New radiotherapy approaches in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Greater Manchester, United KingdomIssue Date
2014-02
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Radiotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly since most patients are not suitable for surgery due to the extent of their disease, advanced age and multiple co-morbidities. Despite advances in local and systemic therapies local control and survival remain poor and there is a sense that a therapeutic plateau has been reached with conventional approaches. Strategies for the intensification of radiotherapy such as dose escalation have shown encouraging results in phase I-II trials, but the outcome of the phase III Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0617 trial was surprisingly disappointing. Hyperfractionated and/or accelerated fractionating schedules have demonstrated superior survival compared to conventional fractionation at the expense of greater oesophageal toxicity. Modern radiotherapy techniques such as the integration of 4-dimensional computed tomography for planning, intensity modulated radiotherapy and image-guided radiotherapy have substantially enhanced the accuracy of the radiotherapy delivery through improved target conformality and incorporation of tumour respiratory motion. A number of studies are evaluating personalised radiation treatment including the concept of isotoxic radiotherapy and the boosting of the primary tumour based on functional imaging. Proton beam therapy is currently under investigation in locally advanced NSCLC. These approaches, either alone or in combination could potentially allow for further dose escalation and improvement of the therapeutic ratio and survival for patients with NSCLC.Citation
New radiotherapy approaches in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. 2014, 50 (3):525-34 Eur J CancerJournal
European Journal of CancerDOI
10.1016/j.ejca.2013.11.027PubMed ID
24333095Type
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1879-0852ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.ejca.2013.11.027
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