Long-term Outcomes of a Dose-reduction Trial to Decrease Late Gastrointestinal Toxicity in Patients with Prostate Cancer Receiving Soft Tissue-matched Image-guided Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy
Long-term Outcomes of a Dose-reduction Trial to Decrease Late Gastrointestinal Toxicity in Patients with Prostate Cancer Receiving Soft Tissue-matched Image-guided Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy
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DOI:
10.21873/anticanres.12234
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发表时间:
2018-01-01
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2
通讯作者:
Yoshida, Ken
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作者:
Sasaki, Naomi;Yamazaki, Hideya;Yoshida, Ken
Background/Aim: We experienced an unexpected high incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity in patients undergoing image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IG-IMRT) using helical tomotherapy in our initial 2.2 Gy/fraction schedule for prostate cancer; hence, a dose-reduction trial from 2.2 Gy to 2 Gy/fraction was conducted using modified planning target volume (PTV) contouring. Patients and Methods: We compared 130 patients treated using 2.2 Gy/fraction (Group A) and 144 treated using the 2 Gy/fraction (Group B) with modified PTV (excluding rectal volume) with a median follow-up period of 62 months. Prescribed dose was 72.6-74.8 Gy in 33-34 fractions (Group A) and 72-74 Gy in 36-37 fractions (Group B). Results: Patients in Group B had a reduced rectal and bladder V10-V70 and were irradiated at the maximal dose. Their cumulative incidence of grade