Angiocentric T-cell and NK/T-cell lymphomas: Radiotherapeutic viewpoints
Angiocentric T-cell and NK/T-cell lymphomas: Radiotherapeutic viewpoints
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.12.006
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发表时间:
2004-07-15
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7
通讯作者:
Kim, GE
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作者:
Koom, WS;Chung, EJ;Kim, GE
Purpose: To investigate the patterns of local failure and the risk factors predictive of local failure and to establish the dose-response relationships influencing the probability of local control in patients with Stage I and II angiocentric T-cell or natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma who were treated with radiotherapy (RT) alone.Methods and Materials: We retrospectively reviewed the data from 102 patients with Ann Arbor Stage I and II angiocentric T-cell or NK/T-cell lymphoma who underwent RT alone to a median dose of 45 Gy (range, 20-70 Gy) between 1976 and 1998. The patterns of local failure, risk factors predictive of local failure, dose-response relationships, and survival data were analyzed. Because of the protean feature of local recurrences, the sites of local failure were allocated to one of three categories: true recurrence (TR), marginal recurrence (MR), and elsewhere recurrence (ER).Results: Despite a higher complete remission rate (72%) after RT, 60 patients experienced treatment failure, including local failure in 48 (47%), regional failure in 3 (3%), and systemic failure in 28 (27%). The patterns of local failure were TR in 42, MR in 3, and ER in 5 patients. The median time to recurrence for TR/MR was shorter than that for ER (1 month for TR/MR vs. 12 months for ER). Patients with TR/MR had a more unfavorable prognosis than those experiencing ER (2-year survival rate after salvage treatment: 6% for TR/MR vs. 80% for ER; p54 Gy cannot entirely reduce the incidence of TR/MR, we believe it is important to identify an appropriate subset of patients for whom an additional boost dose may be beneficial. Given the high rate of local failure, an investigational approach should be conducted to supplement RT using radiosensitizers or more effective chemotherapeutic agents in future trials. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc.