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Radiotherapy for muscle-invasive carcinoma of the bladder: results of a randomized trial comparing conventional whole bladder with dose-escalated partial bladder radiotherapy.
Cowan, Richard A McBain, Catherine A Ryder, W David J Wylie, James P Logue, John P Turner, Sandra L Van der Voet, Johannes Collins, Conor D Khoo, Vincent S Read, G
Cowan, Richard A
McBain, Catherine A
Ryder, W David J
Wylie, James P
Logue, John P
Turner, Sandra L
Van der Voet, Johannes
Collins, Conor D
Khoo, Vincent S
Read, G
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Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate whether delivering an increased radiation dose to the tumor-bearing region of the bladder alone would improve local disease control without increasing treatment toxicity. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A total of 149 patients with unifocal T2-T3N0M0 bladder carcinoma were randomized between whole bladder conformal radiotherapy (WBRT, 52.5 Gy in 20 fractions, n = 60) and partial bladder conformal RT (PBRT) to tumor alone with 1.5-cm margins within either 4 weeks (PBRT4, 57.5 Gy in 20 fractions, n = 44) or 3 weeks (PBRT3, 55 Gy in 16 fractions, n = 45). The response was assessed cystoscopically after 4 months. RESULTS: The 5-year overall and CFS rate was 58% and 47%, respectively, for the whole population. The CR rate was 75% for WBRT, 80% for PBRT4, and 71% for PBRT3 (p = 0.6), with a 5-year local control rate of 58%, 59%, and 34%, respectively (p = 0.18). Solitary new tumors arose within the bladder, outside the irradiated volume, in 6 (7%) of 89 patients who underwent PBRT. The 5-year overall survival and cystectomy-free survival rate was 61% and 49% for WBRT, 60% and 50% for PBRT4, and 51% and 41% for PBRT3 (p = 0.81 and p = 0.59). The treatment toxicity was mild and equivalent across the three trial arms. CONCLUSION: The reduction in treatment volume allowed delivery of an increased radiation dose without a reduction in local tumor control or the development of excess toxicity. However, this dose-escalated partial bladder approach did not result in significantly improved overall survival.
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Date
2004-05-01
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Collections
Keywords
Urinary Bladder Cancer
Cancer Recurrence
Cancer Staging
Cancer Recurrence
Cancer Staging
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Article
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Radiotherapy for muscle-invasive carcinoma of the bladder: results of a randomized trial comparing conventional whole bladder with dose-escalated partial bladder radiotherapy. 2004, 59 (1):197-207 Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys.