Computed tomography-guided interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the local treatment of primary and secondary intrathoracic malignancies.
J Thorac Oncol
; 6(3): 545-52, 2011 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-21258257
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Image-guided interstitial (IRT) brachytherapy (BRT) is an effective treatment option as part of a multimodal approach to the treatment of isolated lung tumors. In this study, we report our results of computed tomography-guided IRT high-dose-rate (HDR) BRT in the local treatment of inoperable primary and secondary intrathoracic malignancies.METHODS:
Between 1997 and 2007, 55 patients underwent a total of 68 interventional procedures for a total of 60 lung lesions. The median tumor volume was 160 cm³ (range, 24-583 cm³). Thirty-seven patients were men and 18 were women, with a median age of 64 years (range, 31-93 years). The IRT-HDR-BRT delivered a median dose of 25.0 Gy (range, 10.0-32.0 Gy) in twice-daily fractions of 4.0 to 15.0 Gy in 27 patients and 10.0 Gy (range, 7.0-32.0 Gy) in once-daily fractions of 4.0 to 20.0 Gy in 28 patients.RESULTS:
The median follow-up was 14 months (range, 1-49 months). The overall survival rate was 63% at 1 year, 26% at 2 years, and 7% at 3 years. The local control rate for metastatic tumors was 93%, 82%, and 82% and for primary intrathoracic cancers 86%, 79%, and 73% at 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively. Pneumothoraces occurred in 11.7% of interventional procedures, necessitating postprocedural drainage in one (1.8%) patient.CONCLUSIONS:
In patients with inoperable intrathoracic malignancies, computed tomography-guided IRT-HDR-BRT is a safe and effective alternative to other locally ablative techniques.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brachytherapy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Thorac Oncol
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany