Abscopal effect in recurrent colorectal cancer treated with carbon-ion radiation therapy: 2 case reports.
Abscopal effect in recurrent colorectal cancer treated with carbon-ion radiation therapy: 2 case reports.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.adro.2017.06.001
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发表时间:
2017-07
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Yamada S
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作者:
Ebner DK;Kamada T;Yamada S
The abscopal effect involves shrinkage and/or remission of distant, unirradiated disease following local irradiation. 1 It is rare and mechanistically remains under study, although recent case reports have seen incidence of the effect increasing with administration of immunomodulatory agents, such as the CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 The abscopal effect appears to occur in response to radiation therapy and is immune system mediated, 8 although research has predominantly focused on the use of conventional photon irradiation. Particle irradiation offers unique dose distributive benefits, concentrating dose in target tissue while sparing healthy tissue in a manner theoretically superior to photon. 9 Meanwhile, heavy-ion irradiation, such as with carbon ions, offers additional biological effects owing to a superior linear energy transfer delivered on a per-particle basis. 10 Carbon-ion radiation therapy (CIRT) has been used successfully in the treatment of recurrent rectal cancer. 11