Purpose: To analyse the survival outcomes and toxicity profile of patients treated with pulsed-dose-rate (PDR) brachytherapy (BT) after intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for uterine cervical cancer in a single institution. Material and methods: Between March 2011 and December 2014, 50 patients with histologically proven stages IB1-IVB cervical cancer were treated with IMRT followed by PDR-BT boost. Radiation treatment consisted of IMRT to pelvic with or without paraaortic lymph nodes to a total dose of 45-50.4 Gy. Weekly concomitant chemotherapy was administered to 45 patients. PDR-BT boost was delivered with a median dose of 30 Gy to the high-risk clinical target volume (HR-CTV) after a median time of 14 days since IMRT. Acute and late toxicity were evaluated by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) - European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) scoring criteria and Subjective Objective Management Analytic-Late Effects of Normal Tissues (SOMA-LENT) criteria. Results: Two patients had tumour persistence at 6 months after the end of BT. After a median follow-up of 33 months, 6 distant metastases with or without regional relapse were observed. The 1- and 5-year progression-free survival was 83% (95% CI: 69-91%) and 76% (95% CI: 61-86%), whereas the 3- and 5-year overall survival was 91% (95% CI: 78-97%) and 76% (95% CI: 56-88%), respectively. Urinary and rectal toxicity higher than grade 2 was observed in 6.3% and 17% of patients, respectively. Five patients (10.6%) had grade 4 gastrointestinal toxicity requiring colostomy. Conclusions: Our study confirms that the combination of IMRT and PDR-BT can be considered an effective treatment for cervical cancer, ensuring high local control, despite the high percentage of locally advanced disease.

Vavassori, A., Riva, G., Spoto, R., Lazzari, R., Fodor, C., Dicuonzo, S., et al. (2019). High precision radiotherapy including intensitymodulated radiation therapy and pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A retrospective monoinstitutional study. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY BRACHYTHERAPY, 11(6), 516-526 [10.5114/jcb.2019.90478].

High precision radiotherapy including intensitymodulated radiation therapy and pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A retrospective monoinstitutional study

Bagnardi V.;Colombo N.;
2019

Abstract

Purpose: To analyse the survival outcomes and toxicity profile of patients treated with pulsed-dose-rate (PDR) brachytherapy (BT) after intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for uterine cervical cancer in a single institution. Material and methods: Between March 2011 and December 2014, 50 patients with histologically proven stages IB1-IVB cervical cancer were treated with IMRT followed by PDR-BT boost. Radiation treatment consisted of IMRT to pelvic with or without paraaortic lymph nodes to a total dose of 45-50.4 Gy. Weekly concomitant chemotherapy was administered to 45 patients. PDR-BT boost was delivered with a median dose of 30 Gy to the high-risk clinical target volume (HR-CTV) after a median time of 14 days since IMRT. Acute and late toxicity were evaluated by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) - European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) scoring criteria and Subjective Objective Management Analytic-Late Effects of Normal Tissues (SOMA-LENT) criteria. Results: Two patients had tumour persistence at 6 months after the end of BT. After a median follow-up of 33 months, 6 distant metastases with or without regional relapse were observed. The 1- and 5-year progression-free survival was 83% (95% CI: 69-91%) and 76% (95% CI: 61-86%), whereas the 3- and 5-year overall survival was 91% (95% CI: 78-97%) and 76% (95% CI: 56-88%), respectively. Urinary and rectal toxicity higher than grade 2 was observed in 6.3% and 17% of patients, respectively. Five patients (10.6%) had grade 4 gastrointestinal toxicity requiring colostomy. Conclusions: Our study confirms that the combination of IMRT and PDR-BT can be considered an effective treatment for cervical cancer, ensuring high local control, despite the high percentage of locally advanced disease.
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Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; IMRT; PDR;
Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; IMRT; PDR
English
2019
11
6
516
526
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Vavassori, A., Riva, G., Spoto, R., Lazzari, R., Fodor, C., Dicuonzo, S., et al. (2019). High precision radiotherapy including intensitymodulated radiation therapy and pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A retrospective monoinstitutional study. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY BRACHYTHERAPY, 11(6), 516-526 [10.5114/jcb.2019.90478].
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