Hypofractionated conformal radiotherapy in carcinoma of the prostate: five-year outcome analysis.
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Livsey, Jacqueline ECowan, Richard A
Wylie, James P
Swindell, Ric
Read, G
Khoo, Vincent S
Logue, John P
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Department of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. jaclivsey@hotmail.comIssue Date
2003-12-01
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PURPOSE: Recent publications have indicated that the alpha/beta ratios for carcinoma of the prostate are much lower than had originally been thought, suggesting that prostate cancer may be highly sensitive to fraction size. We have reviewed our unique experience of the use of 3.13 Gy fractions in a large cohort of men treated homogeneously in a single institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The outcome for 705 men with T1-T4, N0, M0 prostate cancer who received conformal radiotherapy between 1995 and 1998 at this center was analyzed. No patient received hormonal manipulation. Mean age was 68 years (range: 49-84 years). Median pretreatment PSA was 13 ng/mL (range: 0.6-270 ng/mL). Disease characteristics were as follows: Stage T1, 125 (18%); T2, 365 (52%); T3/4, 215 (30%); Gleason 2-6, 463 (66%); Gleason 7-10, 242 (34%); pretreatment PSA < or =10 ng/mL, 291 (41%); 10 to < or =20, 228 (32%); >20, 186 (27%). Median follow-up was 48 months (range: 1-82 months). Biochemical-free survival (bNED) was defined by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology consensus definition. Radiotherapy was delivered to a planning target volume (prostate plus all/base of the seminal vesicles dependent on risk criteria with a 1-cm margin) with a 4-field conformal technique to a dose of 50 Gy in 16 daily fractions over 22 days. RESULTS: The 5-year bNED survival was significantly associated (p < 0.001) with pretreatment PSA, stage, and Gleason score. Five-year bNED rates with respect to pretreatment characteristics were as follows: 73% (PSA < or =10), 52% (>10-20), 35% (>20), 64% (Stage T1/2), 38% (T3/4), 61% (Gleason score 2-6), and 46% (Gleason > or =7). When patients were grouped into good (Stage T1/2, PSA < or =10 ng/mL, and Gleason score <7) (n = 181), intermediate (1 raised value) (n = 247), or poor (2 or more raised values) (n = 277) prognostic groups, the bNED was, respectively, 82%, 56%, and 39%. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Grade > or =2 bowel toxicity was 5% and bladder 9%. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that the delivery of a relatively low total dose using a hypofractionated regime results in similar tumor control and normal-tissue toxicity to 65-70 Gy delivered in 1.8-2 Gy fractions. These data suggest that this is an acceptable regime for good-prognosis patients. However, because of the evidence for a dose effect at doses above 70 Gy with "conventional fractionation," we are now treating intermediate- and poor-risk patients within a hypofractionated dose escalation trial to 60 Gy in 20 fractions using intensity- modulated radiotherapy.Citation
Hypofractionated conformal radiotherapy in carcinoma of the prostate: five-year outcome analysis. 2003, 57 (5):1254-9 Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys.Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, PhysicsDOI
10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00752-1PubMed ID
14630259Type
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0360-3016ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00752-1
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