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Braschi EL, Morris CG, Yeung AR, De Leo AN. Impact of Maximum Point Dose Within the Planning Target Volume on Local Control of Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol 2024; 47:217-222. [PMID: 38148589 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000001081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND No consensus exists on the maximum dose delivered to the planning target volume (PTV) in the delivery of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for primary lung cancer. We investigated whether higher biologically effective doses (BED) within the PTV were associated with improved tumor control. METHODS We reviewed patients with early-stage, node-negative nonsmall cell lung cancer who received curative-intent SBRT between 2005 and 2018. We calculated the maximum BED (maxBED) within the PTV for all patients, analyzing outcomes using the cumulative incidence method and Fine-Gray test statistics to assess prognostic impact. RESULTS We analyzed 171 patients (median age, 70.2; range, 43 to 90 y) with 181 lung nodules. Median follow-up was 2.7 years (range, 0.1 to 12 y) for all patients and 4.2 years (range, 0.2 to 8.4 y) for living patients. Median maximum tumor diameter was 1.9 cm (range, 0.7 to 5.6 cm). Patients received a prescription of 48 or 50 Gy in 4 or 5 fractions, respectively, except for one who received 60 Gy in 5 fractions. Median maxBED was 120 Gy (range, 101 to 171 Gy). There was no difference in the 3-year local control (LC) rate among patients treated with a maxBED<120 Gy versus ≥120 Gy ( P =0.83). CONCLUSIONS No significant differences in LC were observed between patients with early-stage nonsmall cell lung cancer treated with SBRT in 4 or 5 fractions with a maxBED≥120 Gy. However, a higher maxBED trended toward improved LC rates, suggesting a maxBED threshold greater than 120 Gy may be needed to improve LC rates.
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- Erica L Braschi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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Carver A, Scaggion A, Jurado-Bruggeman D, Blanck O, Dalqvist E, Romana Giglioli F, Jenko A, Karlsson K, Staykova V, Swinnnen A, Warren S, Mancosu P, Jornet N. Treatment planning and delivery practice of lung SBRT: Results of the 2022 ESTRO physics survey. Radiother Oncol 2024:110318. [PMID: 38702015 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The use of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in lung cancer is increasing. However, there is no consensus on the most appropriate treatment planning and delivery practice for lung SBRT. To gauge the range of practice, quantify its variability and identify where consensus might be achieved, ESTRO surveyed the medical physics community. MATERIALS AND METHODS An online survey was distributed to ESTRO's physicist membership in 2022, covering experience, dose and fractionation, target delineation, dose calculation and planning practice, imaging protocols, and quality assurance. RESULTS Two-hundred and forty-four unique answers were collected after data cleaning. Most respondents were from Europe the majority of which had more than 5 years' experience in SBRT. The large majority of respondents deliver lung SBRT with the VMAT technique on C-arm Linear Accelerators (Linacs) employing daily pre-treatment CBCT imaging. A broad spectrum of fractionation schemes were reported, alongside an equally wide range of dose prescription protocols. A clear preference was noted for prescribing to 95% or greater of the PTV. Several issues emerged regarding the dose calculation algorithm: 22% did not state it while 24% neglected to specify the conditions under which the dose was calculated. Contouring was usually performed on Maximum or Average Intensity Projection images while dose was mainly computed on the latter. No clear indications emerged for plan homogeneity, complexity, and conformity assessment. Approximately 40% of the responders participated in inter-centre credentialing of SBRT in the last five years. Substantial differences emerged between high and low experience centres, with the latter employing less accurate algorithms and older equipment. CONCLUSION The survey revealed an evident heterogeneity in numerous aspects of the clinical implementation of lung SBRT treatments. International guidelines and codes of practice might promote harmonisation.
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- Antony Carver
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Medical Physics, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Medical Physics Department, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Institut Català d'Oncologia, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection Department, Girona, Spain
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- University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kiel, Germany
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- Karolinska University Hospital, Radiotherapy Physics and Engineering, Medical Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden; KarolinskaInstitutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Department of Radiotherapy, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Karolinska University Hospital, Radiotherapy Physics and Engineering, Medical Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden; KarolinskaInstitutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Radiotherapy Physics, London, United Kingdom
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- GROW School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Medical Physics Unit of Radiation Oncology Dept., Rozzano-Milan, Italy.
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Servei de Radiofísica i Radioprotecció, Barcelona, Spain
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Lucia F, Louis T, Cousin F, Bourbonne V, Visvikis D, Mievis C, Jansen N, Duysinx B, Le Pennec R, Nebbache M, Rehn M, Hamya M, Geier M, Salaun PY, Schick U, Hatt M, Coucke P, Hustinx R, Lovinfosse P. Multicentric development and evaluation of [ 18F]FDG PET/CT and CT radiomic models to predict regional and/or distant recurrence in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated by stereotactic body radiation therapy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2024; 51:1097-1108. [PMID: 37987783 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06510-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To develop machine learning models to predict regional and/or distant recurrence in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC) after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using [18F]FDG PET/CT and CT radiomics combined with clinical and dosimetric parameters. METHODS We retrospectively collected 464 patients (60% for training and 40% for testing) from University Hospital of Liège and 63 patients from University Hospital of Brest (external testing set) with ES-NSCLC treated with SBRT between 2010 and 2020 and who had undergone pretreatment [18F]FDG PET/CT and planning CT. Radiomic features were extracted using the PyRadiomics toolbox®. The ComBat harmonization method was applied to reduce the batch effect between centers. Clinical, radiomic, and combined models were trained and tested using a neural network approach to predict regional and/or distant recurrence. RESULTS In the training (n = 273) and testing sets (n = 191 and n = 63), the clinical model achieved moderate performances to predict regional and/or distant recurrence with C-statistics from 0.53 to 0.59 (95% CI, 0.41, 0.67). The radiomic (original_firstorder_Entropy, original_gldm_LowGrayLevelEmphasis and original_glcm_DifferenceAverage) model achieved higher predictive ability in the training set and kept the same performance in the testing sets, with C-statistics from 0.70 to 0.78 (95% CI, 0.63, 0.88) while the combined model performs moderately well with C-statistics from 0.50 to 0.62 (95% CI, 0.37, 0.69). CONCLUSION Radiomic features extracted from pre-SBRT analog and digital [18F]FDG PET/CT outperform clinical parameters in the prediction of regional and/or distant recurrence and to discuss an adjuvant systemic treatment in ES-NSCLC. Prospective validation of our models should now be carried out.
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- François Lucia
- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France.
- LaTIM, INSERM, UMR 1101, Univ Brest, Brest, France.
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
- Service de Radiothérapie, CHRU Morvan, 2 Avenue Foch, 29609 Cedex, Brest, France.
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
- LaTIM, INSERM, UMR 1101, Univ Brest, Brest, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
- GETBO, INSERM, UMR 1304, University of Brest, UBO, Brest, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
- GETBO, INSERM, UMR 1304, University of Brest, UBO, Brest, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
- LaTIM, INSERM, UMR 1101, Univ Brest, Brest, France
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- LaTIM, INSERM, UMR 1101, Univ Brest, Brest, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- GIGA-CRC In Vivo Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Ahmadsei M, Jegarajah V, Dal Bello R, Christ SM, Mayinger MM, Sabrina Stark L, Willmann J, Vogelius IR, Balermpas P, Andratschke N, Tanadini-Lang S, Guckenberger M. Dosimetric Analysis of Proximal Bronchial Tree Subsegments to Assess The Risk of Severe Toxicity After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Ultra-central Lung Tumors. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2024; 45:100707. [PMID: 38125648 PMCID: PMC10731610 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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•Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for ultra-central lung tumors is associated with high toxicity rates.•To evaluate differences in radiosensitivity within the proximal bronchial tree (PBT), the PBT was sub-segmented into seven anatomical sections.•A risk-adapted SBRT regimen of EQD2_10 = 54.4 Gy in 8 or 10 fractions results in excellent local control and low rates of severe toxicity.•Data from a recent meta-analysis, the NORDIC Hilus trial and dosimetric data from this study were combined to create a NTCP model.•A dose threshold of EQD2_3 = 100 Gy to the PBT or any of its subsegments is expected to result in low rates of severe bronchial toxicity.
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- Maiwand Ahmadsei
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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van Overeem Felter M, Møller PK, Josipovic M, Bekke SN, Bernchou U, Serup-Hansen E, Madsen K, Parikh PJ, Kim J, Geertsen P, Behrens CP, Vogelius IR, Pøhl M, Schytte T, Persson GF. MR-guided stereotactic radiotherapy of infra-diaphragmatic oligometastases: Evaluation of toxicity and dosimetric parameters. Radiother Oncol 2024; 192:110090. [PMID: 38224916 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The SOFT trial is a prospective, multicenter, phase 2 trial investigating magnetic resonance (MR)-guided stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for abdominal, soft tissue metastases in patients with oligometastatic disease (OMD) (clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT04407897). We present the primary endpoint analysis of 1-year treatment-related toxicity (TRAE). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with up to five oligometastases from non-hematological cancers were eligible for inclusion. A risk-adapted strategy prioritized fixed organs at risk (OAR) constraints over target coverage. Fractionation schemes were 45-67.5 Gy in 3-8 fractions. The primary endpoint was grade ≥ 4 TRAE within 12 months post-SABR. The association between the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity and clinical and dosimetric parameters was tested using a normal tissue complication probability model. RESULTS We included 121 patients with 147 oligometastatic targets, mainly located in the liver (41 %), lymph nodes (35 %), or adrenal glands (14 %). Nearly half of all targets (48 %, n = 71) were within 10 mm of a radiosensitive OAR. No grade 4 or 5 TRAEs, 3.5 % grade 3 TRAEs, and 43.7 % grade 2 TRAEs were reported within the first year of follow-up. We found a significant association between grade ≥ 2 GI toxicity and the parameters GI OAR D0.1cc, D1cc, and D20cc. CONCLUSION In this phase II study of MR-guided SABR of oligometastases in the infra-diaphragmatic region, we found a low incidence of toxicity despite half of the lesions being within 10 mm of a radiosensitive OAR. GI OAR D0.1cc, D1cc, and D20cc were associated with grade ≥ 2 GI toxicity.
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- Mette van Overeem Felter
- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark.
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; OPEN, Open Patient data Explorative Network at Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9a, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 19, 3. 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2800 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2800 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 19, 3. 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lucia F, Mievis C, Jansen N, Duysinx B, Cousin F, Louis T, Baiwir M, Ernst C, Wonner M, Hustinx R, Lovinfosse P, Coucke P. Predictive clinical and dosimetric parameters for risk of relapse in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated by SBRT: A large single institution experience. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2024; 45:100720. [PMID: 38288310 PMCID: PMC10823062 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the impact of dosimetric parameters on efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC), using Hypofractionated Treatment Effects in the Clinic (HyTEC) reporting standards. Methods From April 2010 to December 2020, 497 patients who received SBRT for ES-NSCLC at the University Hospital of Liège were retrospectively enrolled. A total dose of 40 to 60 Gy in 3-5 fractions (72-180 Gy biologically effective dose with an α/β ratio of 10 (BED10)) was prescribed to the 80 % isodose line of the PTV. Potential clinical and dosimetric predictors of recurrence, overall survival (OS) and disease specific survival (DSS) were evaluated using univariate and multivariate analyses. Results After a median follow-up of 32 months (range 3-143 months), the local control and disease-free survival (DFS) rates at 3 years were 91 % (95 % CI: 90 %-93 %) and 75 % (95 % CI: 73 %-77 %), respectively. The median OS was 41.6 months and the median DSS was not reached. On multivariate analysis, a higher gross tumor volume (GTV) Dmax (BED10) (cut-off 198 Gy) and a larger percent of the GTV receiving ≥110 % of the prescribed dose were predictive of a better local control, only GTV volume was correlated with DSS and no parameter was correlated with OS and regional or distant recurrences. Conclusion Lung SBRT for ES-NSCLC in 3 to 5 fractions resulted in high local control rates. A higher percent of GTV receiving ≥110 % of the prescribed dose and a higher GTV Dmax (BED10) seem to allow a better local control.
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- François Lucia
- Radiation Oncology Department, University Hospital, Brest, France
- LaTIM, INSERM, UMR 1101, Univ Brest, Brest, France
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Oncological Imaging, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Dudas D, Saghand PG, Dilling TJ, Perez BA, Rosenberg SA, El Naqa I. Deep Learning-Guided Dosimetry for Mitigating Local Failure of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023:S0360-3016(23)08185-3. [PMID: 38056778 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.11.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stereotactic body radiation therapy with 50 Gy/5 fractions is sometimes considered controversial, as the nominal biologically effective dose (BED) of 100 Gy is felt by some to be insufficient for long-term local control of some lesions. In this study, we analyzed such patients using explainable deep learning techniques and consequently proposed appropriate treatment planning criteria. These novel criteria could help planners achieve optimized treatment plans for maximal local control. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 535 patients treated with 50 Gy/5 fractions were used to develop a novel deep learning local response model. A multimodality approach, incorporating computed tomography images, 3-dimensional dose distribution, and patient demographics, combined with a discrete-time survival model, was applied to predict time to failure and the probability of local control. Subsequently, an integrated gradient-weighted class activation mapping method was used to identify the most significant dose-volume metrics predictive of local failure and their optimal cut-points. RESULTS The model was cross-validated, showing an acceptable performance (c-index: 0.72, 95% CI, 0.68-0.75); the testing c-index was 0.69. The model's spatial attention was concentrated mostly in the tumors' periphery (planning target volume [PTV] - internal gross target volume [IGTV]) region. Statistically significant dose-volume metrics in improved local control were BED Dnear-min ≥ 103.8 Gy in IGTV (hazard ratio [HR], 0.31; 95% CI, 015-0.63), V104 ≥ 98% in IGTV (HR, 0.30; 95% CI, 0.15-0.60), gEUD ≥ 103.8 Gy in PTV-IGTV (HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.12-0.50), and Dmean ≥ 104.5 Gy in PTV-IGTV (HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.12-0.51). CONCLUSIONS Deep learning-identified dose-volume metrics have shown significant prognostic power (log-rank, P = .003) and could be used as additional actionable criteria for treatment planning in NSCLC stereotactic body radiation therapy patients receiving 50 Gy in 5 fractions. Although our data do not confirm or refute that a significantly higher BED for the prescription dose is necessary for tumor control in NSCLC, it might be clinically effective to escalate the nominal prescribed dose from BED 100 to 105 Gy.
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- Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Departments of Machine Learning; Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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Knap MM, Khan S, Khalil AA, Møller DS, Hoffmann L. Outcome of conventional radiotherapy in small centrally located tumours or lymph nodes: minimal toxicity, remarkable survival but challenging loco-regional control. Acta Oncol 2023; 62:1433-1439. [PMID: 37707506 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2023.2257872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND In peripheral lung tumours, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is superior to conventional RT. SBRT has also shown high loco-regional control (LC) in centrally located tumours, but there is a high risk of severe toxicity. The STRICTSTARLung trial (NCT05354596) examines if risk-adapted SBRT for central tumours is feasible. In this study, we examined overall survival (OS), Disease-free survival (DSF), LC, and toxicity in patients with central tumours that could have been candidates for SBRT but received conventional RT. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospectively, we evaluated 49 lung cancer patients that between 2008 and 2021 received RT (60-70Gy in 2 Gy fractions) for a solitary tumour or lymph node with a diameter <5cm located <2cm from the bronchial tree, oesophagus, aorta or heart. All tumours were pathologically verified; 30 were primary lung tumours (T1b-T4) and 19 were solitary lymph nodes (T0N1-N2). Chemotherapy was administered as concomitant (29) or sequential (4). OS and LC were analysed using Kaplan Meier. Cox proportional hazards model for OS and disease-free survival (DFS) was performed including tumour volume, histology, sex, T- vs N-site and chemotherapy. Toxicity was scored. RESULTS In 42 patients, the tumour was located <1 cm to mediastinum. Median follow-up time was 44 months (range: 7-123). The median OS was 51 months. OS at 1-, 3- and 5-year was 88% (SE:5), 59% (SE:7) and 50% (SE:8). Loco-regional recurrences occurred in 16 patients resulting in 1-, and 3-year LC rates of 77% (SE:6) and 64% (SE:8). The majority occurred within 3 years after RT. Only stage showed significant impact on OS and DFS. No patients experienced grade 4-5 toxicity. Seven patients developed grade 3 toxicity (5 oesophageal stenosis, 2 pneumonitis). CONCLUSION Conventional RT for patients with small central lung tumours or solitary lymph nodes is feasible. Median OS was 51 months, and toxicity was low with no grade 4-5 events.
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- M M Knap
- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Gensheimer MF, Gee H, Shirato H, Taguchi H, Snyder JM, Chin AL, Vitzthum LK, Maxim PG, Wakelee HA, Neal J, Das M, Chang DT, Kidd E, Hancock SL, Shultz DB, Horst KC, Le QT, Wong S, Brown E, Nguyen N, Liang R, Loo BW, Diehn M. Individualized Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Lung Tumors: The iSABR Phase 2 Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Oncol 2023; 9:1525-1534. [PMID: 37707820 PMCID: PMC10502697 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.3495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Importance Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is used for treating lung tumors but can cause toxic effects, including life-threatening damage to central structures. Retrospective data suggested that small tumors up to 10 cm3 in volume can be well controlled with a biologically effective dose less than 100 Gy. Objective To assess whether individualizing lung SABR dose and fractionation by tumor size, location, and histological characteristics may be associated with local tumor control. Design, Setting, and Participants This nonrandomized controlled trial (the iSABR trial, so named for individualized SABR) was a phase 2 multicenter trial enrolling participants from November 15, 2011, to December 5, 2018, at academic medical centers in the US and Japan. Data were analyzed from December 9, 2020, to May 10, 2023. Patients were enrolled in 3 groups according to cancer type: initial diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th edition T1-3N0M0 tumor (group 1), a T1-3N0M0 new primary NSCLC with a history of prior NSCLC or multiple NSCLCs (group 2), or lung metastases from NSCLC or another solid tumor (group 3). Intervention Up to 4 tumors were treated with once-daily SABR. The dose ranged from 25 Gy in 1 fraction for peripheral tumors with a volume of 0 to 10 cm3 to 60 Gy in 8 fractions for central tumors with a volume greater than 30 cm3. Main outcome Per-group freedom from local recurrence (same-lobe recurrence) at 1 year, with censoring at time of distant recurrence, death, or loss to follow-up. Results In total, 217 unique patients (median [IQR] age, 72 [64-80] years; 129 [59%] male; 150 [69%] current or former smokers) were enrolled (some multiple times). There were 240 treatment courses: 79 in group 1, 82 in group 2, and 79 in group 3. A total of 285 tumors (211 [74%] peripheral and 74 [26%] central) were treated. The most common dose was 25 Gy in 1 fraction (158 tumors). The median (range) follow-up period was 33 (2-109) months, and the median overall survival was 59 (95% CI, 49-82) months. Freedom from local recurrence at 1 year was 97% (90% CI, 91%-99%) for group 1, 94% (90% CI, 87%-97%) for group 2, and 96% (90% CI, 89%-98%) for group 3. Freedom from local recurrence at 5 years ranged from 83% to 93% in the 3 groups. The proportion of patients with grade 3 to 5 toxic effects was low, at 5% (including a single patient [1%] with grade 5 toxic effects). Conclusions and Relevance The results of this nonrandomized controlled trial suggest that individualized SABR (iSABR) used to treat lung tumors may allow minimization of treatment dose and is associated with excellent local control. Individualized dosing should be considered for use in future trials. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01463423.
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- Michael F Gensheimer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Sydney West Radiation Oncology Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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Owen D, Siva S, Salama JK, Daly M, Kruser TJ, Giuliani M. Some Like It Hot: The Value of Dose and Hot Spots in Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:1-5. [PMID: 37574234 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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- Dawn Owen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Davis, California
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Boutros J, Martin N, Otto J, Marquette CH, Lhomel B, Naghavi AO, Schiappa R, Bondiau PY, Doyen J. Combining Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Conventional Radiotherapy for Peripheral Locally Advanced Lung Cancer. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023; 35:624-625. [PMID: 37330363 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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- J Boutros
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France; Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France; University of Côte D'Azur, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France; University of Côte D'Azur, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France; University of Côte D'Azur, Nice, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Nice, France; University of Côte D'Azur, Nice, France
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Tonneau M, Richard C, Routy B, Campeau MP, Vu T, Filion E, Roberge D, Mathieu D, Doucet R, Beliveau-Nadeau D, Bahig H. A competing risk analysis of the patterns and risk factors of recurrence in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2023; 185:109697. [PMID: 37169303 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION To assess patterns of recurrence after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in patient ineligible to surgery with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC), report survival and treatment after first recurrence. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis on 1068 patients with ES-NSCLC and 1143 lesions. Between group differences were estimated using competing risk analysis and cause-specific hazard ratios were calculated. Overall survival (OS) after first recurrence was calculated. RESULTS Median follow-up was 37.6 months. Univariate analysis demonstrated that ultra-central location was associated with higher risk of regional recurrence (RR) and distant metastasis (DM) (p = 0.004 and 0.01). Central lesions were associated with higher risk of local recurrence (LR) and RR (p < 0.001). Ultra-central lesions were associated with shorter OS (p = 0.002) compared to peripheral lesions. In multivariate analysis, central location was the only factor associated with increased LR and RR risks (p = 0.016 and 0.005). Median OS after first recurrence was 14.8 months. There was no difference in OS after first recurrence between ultra-central, central, and peripheral lesions (p = 0.83). Patients who received a second SABR course had an OS of 51.3 months, compared to 19.5 months with systemic therapy and 8.1 months with supportive care (p < 0.0001). DISCUSSION The main prognostic factor for LR and RR risks was central location. Ultra-central and central tumors might benefit from treatment intensification strategies such as dose escalation and/or addition of systemic therapy to improve radiotherapy outcomes. After a first recurrence post SABR, patients with contralateral lung recurrences and those who were eligible to receive a second course of SABR had improved OS.
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- Marion Tonneau
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada; Université de Médecine Henri Warembourg, Lille, France
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada; Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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Davey A, Thor M, van Herk M, Faivre-Finn C, Rimner A, Deasy JO, McWilliam A. Predicting cancer relapse following lung stereotactic radiotherapy: an external validation study using real-world evidence. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1156389. [PMID: 37503315 PMCID: PMC10369005 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1156389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Purpose For patients receiving lung stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), evidence suggests that high peritumor density predicts an increased risk of microscopic disease (MDE) and local-regional failure, but only if there is low or heterogenous incidental dose surrounding the tumor (GTV). A data-mining method (Cox-per-radius) has been developed to investigate this dose-density interaction. We apply the method to predict local relapse (LR) and regional failure (RF) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Methods 199 patients treated in a routine setting were collated from a single institution for training, and 76 patients from an external institution for validation. Three density metrics (mean, 90th percentile, standard deviation (SD)) were studied in 1mm annuli between 0.5cm inside and 2cm outside the GTV boundary. Dose SD and fraction of volume receiving less than 30Gy were studied in annuli 0.5-2cm outside the GTV to describe incidental MDE dosage. Heat-maps were created that correlate with changes in LR and RF rates due to the interaction between dose heterogeneity and density at each distance combination. Regions of significant improvement were studied in Cox proportional hazards models, and explored with and without re-fitting in external data. Correlations between the dose component of the interaction and common dose metrics were reported. Results Local relapse occurred at a rate of 6.5% in the training cohort, and 18% in the validation cohort, which included larger and more centrally located tumors. High peritumor density in combination with high dose variability (0.5 - 1.6cm) predicts LR. No interactions predicted RF. The LR interaction improved the predictive ability compared to using clinical variables alone (optimism-adjusted C-index; 0.82 vs 0.76). Re-fitting model coefficients in external data confirmed the importance of this interaction (C-index; 0.86 vs 0.76). Dose variability in the 0.5-1.6 cm annular region strongly correlates with heterogeneity inside the target volume (SD; ρ = 0.53 training, ρ = 0.65 validation). Conclusion In these real-world cohorts, the combination of relatively high peritumor density and high dose variability predicts increase in LR, but not RF, following lung SABR. This external validation justifies potential use of the model to increase low-dose CTV margins for high-risk patients.
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- Angela Davey
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Sanuki N, Takeda A, Eriguchi T, Tsurugai Y, Tateishi Y, Kibe Y, Akiba T, Fukuzawa T, Horita N. Local Control Correlates with Overall Survival in Radiotherapy for Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review. Radiother Oncol 2023; 183:109664. [PMID: 37024056 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Local control (LC) is an important outcome of local cancer therapy, besides overall survival (OS). We conducted a comprehensive literature search to investigate whether a high LC rate contributes to good OS in radiotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Studies in patients receiving radiotherapy for peripheral ES-NSCLC, mainly staged as T1-2N0M0 were included for a systematic review. Relevant information was collected including, dose fractionation, T stage, median age, 3-year LC, cancer-specific survival (CSS), disease-free survival (DFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), and OS. Correlations between outcomes and clinical variables were evaluated. RESULTS After screening, 101 data points from 87 studies including 13,435 patients were selected for the quantitative synthesis. Univariate meta-regression analysis revealed that the coefficients between the 3-year LC and 3-year DFS, DMFS, CSS, and OS were 0.753 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.307-1.199; p<0.001), 0.360 (95% CI: 0.128-0.593; p=0.002), 0.766 (95% CI: 0.489-1.044; p<0.001), and 0.574 (95% CI: 0.275-0.822; p<0.001), respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that the 3-year LC (coefficient, 0.561; 95% CI: 0.254-0.830; p<0.001) and T1 proportion (coefficient, 0.207; 95% CI: 0.030-0.385; p=0.012) were significantly associated with the 3-year OS and CSS (coefficient for 3-year LC, 0.720; 95% CI: 0.468-0.972; p<0.001 and T1 proportion, 0.002; 95% CI: 0.000-0.003; p=0.012). Toxicities ≥grade 3 were low (3.4%). CONCLUSIONS Three-year LC was correlated with three-year OS in patients receiving radiotherapy for ES-NSCLC. A 5% increase in 3-year LC is expected to improve the 3-year CSS and OS rates by 3.8% and 2.8%, respectively.
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- Naoko Sanuki
- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Radiology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Division, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Chemotherapy Center, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Regnery S, Katsigiannopulos E, Hoegen P, Weykamp F, Sandrini E, Held T, Deng M, Eichkorn T, Buchele C, Rippke C, Renkamp CK, König L, Lang K, Thomas M, Winter H, Adeberg S, Klüter S, Debus J, Hörner-Rieber J. To fly or not to fly: Stereotactic MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy effectively treats ultracentral lung tumors with favorable long-term outcomes. Lung Cancer 2023; 179:107175. [PMID: 36965207 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stereotactic radiotherapy of ultracentral lung tumors (ULT) is challenging as it may cause overdoses to sensitive mediastinal organs with severe complications. We aimed to describe long-term outcomes after stereotactic magnetic resonance (MR)-guided online adaptive radiotherapy (SMART) as an innovative treatment of ULT. PATIENTS & METHODS We analyzed 36 patients that received SMART to 40 tumors between 02/2020 - 08/2021 inside prospective databases. ULT were defined by planning target volume (PTV) overlap with the proximal bronchial tree or esophagus. We calculated Kaplan Meier estimates for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), and competing risk estimates for the incidence of tumor progression and treatment-related toxicities. ULT patients (N = 16) were compared to non-ULT patients (N = 20). RESULTS Baseline characteristics were similar between ULT and non-ULT, but ULT were larger (median PTV: ULT 54.7 cm3, non-ULT 19.2 cm3). Median follow-up was 23.6 months. ULT and non-ULT showed a similar OS (2-years: ULT 67%, non-ULT 60%, p = 0.7) and PFS (2-years: ULT 37%, non-ULT 34%, p = 0.73). Progressions occurred mainly at distant sites (2-year incidence of distant progression: ULT 63%, non-ULT 61%, p = 0.77), while local tumor control was favorable (2-year incidence of local progression: ULT 7%, non-ULT 0%, p = 0.22). Treatment of ULT led to significantly more toxicities ≥ grade (G) 2 (ULT: 9 (56%), non-ULT: 1 (5%), p = 0.002). Most toxicities were moderate (G2). Two ULT patients developed high-grade toxicities: 1) esophagitis G3 and bronchial bleeding G4 after VEGF treatment, 2) bronchial bleeding G3. Estimated incidence of high-grade toxicities was 19% (3-48%) in ULT, and no treatment-related death occurred. CONCLUSION Our small series supports SMART as potentially effective treatment of ULT. SMART with careful fractionation could reduce severe complications, but treatment of ULT remains a high-risk procedure and needs careful benefit-risk-assessment.
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- Sebastian Regnery
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany; Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Roentgenstrasse 1, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Radiation Oncology (NCRO), Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Hoegen P, Katsigiannopulos E, Buchele C, Regnery S, Weykamp F, Sandrini E, Ristau J, Liermann J, Meixner E, Forster T, Renkamp CK, Schlüter F, Rippke C, Debus J, Klüter S, Hörner-Rieber J. Stereotactic magnetic resonance-guided online adaptive radiotherapy of adrenal metastases combines high ablative doses with optimized sparing of organs at risk. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2023; 39:100567. [PMID: 36935853 PMCID: PMC10014324 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2022.100567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Purpose/Objective To evaluate the potential of stereotactic magnetic resonance-guided online adaptive radiotherapy (SMART) to fulfill dose recommendations for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) of adrenal metastases and spare organs at risk (OAR). Materials and methods In this subgroup analysis of a prospective registry trial, 22 patients with adrenal metastases were treated on a 0.35 T MR-Linac in 5-12 fractions with fraction doses of 4-10 Gy. Baseline plans were re-calculated to the anatomy of the day. These predicted plans were reoptimized to generate adapted plans. Baseline, predicted and adapted plans were compared with regard to PTV objectives, OAR constraints and published dose recommendations. Results The cohort comprised patients with large GTV (median 36.0 cc) and PTV (median 66.6 cc) and predominantly left-sided metastases. 179 of 181 fractions (98.9 %) were adapted because of PTV and/or OAR violations. Predicted plans frequently violated PTV coverage (99.4 %) and adjacent OAR constraints (bowel: 32.9 %, stomach: 32.8 %, duodenum: 10.4 %, kidneys: 10.8 %). In the predicted plans, the volume exposed to the maximum dose was exceeded up to 16-fold in the duodenum and up to 96-fold in the spinal cord. Adapted plans significantly reduced OAR violations by 96.4 % for the bowel, 98.5 % for the stomach, 85.6 % for the duodenum and 83.3 % for the kidneys. Plan adaptation improved PTV coverage from 82.7 ± 8.1 % to 90.6 ± 4.9 % (p < 0.001). Furthermore, recently established target volume thresholds could easily be fulfilled with SMART. No toxicities > grade II occurred. Conclusion SMART fulfills established GTV and PTV dose recommendations while simultaneously sparing organs at risk even in a challenging cohort.
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- Philipp Hoegen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Eufemon Cereno R, Mou B, Baker S, Chng N, Arbour G, Bergman A, Liu M, Schellenberg D, Matthews Q, Huang V, Mestrovic A, Hyde D, Alexander A, Carolan H, Hsu F, Miller S, Atrchian S, Chan E, Ho C, Mohamed I, Lin A, Berrang T, Bang A, Jiang W, Lund C, Pai H, Valev B, Lefresne S, Tyldesley S, Olson RA. Should organs at risk (OARs) be prioritized over target volume coverage in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for oligometastases? a secondary analysis of the population-based phase II SABR-5 trial. Radiother Oncol 2023; 182:109576. [PMID: 36822355 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for oligometastases may improve survival, however concerns about safety remain. To mitigate risk of toxicity, target coverage was sacrificed to prioritize organs-at-risk (OARs) during SABR planning in the population-based SABR-5 trial. This study evaluated the effect of this practice on dosimetry, local recurrence (LR), and progression-free survival (PFS). METHODS This single-arm phase II trial included patients with up to 5 oligometastases between November 2016 and July 2020. Theprotocol-specified planning objective was to cover 95 % of the planning target volume (PTV) with 100 % of the prescribed dose, however PTV coverage was reduced as needed to meet OAR constraints. This trade-off was measured using the coverage compromise index (CCI), computed as minimum dose received by the hottest 99 % of the PTV (D99) divided by the prescription dose. Under-coverage was defined as CCI < 0.90. The potential association between CCI and outcomes was evaluated. RESULTS 549 lesions from 381 patients were assessed. Mean CCI was 0.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI], 0.86-0.89), and 196 (36 %) lesions were under-covered. The highest mean CCI (0.95; 95 %CI, 0.93-0.97) was in non-spine bone lesions (n = 116), while the lowest mean CCI (0.71; 95 % CI, 0.69-0.73) was in spine lesions (n = 104). On multivariable analysis, under-coverage did not predict for worse LR (HR 0.48, p = 0.37) or PFS (HR 1.24, p = 0.38). Largest lesion diameter, colorectal and 'other' (non-prostate, breast, or lung) primary predicted for worse LR. Largest lesion diameter, synchronous tumor treatment, short disease free interval, state of oligoprogression, initiation or change in systemic treatment, and a high PTV Dmax were significantly associated with PFS. CONCLUSION PTV under-coverage was not associated with worse LR or PFS in this large, population-based phase II trial. Combined with low toxicity rates, this study supports the practice of prioritizing OAR constraints during oligometastatic SABR planning.
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- Reno Eufemon Cereno
- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada; British Columbia Cancer, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
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Li F, Jiang H, Bu M, Mu X, Zhao H. Dose-effect relationship of stereotactic body radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Radiat Oncol 2022; 17:211. [PMID: 36564845 PMCID: PMC9789627 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-022-02183-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To establish the dose effect relationship between the dose parameters of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the local tumor control rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed, the Web of Science and the Cochrane databases to determine the articles treated with SBRT in early-stage NSCLC. Original studies with complete prescription dose information, tumor local control rate and other important parameters were screened and reported. Probit model in XLSTAT 2016 was used for regression analysis, and P < 0.05 was set as a statistically significant level. RESULTS After literature screening, 22 eligible studies were included in probit model regression analysis, involving 1861 patients. There is no significant dose effect relationship between nominal BED10 and peripheral BED10 versus 3 years local control probability. There were significant dose effect relationships between the center BED10 and the average BED10 versus the 3 years local control probability, with P values are 0.001 and < 0.0001, respectively. According to the results of this model, the 3 years local control rate of 90.5% (87.5-92.1%) and 89.5% (86.7-91.0%) can be expected at the center BED10 of 180 Gy or the average BED10 of 140 Gy, prospectively. CONCLUSIONS For NSCLC treated with SBRT, more attention should be paid to the central dose and average dose of PTV. A set of clear definition in the dose prescription should be established to ensure the effectiveness and comparability of treatment.
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- Fei Li
- grid.415954.80000 0004 1771 3349Department of Radiation Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130033 Jilin People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Jilin City Hospital of Chemical Industry, Jilin, 130022 Jilin People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Guowen Medical Corporation Changchun Hospital, Changchun, 130028 Jilin People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jilin City Hospital of Chemical Industry, Jilin, 130022 Jilin People’s Republic of China
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- grid.415954.80000 0004 1771 3349Department of Radiation Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130033 Jilin People’s Republic of China
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Moustakis C, Eich HT, Blanck O, Chan MKH, Boda-Heggemann J, Andratschke N, Schmitt D. In Reply to Oskan. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022; 114:374-375. [PMID: 36055320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.06.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Christos Moustakis
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig Holstein, Kiel, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medicine Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Olofsson N, Wikström K, Flejmer A, Ahnesjö A, Dasu A. Dosimetric robustness of lung tumor photon radiotherapy evaluated from multiple event CT imaging. Phys Med 2022; 103:1-10. [PMID: 36182764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Intrafractional respiratory motion is a concern for lung tumor radiotherapy but full evaluation of its impact is hampered by the lack of images representing the true motion. This study presents a novel evaluation using free-breathing images acquired over realistic treatment times to study the dosimetric impact of respiratory motion in photon radiotherapy. METHODS Cine-CT images of 14 patients with lung cancer acquired during eight minutes of free-breathing at three occasions were used to simulate dose tracking of four different planning methods. These methods aimed to deliver 54 Gy in three fractions to D50% of the target and were denoted as robust 4D (RB4), homogeneous fluence to the ITV (FLU) and an isodose prescription to the ITV with a high central dose (ISD), concurrently renormalized (IRN). Differences in dose coverage probability and homogeneity between the methods were quantified. Correlations between underdosage and attributes regarding the tumor and its motion were investigated. RESULTS Despite tumor motion amplitudes being larger than in the 4DCT all but FLU achieved the intended CTV D50% for the cohort average. For all methods but IRN at least 93% of the patients would have received 95% of the intended dose. No differences in D50% were found between RB4 and ISD nor IRN. However, RB4 led to better homogeneity. CONCLUSIONS Tumor motion in free-breathing not covered by the 4DCT had a small impact on dose. The RB4 is recommended for planning of free-breathing treatments. No factor was found that consistently correlated dose degradation with patient or motion attributes.
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- Nils Olofsson
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; The Skandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; The Skandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden
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Pirrone G, Matrone F, Chiovati P, Manente S, Drigo A, Donofrio A, Cappelletto C, Borsatti E, Dassie A, Bortolus R, Avanzo M. Predicting Local Failure after Partial Prostate Re-Irradiation Using a Dosiomic-Based Machine Learning Model. J Pers Med 2022; 12:1491. [PMID: 36143276 PMCID: PMC9505150 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12091491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to predict local failure after partial prostate re-irradiation for the treatment of isolated locally recurrent prostate cancer by using a machine learning classifier based on radiomic features from pre-treatment computed tomography (CT), positron-emission tomography (PET) and biological effective dose distribution (BED) of the radiotherapy plan. The analysis was conducted on a monocentric dataset of 43 patients with evidence of isolated intraprostatic recurrence of prostate cancer after primary external beam radiotherapy. All patients received partial prostate re-irradiation delivered by volumetric modulated arc therapy. The gross tumor volume (GTV) of each patient was manually contoured from planning CT, choline-PET and dose maps. An ensemble machine learning pipeline including unbalanced data correction and feature selection was trained using the radiomic and dosiomic features as input for predicting occurrence of local failure. The model performance was assessed using sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and area under receiver operating characteristic curves of the score function in 10-fold cross validation repeated 100 times. Local failure was observed in 13 patients (30%), with a median time to recurrence of 36.7 months (range = 6.1–102.4 months). A four variables ensemble machine learning model resulted in accuracy of 0.62 and AUC 0.65. According to our results, a dosiomic machine learning classifier can predict local failure after partial prostate re-irradiation.
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Eriguchi T, Takeda A, Nemoto T, Tsurugai Y, Sanuki N, Tateishi Y, Kibe Y, Akiba T, Inoue M, Nagashima K, Horita N. Relationship between Dose Prescription Methods and Local Control Rate in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:3815. [PMID: 35954478 PMCID: PMC9367274 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14153815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Variations in dose prescription methods in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early stage non-small-cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC) make it difficult to properly compare the outcomes of published studies. We conducted a comprehensive search of the published literature to summarize the outcomes by discerning the relationship between local control (LC) and dose prescription sites. We systematically searched PubMed to identify observational studies reporting LC after SBRT for peripheral ES-NSCLC. The correlations between LC and four types of biologically effective doses (BED) were evaluated, which were calculated from nominal, central, and peripheral prescription points and, from those, the average BED. To evaluate information on SBRT for peripheral ES-NSCLC, 188 studies were analyzed. The number of relevant articles increased over time. The use of an inhomogeneity correction was mentioned in less than half of the articles, even among the most recent. To evaluate the relationship between the four BEDs and LC, 33 studies were analyzed. Univariate meta-regression revealed that only the central BED significantly correlated with the 3-year LC of SBRT for ES-NSCLC (p = 0.03). As a limitation, tumor volume, which might affect the results of this study, could not be considered due to a lack of data. In conclusion, the central dose prescription is appropriate for evaluating the correlation between the dose and LC of SBRT for ES-NSCLC. The standardization of SBRT dose prescriptions is desirable.
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- Takahisa Eriguchi
- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Keio University Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Hachioji 192-0032, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, Japan
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- Biostatistics Unit, Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Chemotherapy Center, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Davey A, van Herk M, Faivre-Finn C, McWilliam A. Radial Data Mining to Identify Density-Dose Interactions That Predict Distant Failure Following SABR. Front Oncol 2022; 12:838155. [PMID: 35356210 PMCID: PMC8959483 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.838155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose Lower dose outside the planned treatment area in lung stereotactic radiotherapy has been linked to increased risk of distant metastasis (DM) possibly due to underdosage of microscopic disease (MDE). Independently, tumour density on pretreatment computed tomography (CT) has been linked to risk of MDE. No studies have investigated the interaction between imaging biomarkers and incidental dose. The interaction would showcase whether the impact of dose on outcome is dependent on imaging and, hence, if imaging could inform which patients require dose escalation outside the gross tumour volume (GTV). We propose an image-based data mining methodology to investigate density-dose interactions radially from the GTV to predict DM with no a priori assumption on location. Methods Dose and density were quantified in 1-mm annuli around the GTV for 199 patients with early-stage lung cancer treated with 60 Gy in 5 fractions. Each annulus was summarised by three density and three dose parameters. For parameter combinations, Cox regressions were performed including a dose-density interaction in independent annuli. Heatmaps were created that described improvement in DM prediction due to the interaction. Regions of significant improvement were identified and studied in overall outcome models. Results Dose-density interactions were identified that significantly improved prediction for over 50% of bootstrap resamples. Dose and density parameters were not significant when the interaction was omitted. Tumour density variance and high peritumour density were associated with DM for patients with more cold spots (less than 30-Gy EQD2) and non-uniform dose about 3 cm outside of the GTV. Associations identified were independent of the mean GTV dose. Conclusions Patients with high tumour variance and peritumour density have increased risk of DM if there is a low and non-uniform dose outside the GTV. The dose regions are independent of tumour dose, suggesting that incidental dose may play an important role in controlling occult disease. Understanding such interactions is key to identifying patients who will benefit from dose-escalation. The methodology presented allowed spatial dose-density interactions to be studied at the exploratory stage for the first time. This could accelerate the clinical implementation of imaging biomarkers by demonstrating the impact of incidental dose for tumours of varying characteristics in routine data.
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- Angela Davey
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Department of Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Department of Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Department of Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Schmitt M, Aussenac L, Seitlinger J, Lindner V, Noël G, Antoni D. Evaluation of Microscopic Tumour Extension in Localized Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer for Stereotactic Radiotherapy Planning. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14. [PMID: 35267589 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background: Stereotactic radiotherapy for localised stage non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is an alternative indication for patients who are inoperable or refuse surgery. A study showed that the microscopic tumour extension (ME) of NSCLC varied according to the histological type, which allowed us to deduce adapted margins for the clinical target volume (CTV). However, to date, no study has been able to define the most relevant margins for patients with stage 1 tumours. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis including patients with adenocarcinoma (ADC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of localised stage T1N0 or T2aN0 who underwent surgery. The ME was measured from this boundary. The profile of the type of tumour spread was also evaluated. Results: The margin required to cover the ME of a localised NSCLC with a 95% probability is 4.4 mm and 2.9 mm for SCC and ADC, respectively. A significant difference in the maximum distance of the ME between the tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), 0−10% and 50−90% (p < 0.05), was noted for SCC. There was a significant difference in the maximum ME distance based on whether the patient had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (p = 0.011) for ADC. Multivariate analysis showed a statistically significant relationship between the maximum microextension distance and size with the shrinkage coefficient. Conclusion: This study definitively demonstrated that the ME depends on the pathology subtype of NSCLC. According to International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) reports, 50, 62 and 83 CTV margins, proposed by these results, should be added to the GTV (Gross tumour volume). When stereotactic body radiation therapy is used, this approach should be considered in conjunction with the dataset and other margins to be applied.
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De Leo AN, Dagan R, Amdur RJ, Yeung AR, Li J, Brooks ED, Gilbo P, Gomez D, Chang JY, Ning M. How Three Academic Centers Prescribe SBRT for Primary Lung Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol 2022; 12:496-503. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Regnery S, Buchele C, Weykamp F, Pohl M, Hoegen P, Eichkorn T, Held T, Ristau J, Rippke C, König L, Thomas M, Winter H, Adeberg S, Debus J, Klüter S, Hörner-Rieber J. Adaptive MR-Guided Stereotactic Radiotherapy is Beneficial for Ablative Treatment of Lung Tumors in High-Risk Locations. Front Oncol 2022; 11:757031. [PMID: 35087746 PMCID: PMC8789303 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.757031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To explore the benefit of adaptive magnetic resonance-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (MRgSBRT) for treatment of lung tumors in different locations with a focus on ultracentral lung tumors (ULT). PATIENTS & METHODS A prospective cohort of 21 patients with 23 primary and secondary lung tumors was analyzed. Tumors were located peripherally (N = 10), centrally (N = 2) and ultracentrally (N = 11, planning target volume (PTV) overlap with proximal bronchi, esophagus and/or pulmonary artery). All patients received MRgSBRT with gated dose delivery and risk-adapted fractionation. Before each fraction, the baseline plan was recalculated on the anatomy of the day (predicted plan). Plan adaptation was performed in 154/165 fractions (93.3%). Comparison of dose characteristics between predicted and adapted plans employed descriptive statistics and Bayesian linear multilevel models. The posterior distributions resulting from the Bayesian models are presented by the mean together with the corresponding 95% compatibility interval (CI). RESULTS Plan adaptation decreased the proportion of fractions with violated planning objectives from 94% (predicted plans) to 17% (adapted plans). In most cases, inadequate PTV coverage was remedied (predicted: 86%, adapted: 13%), corresponding to a moderate increase of PTV coverage (mean +6.3%, 95% CI: [5.3-7.4%]) and biologically effective PTV doses (BED10) (BEDmin: +9.0 Gy [6.7-11.3 Gy], BEDmean: +1.4 Gy [0.8-2.1 Gy]). This benefit was smaller in larger tumors (-0.1%/10 cm³ PTV [-0.2 to -0.02%/10 cm³ PTV]) and ULT (-2.0% [-3.1 to -0.9%]). Occurrence of exceeded maximum doses inside the PTV (predicted: 21%, adapted: 4%) and violations of OAR constraints (predicted: 12%, adapted: 1%, OR: 0.14 [0.04-0.44]) was effectively reduced. OAR constraint violations almost exclusively occurred if the PTV had touched the corresponding OAR in the baseline plan (18/19, 95%). CONCLUSION Adaptive MRgSBRT is highly recommendable for ablative treatment of lung tumors whose PTV initially contacts a sensitive OAR, such as ULT. Here, plan adaptation protects the OAR while maintaining best-possible PTV coverage.
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- Sebastian Regnery
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Thoracic Oncology, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Moustakis C, Blanck O, Chan M, Boda-Heggemann J, Andratschke N, Duma MN, Albers D, Bäumer C, Fehr R, Körber SA, Schmidhalter D, Alraun M, Baus WW, Beckers E, Dierl M, Droege S, Ebrahimi Tazehmahalleh F, Fleckenstein J, Guckenberger M, Heinz C, Henkenberens C, Hennig A, Köhn J, Kornhuber C, Krieger T, Loutfi-Krauss B, Mayr M, Oechsner M, Pfeiler T, Pollul G, Schöffler J, Tümmler H, Ullm C, Walke M, Weigel R, Wertman M, Wiehle R, Wiezorek T, Wilke L, Wolf U, Eich HT, Schmitt D. Planning benchmark study for SBRT of liver metastases: Results of the DEGRO/DGMP working group stereotactic radiotherapy and radiosurgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022:S0360-3016(22)00018-9. [PMID: 35074434 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate, if liver SBRT treatment planning can be harmonized across different treatment planning systems, delivery techniques and institutions by using a specific prescription method and to minimize the knowledge gap concerning inter-system and inter-user differences. To provide best practice guidelines for all used techniques. METHODS A multiparametric specification of target dose (GTVD50%, GTVD0.1cc, GTVV90%, PTVV70%) with a prescription dose of GTVD50% = 3 × 20 Gy and OAR limits were distributed with CTs and structure sets from three liver metastases patients. Thirty-five institutions provided 132 treatment plans using different irradiation techniques. These plans were first analyzed for target and OAR doses. Four different renormalization methods were performed (PTVDmin, PTVD98%, PTVD2%, PTVDmax). The resulting 660 treatments plans were evaluated regarding target doses in order to study the effect of dose renormalization to different prescription methods. A relative scoring system was used for comparisons. RESULTS GTVD50% prescription can be performed in all systems. Treatment plan harmonization was overall successful with standard deviations for Dmax, PTVD98%, GTVD98% and PTVDmean of 1.6 Gy, 3.3 Gy, 1.9 Gy and 1.5 Gy, respectively. Primary analysis showed 55 major deviations from clinical goals in 132 plans, while in only <20% of deviations GTV/PTV dose was traded for meeting OAR limits. GTVD50% prescription produced the smallest deviation from target planning objectives and between techniques, followed by the PTVDmax, PTVD98%, PTVD2% and PTVDmin prescription. Deviations were significant for all combinations but for the PTVDmax prescription compared with GTVD50% and PTVD98%. Based on the various dose prescription methods, all systems significantly differed from each other, while GTVD50% and PTVD98% prescription showed the least differences between the systems. CONCLUSIONS This study showed the feasibility of harmonizing liver SBRT treatment plans across different treatment planning systems and delivery techniques when a sufficient set of clinical goals is given.
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Guillaume E, Tanguy R, Ayadi M, Claude L, Sotton S, Moncharmont C, Magné N, Martel-Lafay I. Toxicity and efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy for ultra-central lung tumours: a single institution real life experience. Br J Radiol 2022; 95:20210533. [PMID: 34797724 PMCID: PMC8722247 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20210533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The use of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to treat ultra-central lung tumours remains more controversial than for peripheral and central tumours. Our objective was to assess toxicities, local control (LC) rate and survival data in patients with ultra-central lung tumours treated with SBRT. METHODS We conducted a retrospective and monocentric study about 74 patients with an ultra-central lung tumour, consecutively treated between 2012 and 2018. Ultra-central tumours were defined as tumours whose planning target volume overlapped one of the following organs at risk (OARs): the trachea, right and left main bronchi, intermediate bronchus, lobe bronchi, oesophagus, heart. RESULTS Median follow-up was 25 months. Two patients (2.7%) showed Grade 3 toxicity. No Grade 4 or 5 toxicity was observed. 11% of patients experienced primary local relapse. LC rate was 96.7% at 1 year and 87.6% at 2 years. Median progression free survival was 12 months. Median overall survival was 31 months. CONCLUSION SBRT for ultra-central tumours remains safe and effective as long as protecting organs at risk is treatment-planning priority. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE The present study is one of the rare to describe exclusively ultra-central tumours through real-life observational case reports. Globally, literature analysis reveals a large heterogeneity in ultra-central lung tumours definition, prescribed dose, number of fractions. In our study, patients treated with SBRT for ultra-central lung tumours experienced few Grade 3 toxicities (2.7%) and no Grade 4 or 5 toxicities, due to the highest compliance with dose constraints to OARs. LC remained efficient.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Centre, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Centre, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Léon Bérard Cancer Centre, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Centre, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Lucien Neuwirth Cancer Centre, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
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Pöttgen C, Nestle U, Höcht S, Stuschke M. Interactions Between Dose and Volume in Chemoradiotherapy of Esophageal Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:3880-3881. [PMID: 34554877 DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.01579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Christoph Pöttgen
- Christoph Pöttgen, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; Ursula Nestle, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Möchengladbach, Germany; Stefan Höcht, MD, PhD, Department of Radiotherapy, Xcare Group Practices, Saarlouis, Germany; and Martin Stuschke, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Christoph Pöttgen, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; Ursula Nestle, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Möchengladbach, Germany; Stefan Höcht, MD, PhD, Department of Radiotherapy, Xcare Group Practices, Saarlouis, Germany; and Martin Stuschke, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Christoph Pöttgen, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; Ursula Nestle, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Möchengladbach, Germany; Stefan Höcht, MD, PhD, Department of Radiotherapy, Xcare Group Practices, Saarlouis, Germany; and Martin Stuschke, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Christoph Pöttgen, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; Ursula Nestle, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Möchengladbach, Germany; Stefan Höcht, MD, PhD, Department of Radiotherapy, Xcare Group Practices, Saarlouis, Germany; and Martin Stuschke, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, West German Cancer Center, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Avanzo M, Gagliardi V, Stancanello J, Blanck O, Pirrone G, El Naqa I, Revelant A, Sartor G. Combining computed tomography and biologically effective dose in radiomics and deep learning improves prediction of tumor response to robotic lung stereotactic body radiation therapy. Med Phys 2021; 48:6257-6269. [PMID: 34415574 DOI: 10.1002/mp.15178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to improve the performance of machine learning (ML) models in predicting response of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) by integrating image features from pre-treatment computed tomography (CT) with features from the biologically effective dose (BED) distribution. MATERIALS AND METHODS Image features, consisting of crafted radiomic features or machine-learned features extracted using a convolutional neural network, were calculated from pre-treatment CT data and from dose distributions converted into BED for 80 NSCLC lesions over 76 patients treated with robotic guided SBRT. ML models using different combinations of features were trained to predict complete or partial response according to response criteria in solid tumors, including radiomics CT (RadCT ), radiomics CT and BED (RadCT,BED ), deep learning (DL) CT (DLCT ), and DL CT and BED (DLCT,BED ). Training of ML included feature selection by neighborhood component analysis followed by ensemble ML using robust boosting. A model was considered as acceptable when the sum of average sensitivity and specificity on test data in repeated cross validations was at least 1.5. RESULTS Complete or partial response occurred in 58 out of 80 lesions. The best models to predict the tumor response were those using BED variables, achieving significantly better area under curve (AUC) and accuracy than those using only features from CT, including a RadCT,BED model using three radiomic features from BED, which scored an accuracy of 0.799 (95% confidence intervals (0.75-0.85)) and AUC of 0.773 (0.688-0.846), and a DLCT,BED model also using three variables with an accuracy of 0.798 (0.649-0.829) and AUC of 0.812 (0.755-0.867). CONCLUSION According to our results, the inclusion of BED features improves the response prediction of ML models for lung cancer patients undergoing SBRT, regardless of the use of radiomic or DL features.
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- Michele Avanzo
- Medical Physics Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Medical Physics Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Department of Machine Learning, Moffitt University, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, PN, Italy
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Wilke L, Moustakis C, Blanck O, Albers D, Albrecht C, Avcu Y, Boucenna R, Buchauer K, Etzelstorfer T, Henkenberens C, Jeller D, Jurianz K, Kornhuber C, Kretschmer M, Lotze S, Meier K, Pemler P, Riegler A, Röser A, Schmidhalter D, Spruijt KH, Surber G, Vallet V, Wiehle R, Willner J, Winkler P, Wittig A, Guckenberger M, Tanadini-Lang S. Improving interinstitutional and intertechnology consistency of pulmonary SBRT by dose prescription to the mean internal target volume dose. Strahlenther Onkol 2021; 197:836-846. [PMID: 34196725 PMCID: PMC8397670 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-021-01799-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose Dose, fractionation, normalization and the dose profile inside the target volume vary substantially in pulmonary stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) between different institutions and SBRT technologies. Published planning studies have shown large variations of the mean dose in planning target volume (PTV) and gross tumor volume (GTV) or internal target volume (ITV) when dose prescription is performed to the PTV covering isodose. This planning study investigated whether dose prescription to the mean dose of the ITV improves consistency in pulmonary SBRT dose distributions. Materials and methods This was a multi-institutional planning study by the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) working group Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy. CT images and structures of ITV, PTV and all relevant organs at risk (OAR) for two patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were distributed to all participating institutions. Each institute created a treatment plan with the technique commonly used in the institute for lung SBRT. The specified dose fractionation was 3 × 21.5 Gy normalized to the mean ITV dose. Additional dose objectives for target volumes and OAR were provided. Results In all, 52 plans from 25 institutions were included in this analysis: 8 robotic radiosurgery (RRS), 34 intensity-modulated (MOD), and 10 3D-conformal (3D) radiation therapy plans. The distribution of the mean dose in the PTV did not differ significantly between the two patients (median 56.9 Gy vs 56.6 Gy). There was only a small difference between the techniques, with RRS having the lowest mean PTV dose with a median of 55.9 Gy followed by MOD plans with 56.7 Gy and 3D plans with 57.4 Gy having the highest. For the different organs at risk no significant difference between the techniques could be found. Conclusions This planning study pointed out that multiparameter dose prescription including normalization on the mean ITV dose in combination with detailed objectives for the PTV and ITV achieve consistent dose distributions for peripheral lung tumors in combination with an ITV concept between different delivery techniques and across institutions. Supplementary Information The online version of this article (10.1007/s00066-021-01799-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- L Wilke
- Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universtitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- CyberKnife Centrum Süd, Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut de radio-oncologie, Hislanden Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Radio-Onkologie, Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, Linz, Austria
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Radio-Onkologie, Kantonsspital Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
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- MVZ Gamma-Knife Zentrum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Halle, Halle, Germany
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- Klinik für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Strahlentherapie, Klinikum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Radioonkologie, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Radioonkologie und Strahlentherapie, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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- Strahlentherapie und Radio-Onkologie, Helios Universitätsklinikum Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Division of Medical Radiation Physics and Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.,University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institut de radio-oncologie, Clinique des Grangettes, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institut für Radiochirurgie und Präzisionsbestrahlung, CyberKnife Centrum Mitteldeutschland, Erfurt, Germany
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- Service de radio-oncologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Klinikum Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Departent of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Klinik für Radio-Onkologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Walter F, Nierer L, Rottler M, Duque AS, Weingandt H, Well J, Shpani R, Landry G, Seidensticker M, Streitparth F, Ricke J, Belka C, Corradini S. Comparison of liver exposure in CT-guided high-dose rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy versus SBRT in hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiat Oncol 2021; 16:86. [PMID: 33957941 PMCID: PMC8103624 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-021-01812-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background In unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma several local ablative treatments are available. Among others, radiation based treatments such as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and high-dose rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDR BT) have shown good local control rates. Methods We conducted a dose comparison between actually performed HDR BT versus virtually planned SBRT to evaluate the respective clinically relevant radiation exposure to uninvolved liver tissue. Moreover, dose coverage and conformity indices were assessed. Results Overall, 46 treatment sessions (71 lesions, 38 patients) were evaluated. HDR BT was applied in a single fraction with a dose prescription of 1 × 15 Gy. D98 was 17.9 ± 1.3 Gy, D50 was 41.8 ± 8.1 Gy. The SBRT was planned with a prescribed dose of 3 × 12.5 Gy (65%-Isodose), D98 was 50.7 ± 3.1 Gy, D2 was 57.0 ± 2.3 Gy, and D50 was 55.2 ± 2.3 Gy. Regarding liver exposure Vliver10GyBT was compared to Vliver15.9GySBRT, Vliver16.2GySBRT (EQD2 equivalent doses), and Vliver20GySBRT (clinically relevant dose), all results showed significant differences (p < .001). In a case by case analysis Vliver10GyBT was smaller than Vliver20GySBRT in 38/46 cases (83%). Dmean of the liver was significantly smaller in BT compared to SBRT (p < .001). GTV volume was correlated to the liver exposure and showed an advantage of HDR BT over SBRT in comparison of clinically relevant doses, and for EQD2 equivalent doses. The advantage was more pronounced for greater liver lesions The Conformity Index (CI) was significantly better for BT, while Healthy Tissue Conformity Index (HTCI) and Conformation Number (CN) showed an advantage for SBRT (p < .001). Conclusion HDR BT can be advantageous in respect of sparing of normal liver tissue as compared to SBRT, while providing excellent target conformity.
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- Franziska Walter
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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Parzen JS, Almahariq MF, Quinn TJ, Siddiqui ZA, Thompson AB, Guerrero T, Lee K, Stevens C, Grills IS. Higher biologically effective dose is associated with improved survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. Radiother Oncol 2021; 160:25-31. [PMID: 33892021 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multiple studies have suggested that patients with early-stage SCC of the lung treated with SBRT are more susceptible to local failure compared to other NSCLC histologies. It is unknown if higher BED leads to improved outcomes in this patient population. We evaluated the effect of "high" BED versus "low" BED SBRT on overall survival (OS) in SCC and non-SCC NSCLC patients. METHODS The National Cancer Database was used to identify patients with cT1-2N0M0 NSCLC diagnosed between 2006-2016 treated with 3-5 fraction SBRT. Patients were grouped by BEDhigh (>150 Gy) and BEDlow (≤132 Gy). Univariate and multivariable analysis using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression modeling were performed. Propensity-score matched analysis with inverse probability of treatment (IPTW) weighting was used to account for selection bias. RESULTS We identified 4,717 eligible SCC patients and 8,807 eligible non-SCC NSCLC patients. In SCC patients, BEDhigh was associated with improved OS in both univariate and multivariate analysis (MVA HR 0.84 95% CI 0.76-0.92, p < 0.001), with estimated IPTW-adjusted 3-year OS of 49% compared to 41% for the BEDlow group. In contrast, BEDhigh was not associated with improved OS compared to BEDlow for non-SCC NSCLC patients (MVA HR 0.94 95% CI 0.86-1.04, p = 0.23), with estimated IPTW-adjusted 3-year OS of 54% and 53%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis suggests that in patients with early-stage NSCLC, SBRT regimens with BED > 150 Gy may confer a survival benefit in patients with SCC histology. Histology-based dose modification should be considered, and prospective validation may be warranted.
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- Jacob S Parzen
- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States.
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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- Beaumont Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Oak, United States
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Tateishi Y, Takeda A, Horita N, Tsurugai Y, Eriguchi T, Kibe Y, Sanuki N, Kaneko T. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With a High Maximum Dose Improves Local Control, Cancer-Specific Death, and Overall Survival in Peripheral Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 111:143-151. [PMID: 33891980 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated whether delivery of a high biologically effective dose (BED) to primary tumors affects systemic outcomes of cancer-specific death (CSD) and overall survival (OS) rates after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC). METHODS AND MATERIALS Among consecutive ES-NSCLC patients treated with SBRT between 2005 and 2019, we retrospectively identified patients who received a prescription of 50 to 60 Gy in 5 fractions with maximum doses of 62.5 to 100 Gy. Patients were categorized by maximum BED within the planning target volume with a threshold dose of 200 Gy. Outcomes were analyzed in all and matched patients. RESULTS Overall, 433 patients were eligible, and 262 and 171 patients were categorized into HighBED and LowBED groups, respectively. After propensity score matching, pairs of 154 patients were selected. Median follow-up times for the HighBED and LowBED groups were 52.3 months (range, 0.8-107.2 months) and 121.6 months (range, 3.0-162.8 months), respectively. The local recurrence rate in the HighBED group was significantly lower than that in the LowBED group (5-year rate, 1.3% and 7.2%; hazard ratio [HR], 0.15; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03-0.65; P = .011). Rates of any recurrence and CSD in the HighBED group were significantly lower (5-year any recurrence: 18.1% and 32.1%; HR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.33-0.83; P = .0058; 5-year CSD: 9.5% and 21.8%; HR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.20-0.70; P = .002), and OS in the HighBED group was significantly better compared with the LowBED group (5-year rate: 61.7% and 51.8%; HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.50-1.00; P = .047). CONCLUSION In patients with peripheral ES-NSCLC, SBRT with a high maximum dose may improve not only local control, but also any recurrence, CSD, and OS rates without increased toxicity. Further trials designed to evaluate whether higher intensity SBRT increases local control rates and contributes to improved CSD and OS outcomes are anticipated.
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- Yudai Tateishi
- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Perez-Calatayud MJ, Conde-Moreno AJ, Celada-Álvarez FJ, Rubio C, López-Campos F, Navarro-Martin A, Arribas L, Santos M, Lopez-Torrecilla J, Perez-Calatayud J. SEOR SBRT-SG survey on SRS/SBRT dose prescription criteria in Spain. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:1794-1800. [PMID: 33730312 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02583-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIM Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) are essential tools in radiation oncology. In Spain, the use of these techniques continues to grow as older linear accelerators (linacs) are replaced with modern equipment. However, little is known about inter-centre variability in prescription and dose heterogeneity limits. Consequently, the SBRT-Spanish Task Group (SBRT-SG) of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR) has undertaken an initiative to assess prescription and homogeneity in SRS/SBRT treatment. In the present study, we surveyed radiation oncology (RO) departments to obtain a realistic overview of prescription methods used for SBRT and SRS treatment in Spain. METHODS A brief survey was developed and sent to 34 RO departments in Spain, mostly those who are members of the SEOR SBRT-SG. The survey contained seven questions about the specific prescription mode, dose distribution heterogeneity limits, prescription strategies according to SRS/SBRT type, and the use of IMRT-VMAT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy-Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy). RESULTS Responses were received from 29 centres. Most centres (59%) used the prescription criteria D95% ≥ 100%. Accepted dose heterogeneity was wide, ranging from 107 to 200%. Most centres used IMRT-VMAT (93%). CONCLUSIONS This survey about SRS/SBRT prescription and dose heterogeneity has evidenced substantial inter-centre variability in prescription criteria, particularly for intended and accepted dose heterogeneity. These differences could potentially influence the mean planning target volume dose and its correlation with treatment outcomes. The findings presented here will be used by the SEOR SBRT-SG to develop recommendations for SRS/SBRT dose prescription and heterogeneity.
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- M J Perez-Calatayud
- Radiation Oncology Department, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, C/Beltrán Báguena 8, 46009, Valencia, Spain.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital HM Sanchinarro, HM Hospitales, Madrid, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Ramon Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Duran I Reynals, Instituto Catalan de Oncología, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, C/Beltrán Báguena 8, 46009, Valencia, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Clinica Benidorm, Alicante, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.,Radiation Oncology Department, Clinica Benidorm, Alicante, Spain
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Tsurugai Y, Takeda A, Eriguchi T, Sanuki N, Aoki Y. Hypofractionated radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinomas adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract. Hepatol Res 2021; 51:294-302. [PMID: 33201542 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM Decisions regarding therapeutic plans for inoperable patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) adjacent to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are challenging because radiofrequency ablation has the potential risk of thermal injury. Moreover, the response rate of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization is relatively low and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is believed to be too toxic. We have applied hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) for such lesions. This study investigated the outcomes and toxicities of this treatment. METHODS Among consecutive HCC patients treated with radiotherapy with curative intent at our institution between 2015 and 2019, we retrospectively extracted those outside of the indication for SBRT due to exceeding the constraint of the GI tract and who were treated using HFRT with a prescription dose of 42 Gy in 14 fractions and prophylactic proton pump inhibitor administration for 6 months. The oncological outcomes and toxicities were investigated. RESULTS A total of 66 patients with 73 lesions were eligible. The median follow-up period was 24.0 months. The local recurrence, intrahepatic recurrence, liver-related death, and overall survival rates at 2 years were 11.3%, 50.6%, 15.9%, and 60.4%, respectively. Six (9.1%) patients experienced Child-Pugh score deterioration ≥2 within 6 months following treatment. Two and one patient developed grades 2 and 3 gastroduodenal bleeding, respectively. CONCLUSIONS HFRT can achieve good local control in patients with HCC adjacent to the GI tract, with low GI toxicity incidence. Our study demonstrated that HFRT can be a potentially curative treatment option for lesions.
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- Yuichiro Tsurugai
- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Center, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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Davey A, van Herk M, Faivre-Finn C, Brown S, McWilliam A. Automated gross tumor volume contour generation for large-scale analysis of early-stage lung cancer patients planned with 4D-CT. Med Phys 2020; 48:724-732. [PMID: 33290579 PMCID: PMC7986204 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with early-stage lung cancer undergoing stereotactic ablative radiotherapy receive four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) for treatment planning. Often, an internal gross target volume (iGTV), which approximates the motion envelope of a tumor over the breathing cycle, is delineated without defining a gross tumor volume (GTV). However, the GTV volume and shape are important parameters for prognostic and dose modelling, and there is interest in radiomic features extracted from the GTV and surrounding tissue. We demonstrate and validate a method to generate the GTV from an iGTV contour to aid retrospective analysis on routine data. METHOD It is possible to reconstruct the geometry of a tumor with knowledge of tumor motion and the motion envelope formed during respiration. To demonstrate this, the tumor motion path was estimated with local rigid registration, and the iGTV positioned incrementally at stations along the reverse path. It is shown that the tumor volume is the largest set common to the intersection of the iGTV at these positions, hence can be derived. This was implemented for 521 lung lesions on 4D-CT. Eleven patients with a GTV delineation performed by a radiation oncologist on a reference phase (50%) were used for validation. The generated GTV was compared to that delineated by the expert using distance-to-agreement (DTA), volume, and distance between centres of mass. An overall success rate was determined by detecting registration inaccuracy and performing a quality check on the routine iGTV. For successfully generated contours, GTV volume was compared to iGTV volume in a prognostic model for overall survival. RESULTS For the validation dataset, DTA mean (0.79 - 1.55 mm) and standard deviation (0.68 - 1.51 mm) were comparable to expected observer variation. Difference in volume was < 5 cm3 , and average difference in position was 1.21 mm. Deviations in shape and position were mainly caused by observer differences in iGTV and GTV interpretation as opposed to algorithm performance. For the complete dataset, an acceptable contour was generated for 94% of patients using statistical and visual assessment to detect failures. Generated GTV volumes improved prognostic model performance over iGTV volumes. CONCLUSION A method to generate a GTV from an iGTV and 4D-CT dataset was developed. This method facilitates data analysis of patients with early-stage lung cancer treated in the routine setting, that is, data mining, prognostic modeling, and radiomics. Generation failure detection removes the need for visual assessment of all contours, reducing a time-consuming aspect of big-data analysis. Favorable prognostic performance of generated GTV volumes over iGTV ones demonstrates opportunities to use this methodology for future study.
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- Angela Davey
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Department of Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Department of Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Chai G, Yin Y, Zhou X, Hu Q, Lv B, Li Z, Shi M, Zhao L. Pulmonary oligometastases treated by stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT): a single institution's experience. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2020; 9:1496-1506. [PMID: 32953521 PMCID: PMC7481615 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-20-867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background To investigate the effect of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) on pulmonary oligometastases and to analyze the clinical factors and dose parameters affecting local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) and overall survival (OS). Methods This study retrospectively enrolled a total of 84 patients (148 lesions) treated in our department from May 2015 to November 2018. Pulmonary oligometastases was defined as up to 5 metastatic lesions in the lung and with both the primary tumor and any extra-thoracic metastases being controlled. Patients receiving a BED10 (biological effective dose, α/β =10) of SBRT ≥75 Gy and a dose/fraction ≥4 Gy were enrolled. The patient group consisted of 52 men (61.9%) and 32 women (38.1%), with a median age 56 years (range, 29-80 years). Median tumor diameter was 1.71cm (range, 1.2-5.0 cm). The BED10 was 75-119 Gy in 4-15 fractions. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed on factors predicting the outcomes. Results All patients completed the treatment as planned, and the median follow-up time was 20.3 months. The median OS for the entire group was 34.3 months, with an actuarial 1-, 2-, 3- and 5-year OS of 74.7%, 59.4%, 49.7%, and 36.8%, respectively. Among the 148 lesions in the whole group, 19 (12.8%) lesions had local recurrence (LR). The median LRFS time for all patients was 56.9 months. The LRFS rate was 93.6%, 83.5%, 81.4%, and 76.6% at 1, 2, 3, and 5 years, respectively. No patient developed acute grade 3 or 4 toxicity. On univariate analysis, age ≥63 years old, primary site of colorectal cancer, BED10 <85.2 Gy, pathological type of adenocarcinoma, planning target volume (PTV) min BED10 <76.6 Gy, and gross tumor volume (GTV) ≥8.8 cc, were significantly associated with poorer LRFS. Multivariate analysis showed that age ≥63 years old, primary site of colorectal cancer, and PTV min BED10 <76.6 Gy were significant risk factors affecting LRFS. Conclusions SBRT is feasible for pulmonary oligometastasis with favorable local control and minimal toxicity. Multiple dose parameters, instead of a prescription dose only, in combination with clinical parameters, should be considered for optimal local control.
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- Guangjin Chai
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Biston MC, Chiavassa S, Grégoire V, Thariat J, Lacornerie T. Time of PTV is ending, robust optimization comes next. Cancer Radiother 2020; 24:676-686. [PMID: 32861608 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Continuous improvements have been made in the way to prescribe, record and report dose distributions since the therapeutic use of ionizing radiations. The international commission for radiation units and measurement (ICRU) has provided a common language for physicians and physicists to plan and evaluate their treatments. The PTV concept has been used for more than two decades but is becoming obsolete as the CTV-to-PTV margin creates a static dose cloud that does not properly recapitulate all planning vs. delivery uncertainties. The robust optimization concept has recently emerged to overcome the limitations of the PTV concept. This concept is integrated in the inverse planning process and minimizes deviations to planned dose distribution through integration of uncertainties in the planning objectives. It appears critical to account for the uncertainties that are specific to protons and should be accounted for to better exploit the clinical potential of proton therapy. It may also improve treatment quality particularly in hypofractionated photon plans of mobile tumors and more widely to photon radiotherapy. However, in contrast to the PTV concept, a posteriori evaluation of plan quality, called robust evaluation, using error-based scenarios is still warranted. Robust optimization metrics are warranted. These metrics are necessary to compare PTV-based photon and robustly optimized proton plans in general and in model-based NTCP approaches. Assessment of computational demand and approximations of robust optimization algorithms along with metrics to evaluate plan quality are needed but a step further to better prescribe radiotherapy may has been achieved.
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- M-C Biston
- Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Léon-Bérard, 28, rue Laennec 69373 Lyon cedex 08, France; Creatis, CNRS UMR5220, Inserm U1044, INSA-Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Department of Medical Physics, Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, centre Léon-Bérard, 28, rue Laennec 69373 Lyon cedex 08, France
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- Department of radiation oncology, centre François-Baclesse/ARCHADE, Laboratoire de physique corpusculaire IN2P3/ENSICAEN-UMR6534, Unicaen, Normandie Universite, Caen, France
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- Department of Medical Physics, centre Oscar-Lambret, Lille, France
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van Timmeren JE, Chamberlain M, Krayenbuehl J, Wilke L, Ehrbar S, Bogowicz M, Hartley C, Zamburlini M, Andratschke N, Garcia Schüler H, Pavic M, Balermpas P, Ryu C, Guckenberger M, Tanadini-Lang S. Treatment plan quality during online adaptive re-planning. Radiat Oncol 2020; 15:203. [PMID: 32825848 PMCID: PMC7441614 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-020-01641-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Online adaptive radiotherapy is intended to prevent plan degradation caused by inter-fractional tumor volume and shape changes, but time limitations make online re-planning challenging. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of online-adapted plans to their respective reference treatment plans. METHODS Fifty-two patients treated on a ViewRay MRIdian Linac were included in this retrospective study. In total 238 online-adapted plans were analyzed, which were optimized with either changing of the segment weights (n = 85) or full re-optimization (n = 153). Five different treatment sites were evaluated: prostate, abdomen, liver, lung and pelvis. Dosimetric parameters of gross tumor volume (GTV), planning target volume (PTV), 2 cm ring around the PTV and organs at risk (OARs) were considered. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to assess differences between online-adapted and reference treatment plans, p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS The average duration of the online adaptation, consisting of contour editing, plan optimization and quality assurance (QA), was 24 ± 6 min. The GTV was slightly larger (average ± SD: 1.9% ± 9.0%) in the adapted plans than in the reference plans (p < 0.001). GTV-D95% exhibited no significant changes when considering all plans, but GTV-D2% increased by 0.40% ± 1.5% on average (p < 0.001). There was a very small yet significant decrease in GTV-coverage for the abdomen plans. The ring Dmean increased on average by 1.0% ± 3.6% considering all plans (p < 0.001). There was a significant reduction of the dose to the rectum of 4.7% ± 16% on average (p < 0.001) for prostate plans. CONCLUSIONS Dosimetric quality of online-adapted plans was comparable to reference treatment plans and OAR dose was either comparable or decreased, depending on treatment site. However, dose spillage was slightly increased.
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- Janita E van Timmeren
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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Wu Z, Man S, Sun R, Li Z, Wu Y, Zuo D. Recent advances and challenges of immune checkpoint inhibitors in immunotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 85:106613. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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