible for treating breast DCIS.
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- Fiorenza De Rose
- 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 3 Department of Breast Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 3 Department of Breast Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 3 Department of Breast Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 3 Department of Breast Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 4 Department of Pathology, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 4 Department of Pathology, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy.,5 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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- 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital and Cancer Center , Milan, Rozzano , Italy.,5 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Rozzano , Italy
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