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Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 33(7-8): 423-437, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27960645

RESUMO

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) in children and adolescents is highly curable, but children are at risk of long-term toxicity. The MDH-03 guidelines were established in order to decrease the burden of treatment in good-responder patients, and this report should be considered a step toward further optimization of treatment within large collaborative trials. We report the therapy and long-term outcomes of 417 children and adolescents treated according to the national guidelines, which were applied between 2003 and 2007 in France. The patients were stratified into three groups according to disease extension. Chemotherapy consisted of four cycles of VBVP (vinblastine, bleomycin, VP16, prednisone) in localized stages (G1/95 pts/23%), four cycles of COPP/ABV (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine) cycles in intermediate stages (G2/184 pts/44%) and three cycles of OPPA (vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone, adriamycin) plus three cycles of COPP in advanced stages (G3/138 pts/33%). Radiation therapy of the involved field was given to 97% of the patients, with the dose limited to 20 Gy in good responders (88%). With a median follow-up of 6.6 years, the 5-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 86.7% (83.1-89.7%) and 97% (94.5-98.1%), respectively. EFS and OS for G1, G2, and G3 were 98% and 100%, 81% and 97%, and 87% and 95%, respectively. Low-risk patients treated without alkylating agents and anthracycline had excellent outcomes and a low expected incidence of late effects. Intensification with a third OPPA cycle in high-risk group patients, including stage IV patients, allowed for very good outcomes, without increased toxicity.


Assuntos
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Doença de Hodgkin/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Hodgkin/mortalidade , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , França , Doença de Hodgkin/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Clin Transl Radiat Oncol ; 48: 100825, 2024 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39192877

RESUMO

Purpose: To retrospectively identify clinical, pathologic, or imaging factors predictive of local relapse (LR) after preoperative radiotherapy (RT) for soft tissue sarcomas (STS). Methods and Materials: This is a retrospective multicenter study of patients who underwent preoperative RT and surgery for limb or trunk wall STS between 2007 and 2018 in French Sarcoma Group centers and were enrolled in the "Conticabase". Patterns of LR were investigated taking into account the multimodal response after preoperative RT. Diagnostic and surgical samples were compared after systematic review by expert pathologists and patients were stratified by tumor grade. Log-rank tests and Cox models were used to identify prognostic factors for radiation response and LR. Results: 257 patients were included; 17 % had low-grade (LG), 72.5 % had high-grade (HG) sarcomas. In HG group, tumors were larger, mostly undifferentiated, and displayed more necrosis and perilesional edema after RT. Median follow-up was 32 months. Five-year cumulative incidence of LR was 20.3 % in the HG group versus 9.7 % in the LG group (p = 0.026). In multivariate analysis, trunk wall location (HR 6.79, p = 0.012) and proportion of viable tumor cellularity ≥ 20 % (HR 3.15, p = 0.018) were associated with LR. After adjusting for tumor location, combination of histotype and cellularity rate significantly correlated with LR. We described three prognostic subgroups for HG sarcomas, listed from the highest to lowest risk: undifferentiated sarcoma (US) with cellularity rates ≥ 20 %; non-US (NUS) with cellularity rates ≥ 20 % or US with cellularity rates < 20 %; and NUS with cellularity rates < 20 %, which shared similar prognostic risks with LG sarcomas. Conclusions: HG and LG tumors have different morphological and biological behaviors in response to RT. Combination of cellularity rate with histotype could be a major prognostic for LR. Patients with undifferentiated HG sarcomas with cellularity rates ≥ 20 % after preoperative RT had the highest risk of LR and disease-specific death.

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Cancer Radiother ; 28(1): 93-102, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38212215

RESUMO

Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous disease. For localized disease, treatment is based on surgery and radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy depending on risk factors. Upfront metastases are present in 7 to 20% of cases, and are localized to the lungs in most of cases. Disseminated disease is generally considered incurable but in selected cases, aggressive local treatment of metastases allowed long survival. Treatment of primary tumour is often debated. Our purpose is to evaluate the literature concerning the role of radiotherapy in the management of primary metastatic soft tissue sarcomas.


Assuntos
Sarcoma , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles , Humanos , Sarcoma/radioterapia , Sarcoma/patologia , Terapia Combinada , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/cirurgia
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Eur J Surg Oncol ; 46(7): 1277-1286, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31839437

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Outcomes for adults with soft tissue sarcoma are better when managed at referral centers. Care guidelines advise for 5 main criteria: 1-Imaging before biopsy; 2-Tumor biopsy before surgery; 3-Multidiscipinary team discussion (MTD) before biopsy; 4-Biopsy in "expert centers"; 5-Somatic molecular biology feasible. The aim is to describe and assess the prognostic impact of initial management of STS according to the type of referring centers and the number of optimal criteria. METHODS: Monocentric retrospective analysis of the management of 127 youths (0-25 years) with localized STS treated from 2006 to 2015. RESULTS: Median age at diagnosis was 9.6 years (range: 025). Overall, only 41% patients had 5/5, 28% 3-4, 31% ≤2. No adequate imaging was performed before surgery/biopsy for 18% patients, no biopsy before treatment for 29%. Patients referred by "expert centers" had higher compliance to guidelines (P = 0.025). Upfront surgery was performed in 59/127 patients. Immediate re-operation was inversely related to the number of criteria (0% when 5 criteria vs. 14% for 3-4, 46% if ≤ 2; P < 0.001). For malignant tumors, outcome was better when 5 criteria were reached: 5 year EFS 90.8% (81.4-100.0%) vs. 71.6 for (60.4-84.9%; ≤4 criteria; p = 0.033), OS 93.6% (85.5-100%) vs. 79.5% (68.9-91.8%; p = 0.11), and LRFFS 90.6% (81.0-100.0) vs. 73.1% (62.0-86.3%; p = 0.047). CONCLUSION: Less than half of the youths with STS are initially managed according to international guidelines, highlighting the need for better information about optimal management. These results plead for immediate management in reference centers to reduce initial burden of therapy.


Assuntos
Fidelidade a Diretrizes , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Sarcoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Sarcoma/patologia , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Biópsia , Institutos de Câncer , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Terapia Neoadjuvante , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Radioterapia Adjuvante , Encaminhamento e Consulta , Reoperação , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sarcoma/cirurgia , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/cirurgia , Taxa de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Radiother Oncol ; 124(2): 200-203, 2017 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28733054

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Irradiation (>3Gy) to the breast or axillae before 30years of age increases the risk of secondary breast cancer (SBC). The purpose of this article is to describe the clinical characteristics of SBC and the way of diagnosis in young women (before the age of national screening) in France who had received previous radiotherapy for a childhood or a young adulthood cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective, multicentre study reviewed the medical records of women with SBC before the age of the national screening who had received irradiation (≥3Gy) on part or all of the breast before 30years of age, for any type of tumour except BC. RESULTS: A total of 121 SBC were detected in 104 women with previous radiotherapy. Twenty percent of SBC were detected during regular breast screening and 16% of the women had a regular radiological follow-up. CONCLUSION: Our results points out that the main proportion of childhood cancer survivors did not benefit from the recommended breast cancer screening. This result is comparable to other previously published studies in other countries. A national screening programme is necessary and should take into account the patient's age, family history, personal medical history and previous radiotherapy to reduce the number of SBC diagnosed at an advanced stage.


Assuntos
Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Mama/etiologia , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/diagnóstico , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Adulto , Mama/efeitos da radiação , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Feminino , França , Humanos , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/efeitos da radiação , Mamografia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/etiologia , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/patologia , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/etiologia , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/patologia , Radioterapia/efeitos adversos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sobreviventes , Adulto Jovem
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Cancer Radiother ; 20 Suppl: S61-8, 2016 Sep.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27523416

RESUMO

The article deals with the prevention of cancers only directly related to therapeutic radiation which are distinguished from "secondary cancer". The consideration of the risk of radiation-induced cancers after radiation therapy, although it is fortunately rare events, has become indispensable today. With a review of the literature, are detailed the various involved parameters. The age of the irradiated patient is one of the main parameters. The impact of the dose is also discussed based on the model used, and based on clinical data. Other parameters defining a radiation treatment are discussed one after the other: field with the example of Hodgkin's disease, the type of radiation and the participation of secondary neutrons, spreading and splitting. All these parameters are discussed according to each organ whose sensitivity is different. The article concludes with a list of recommendations to reduce the risk of radio-induced cancers. Even with the advent of conformal radiotherapy, intensity modulation, the modulated volume arctherapy, and the development of specific machinery for the extra-cranial stereotactic, the radiation therapist must consider this risk and use of reasonable and justified control imaging. Although they constitute a small percentage of cancers that occur secondarily after a first malignant tumor, radiation-induced cancers, can not and must not be concealed or ignored and justify regular monitoring over the long term, precisely adapted on the described parameters.


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Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/prevenção & controle , Radioterapia/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Doença de Hodgkin/radioterapia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/etiologia , Segunda Neoplasia Primária/prevenção & controle , Especificidade de Órgãos , Órgãos em Risco , Neoplasias da Próstata/radioterapia , Tolerância a Radiação , Radioterapia/métodos , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por Computador , Risco , Adulto Jovem
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Cancer Radiother ; 20(5): 395-9, 2016 Jul.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27421622

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Radiotherapy is a rare indication in paediatric oncology, with 800 to 900 children in treatment per year in France. Child cancers represent approximately 1% of cancers in France and half occur before the age of 5 years. Paediatric radiation requires appropriate tools, local, time and specific training. In France, in 2015, 18 centres are accredited by the French National Cancer Institute (INCa) for this activity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Survey conducted in February 2015 on the care of children (0 to 18 years) in radiotherapy departments in France. The survey was sent to the radiation oncologists involved in the 18 centres. The questions concerned the qualitative and quantitative aspect, medical and organizational aspects, and the involvement of assistant practitioners in the management of this activity. RESULTS: Seventeen centres responded. In 2014, 889 children under 18 were treated in radiotherapy departments. These departments are working together with one to four paediatric oncology departments. Regarding access to general anaesthesia: three centres perform one to seven treatment(s) under anaesthesia per year, three centres eight to ten treatments under anaesthesia per year, three centres ten to 24 treatments under anaesthesia per year and nine centres out of 17 use hypnosis techniques. In terms of human resources, in 2015, 29 radiation therapists have a paediatric radiotherapy activity. Involvement of assistant practitioners is growing and specific training are desired. Regarding treatment preparation and delivery, 13 centres have specific paediatric contentions, 14 of 16 centres employ radiation intensity modulated if dosimetry is more satisfying with 11 regularly to the craniospinal irradiation. Radiotherapy on moving areas with respiratory gating or hypofractionation is under developed. CONCLUSION: Paediatric radiation therapy is a specific activity requiring a dedicated management, both in human, organizational, medical and scientific aspects.


Assuntos
Pediatria , Padrões de Prática Médica/estatística & dados numéricos , Radioterapia/métodos , Radioterapia/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoal Técnico de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Anestesia Geral/estatística & dados numéricos , Criança , França , Humanos , Neoplasias/radioterapia , Sociedades Médicas , Inquéritos e Questionários , Tecnologia Radiológica , Recursos Humanos
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Cancer Radiother ; 20(4): 304-7, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27342946

RESUMO

A survey was conducted in 2015 in France on the care of children in radiotherapy services. We present the results for total body irradiation in children, a specific technique of radiation treatment, which needs dedicated controls for this particular population. Of the 17 centres interviewed, 16 responded, and 13 practiced total body irradiation. Patients are positioned in lateral decubitus in 11 centres and supine/prone in two centres. Doses used for total body irradiation in myeloablative bone marrow transplantation are the same in all centres (12Gy); treatments are always fractionated. Lung shielding is positioned to limit the dose at an average of 8Gy with extremes ranging from 6 to 10Gy. The shape of the shieldings varies depending on departments' protocol, with a smaller size in case of mediastinal mass. Four centres have experience of total body irradiation under general anaesthesia, despite twice-daily fractions. In total, practice is relatively homogeneous throughout France and is inspired by the knowledge obtained in adults.


Assuntos
Padrões de Prática Médica/estatística & dados numéricos , Irradiação Corporal Total/estatística & dados numéricos , Anestesia Geral/estatística & dados numéricos , Criança , França , Humanos , Órgãos em Risco , Posicionamento do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Proteção Radiológica/estatística & dados numéricos , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Cancer Radiother ; 19(5): 347-57; quiz 358-9, 362, 2015 Aug.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26141663

RESUMO

Medulloblastoma are cerebellar tumours belonging to the group of primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNET) and are the most common malignant brain tumours of childhood. These tumours are rare and heterogeneous, requiring some multicentric prospective studies and multidisciplinary care. The classical therapeutic approaches are based on clinical, radiological and surgical data. They involve surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Some histological features were added to characterize risk. More recently, molecular knowledge has allowed to devise risk-adapted strategies and helped to define groups with good outcome and reduce long-term sequelae, improve the prognostic of high-risk medulloblastoma and develop new therapeutic tools.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Cerebelares/terapia , Meduloblastoma/terapia , Adulto , Neoplasias Cerebelares/classificação , Neoplasias Cerebelares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cerebelares/metabolismo , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Criança , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/etiologia , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Proteínas Hedgehog/metabolismo , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Meduloblastoma/classificação , Meduloblastoma/diagnóstico , Meduloblastoma/metabolismo , Mutismo/etiologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Cuidados Pós-Operatórios , Prognóstico , Radioterapia Adjuvante , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Medição de Risco , Proteínas Wnt/metabolismo
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Eur J Cancer ; 40(18): 2659-66, 2004 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15571949

RESUMO

We report five paediatric cases of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) occurring during chemotherapy, observed in two institutions over an 8-year time period. These children aged 2.5-15 years were treated for Burkitt's lymphoma, Ewing's tumour, small cell bone tumour or medulloblastoma. PVT was diagnosed on colour Doppler ultrasonography (US). In four patients, thrombosis occurred 2-45 days after severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) secondary to intensive chemotherapy containing busulfan. In one case, PVT occurred in the absence of HVOD in a patient with pre-existing periportal lymphomatous infiltration. Four patients experienced persistent portal hypertension, which resulted in death in one. PVT during chemotherapy in children is a rare event and appears to be closely related to intensive chemotherapy containing busulfan and to be associated with HVOD.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Veia Porta , Trombose Venosa/induzido quimicamente , Adolescente , Anticoagulantes/uso terapêutico , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Heparina/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Trombose Venosa/tratamento farmacológico
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Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys ; 51(4): 1081-92, 2001 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11704333

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Conformal radiotherapy beams are defined on the basis of static computed tomography acquisitions by taking into account setup errors and organ/tumor motion during breathing. In the absence of precise data, the size of the margins is estimated arbitrarily. The objective of this study was to evaluate the amplitude of maximum intrathoracic organ motion during breathing. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty patients treated for non-small-cell lung cancer were included in the study: 10 patients at the Institut Curie with a personalized alpha cradle immobilization and 10 patients at Tenon Hospital with just the Posirest device below their arms. Three computed tomography acquisitions were performed in the treatment position: the first during free breathing and the other two during deep breath-hold inspiration and expiration. For each acquisition, the displacements of the various intrathoracic structures were measured in three dimensions. RESULTS: Patients from the two centers were comparable in terms of age, weight, height, tumor site, and stage. In the overall population, the greatest displacements were observed for the diaphragm, and the smallest displacements were observed for the lung apices and carina. The relative amplitude of motion was comparable between the two centers. The use of a personalized immobilization device reduced lateral thoracic movements (p < 0.02) and lung apex movements (p < 0.02). CONCLUSION: Intrathoracic organ movements during extreme phases of breathing are considerable. Quantification of organ motion is necessary for definition of the safety margins. A personalized immobilization device appears to effectively reduce apical and lateral displacement.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/radioterapia , Movimento , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por Computador/métodos , Radioterapia Conformacional , Respiração , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/diagnóstico por imagem , Diafragma , Feminino , Humanos , Pulmão , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Postura , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Radiother Oncol ; 36(2): 101-6, 1995 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7501807

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Intracranial ependymomas of childhood are relatively infrequent. There are significant disagreements concerning optimal postoperative treatment as well as the patterns of relapse following treatment. The purpose of this retrospective study was the analysis of the recurrence pattern and therefore the implication on the extent of the radiotherapy fields. Data from 37 patients referred within 19 years were used for this study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From April 1975 to July 1993, 37 children aged 1-14 years were referred for postoperative treatment of an intracranial ependymoma. Twenty-eight children received postoperative radiation therapy and 26 patients received chemotherapy. The median follow-up is 6 years (range 2 months to 19 years). RESULTS: Overall survival and event free survival at 5 and 10 years were 40%. Eighteen children relapsed. Relapses occurred from 1.5 months to 3.6 years post treatment. Relapses were distant in four cases and local in 14. Age, sex, extent of primary resection, chemotherapy and type of radiation therapy did not influence the outcome. Children with poorly differentiated tumors who did not receive postoperative radiation therapy had a higher relapse rate but this difference is not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Despite doses of radiation > or = 50 Gy the majority of recurrences were local. Our results, despite the small number of patients are in accordance to those previously published, suggest that prophylactic craniospinal irradiation is superfluous. Better means of achieved local control are required, such as three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy with dose-escalation study or hyperfractionation regimen.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Ependimoma/terapia , Adolescente , Neoplasias Encefálicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Encefálicas/radioterapia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Terapia Combinada , Ependimoma/mortalidade , Ependimoma/radioterapia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Recidiva , Estudos Retrospectivos , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Bull Cancer ; 82(7): 527-30, 1995 Jul.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7549114

RESUMO

Despite high local control rate in Ewing's sarcoma the exact indication of radiation therapy is still controversial as well as the choice of the target volume and the optimal dose of radiation. The importance of the quality of radiotherapy has been stressed in recently published data and has shown a significant impact on long term local control with adequate radiation therapy. The dramatic improvement of precision allowed by the conformal therapy and three dimensional dosimetry allow to expect a decrease of late effects expected for second malignancies. However, late sequellae and radio-induced osteosarcoma still remain the major side effects after radiotherapy. The authors discuss the results of the main trials on Ewing's sarcoma on the choice of dose and target volume. Surgery is still the preferred choice for small tumors if the foreseen outcome is identical.


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Neoplasias Ósseas/radioterapia , Sarcoma de Ewing/radioterapia , Neoplasias Ósseas/cirurgia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Terapia Combinada , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação/etiologia , Osteossarcoma/etiologia , Prognóstico , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por Computador , Sarcoma de Ewing/cirurgia , Análise de Sobrevida
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Bull Cancer ; 84(10): 951-6, 1997 Oct.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9435796

RESUMO

Effective chemotherapy using PCV (procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine) has been documented in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas. A pilot study using PCV was conducted for relapsing patients with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas. Preliminary results are reported. Fourteen patients were enrolled. All received at least two courses of PCV and were evaluable for response. Eleven patients (78%) responded to chemotherapy with complete responses in 2 patients. Response was more obvious regarding contrast enhanced areas than volumes changes (11 responses versus 7). A story of seizure was the main clinical prognostic factor for response. All toxicities were manageable and no treatment related death occurred. Chemotherapy is an effective treatment in aggressive oligodendrogliomas. Further studies must assess the role of chemotherapy in the multidisciplinary management of oligodendroglioma.


Assuntos
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Glioma/tratamento farmacológico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Oligodendroglioma/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Feminino , Glioma/patologia , Humanos , Lomustina/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Oligodendroglioma/patologia , Projetos Piloto , Procarbazina/administração & dosagem , Indução de Remissão , Vincristina/administração & dosagem
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Cancer Radiother ; 3(2): 154-61, 1999.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10230375

RESUMO

A comprehensive understanding of the radiobiological bases of total body irradiation (TBI) is made difficult by the large number of normal and malignant tissues that must be taken into account. In addition, tissue responses to irradiation are also sensitive to associated treatments, type of graft and a number of patient characteristics. Experimental studies have yielded a large body of data, the clinical relevance of which still requires definite validation through randomized trials. Fractionated TBI schemes are able to reduce late normal tissue toxicity, but the ultimate consequences of the fractional dose reduction do not appear to be equivocal. Thus, leukemia and lymphoma cells are probably more radiobiologically heterogeneous than previously thought, with several cell lines displaying relatively high radioresistance and repair capability patterns. The most primitive host-type hematopoietic stem cells are likely to be at least partly protected by TBI fractionation and may hamper late engraftment. Similarly, but with possibly conflicting consequences on the probability of engraftment, the persistence of a functional marrow stroma may also be fractionation-sensitive, while higher rejection rates have been reported after T-depletion grafts and fractionated TBI. In clinical practice (as for the performance of relevant clinical trials), the influence of these results are rather limited by the heavy logistic constraints created by a sophisticated and time-consuming procedure. Lastly, clinicians are now facing an increasing incidence of second cancers, at least partly induced by irradiation, which jeopardize the long-term prospects of otherwise cured patients.


Assuntos
Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação , Irradiação Corporal Total , Sobrevivência de Enxerto , Humanos , Leucemia/terapia , Linfoma/terapia , Dosagem Radioterapêutica
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Cancer Radiother ; 6 Suppl 1: 125s-134s, 2002 Nov.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12587391

RESUMO

The conformal radiotherapy approach, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), is based on modern imaging modalities, efficient 3D treatment planning systems, sophisticated immobilization devices and demanding quality assurance and treatment verification. The main goal of conformal radiotherapy is to ensure a high dose distribution tailored to the limits of the target volume while reducing exposure of healthy tissues. These techniques would then allow a further dose escalation increasing local control and survival. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most difficult malignant tumors to be treated. It combines geometrical difficulties due to respiratory motion, and number of low tolerance neighboring organs, and dosimetric difficulties because of the presence of huge inhomogeneities. This localization is an attractive and ambitious example for the evaluation of new techniques. However, the published clinical reports in the last years described very heterogeneous techniques and, in the absence of prospective randomized trials, it is somewhat difficult at present to evaluate the real benefits drawn from those conformal radiotherapy techniques. After reviewing the rationale for 3DCRT for NSCLC, this paper will describe the main studies of 3DCRT, in order to evaluate its impact on lung cancer treatment. Then, the current state-of-the-art of IMRT and the last technical and therapeutic innovations in NSCLC will be discussed.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/radioterapia , Radioterapia Conformacional , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/mortalidade , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Terapia Combinada , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Estudos de Viabilidade , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Lesões por Radiação/epidemiologia , Lesões por Radiação/etiologia , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por Computador , Radioterapia Conformacional/efeitos adversos , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Taxa de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento
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Cancer Radiother ; 6 Suppl 1: 37s-48s, 2002 Nov.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12587382

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The conformal radiotherapy approach, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), is based on modern imaging modalities, efficient 3D treatment planning systems, sophisticated immobilization systems and rigorous quality assurance and treatment verification. The central objective of conformal radiotherapy is to ensure a high dose distribution tailored to the limits of the target volume while reducing exposure of normal tissues. These techniques would then allow further tumor dose escalation. Head-and-neck tumors are some of the most attractive localizations to test conformal radiotherapy. They combine ballistic difficulties due to particularly complex shapes (nasopharynx, ethmoid) and problems due to the number and low tolerance of neighbouring organs like parotids, eyes, brainstem and spinal cord. The therapeutic irradiation of head-and-neck tumors thus remains a challenge for the radiation oncologist. Conformal radiotherapy does have a significant potential for improving local control and reducing toxicity when compared to standard radiotherapy. However, in the absence of prospective randomized trials, it is somewhat difficult at present to evaluate the real benefits drawn from 3DCRT and IMRT. The published clinical reports on the use of conformal radiotherapy are essentially dealing with dosimetric comparisons on relatively small numbers of patients. Recently, a few publications have emphasized the clinical experience of several precursor teams with a suitable follow-up. This paper describes the current state-of-the-art of 3DCRT and IMRT in order to evaluate the impact of these techniques on head-and-neck cancers irradiation.


Assuntos
Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço/radioterapia , Imageamento Tridimensional , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por Computador/métodos , Radioterapia Conformacional , Sistema Nervoso Central/efeitos da radiação , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Central/etiologia , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Central/prevenção & controle , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Fracionamento da Dose de Radiação , Olho/efeitos da radiação , Oftalmopatias/etiologia , Oftalmopatias/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Glândula Parótida/efeitos da radiação , Tolerância a Radiação , Radiometria , Radioterapia Conformacional/efeitos adversos , Radioterapia Conformacional/métodos , Xerostomia/etiologia , Xerostomia/prevenção & controle
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Cancer Radiother ; 5(6): 725-36, 2001 Dec.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11797293

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Conformal irradiation of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is largely based on a precise definition of the nodal clinical target volume (CTVn). The reduction of the number of nodal stations to be irradiated would render tumor dose escalation more achievable. The aim of this work was to design an mathematical tool based on documented data, that would predict the risk of metastatic involvement for each nodal station. METHODS AND MATERIAL: From the large surgical series published in the literature we looked at the main pre-treatment parameters that modify the risk of nodal invasion. The probability of involvement for the 17 nodal stations described by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) was computed from all these publications and then weighted according to the French epidemiological data. Starting from the primitive location of the tumour as the main characteristic, we built a probabilistic tree for each nodal station representing the risk distribution as a function of each tumor feature. From the statistical point of view, we used the inversion of probability trees method described by Weinstein and Feinberg. RESULTS: Taking into account all the different parameters of the pre-treatment staging relative to each level of the ATS map brings up to 20,000 different combinations. The first chosen parameters in the tree were, depending on the tumour location, the histological classification, the metastatic stage, the nodal stage weighted in function of the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic examination used (PET scan, CAT scan) and the tumoral stage. A software is proposed to compute a predicted probability of involvement of each nodal station for any given clinical presentation. CONCLUSION: To better define the CTVn in NSCLC 3DRT, we propose a software that evaluates the mediastinal nodal involvement risk from easily accessible individual pre-treatment parameters.


Assuntos
Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/patologia , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/radioterapia , Metástase Linfática , Mediastino/patologia , Modelos Teóricos , Radioterapia Conformacional/métodos , Fracionamento da Dose de Radiação , Previsões , Humanos , Medição de Risco
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Neurochirurgie ; 45(5): 382-92, 1999 Dec.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10717587

RESUMO

Brain metastases are common events in adult patients with solid tumors. The choice of the optimal therapy is still challenging and controversial. Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is a standard practice in most patients with an excellent palliative effect. Boost to gross disease has also been advocated without a clear benefit. Moreover following extended irradiation, a substantial proportion of the long term survivors (>6 months), will present documented cognitive impairments. Patients with favorable prognostic factors can benefit from more aggressive therapy: local resection, mono or multifractionated irradiation with or without radiosensitizing agents, stereotactic radiotherapy, brachytherapy. Although brain metastases of solid tumors occur in the presence of progressive widespread disease, chemotherapy has played a limited role in their treatment. Poor drug penetration across the normal blood-brain barrier of chemotherapy agents is not a limiting factor because of the neovascularization in the tumor. The few prospective studies that have addressed this issue, especially in lung and breast tumors, are reviewed.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/radioterapia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundário , Irradiação Craniana , Teleterapia por Radioisótopo , Adulto , Idoso , Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Barreira Hematoencefálica , Braquiterapia/efeitos adversos , Edema Encefálico/etiologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Carcinoma/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma/mortalidade , Carcinoma/radioterapia , Carcinoma/secundário , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Transtornos Cognitivos/etiologia , Terapia Combinada , Irradiação Craniana/efeitos adversos , Demência/etiologia , Fracionamento da Dose de Radiação , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Melanoma/radioterapia , Melanoma/secundário , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cuidados Paliativos , Lesões por Radiação/etiologia , Radiossensibilizantes/uso terapêutico , Teleterapia por Radioisótopo/efeitos adversos , Análise de Sobrevida , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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Rev Pneumol Clin ; 53(6): 360-1, 1997.
Artigo em Francês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9616834

RESUMO

Cardiotoxicity is not a well-known complication of the administration of vinorelbine (Navelbine). We report a case of cardiogenic shock with pulmonary edema after administration of vinorelbine within an association of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.


Assuntos
Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/efeitos adversos , Edema Pulmonar/induzido quimicamente , Choque Cardiogênico/induzido quimicamente , Vimblastina/análogos & derivados , Idoso , Humanos , Masculino , Vimblastina/efeitos adversos , Vinorelbina
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