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Fink CA, Wegener D, Sauer LD, Lentz-Hommertgen A, Liermann J, Müller AC, Zips D, Debus J, Herfarth K, Koerber SA. Pelvic Irradiation for Node-Positive Prostate Cancer After Prostatectomy: Long-Term Results of the Prospective PLATIN-4 and PLATIN-5 Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024; 118:1011-1017. [PMID: 37863242 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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PURPOSE After radical prostatectomy (RP), adjuvant or salvage radiation treatment in node-positive prostate cancer is offered to prevent systemic disease. Prospective long-term survival and toxicity data on patients with radiation for nodal disease are still scarce. This study evaluates safety and feasibility of salvage radiation therapy to the pelvic lymph nodes in node-positive prostate cancer after RP. METHODS AND MATERIALS Between 2009 and 2018, 78 patients with lymph node recurrence after RP (PLATIN-4 trial) or after RP and prostate bed radiation therapy (PLATIN-5 trial) were treated with salvage pelvic lymph node radiation therapy with boost to the involved nodes as field abutment (PLATIN-5) and boost to the prostate bed (PLATIN-4). Androgen deprivation therapy was started 2 months before radiation and recommended for 24 months. The primary endpoint was safety and feasibility of the intensity modulated radiation therapy-image guided radiation therapy technique based on the rate of treatment discontinuations and incidence of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events grade 3+ toxicity. Secondary endpoints were progression-free survival and overall survival. RESULTS No treatment discontinuations were reported in either trial. Median overall survival was not reached in PLATIN-4 and was 117 months in PLATIN-5. Median progression-free survival was 66 months in PLATIN-4 and 39 months in PLATIN-5. Late grade 3+ genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicities were observed in 4% of patients at 24 months of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Salvage radiation therapy to the prostate bed and pelvic lymphatic drainage combined with long-term androgen deprivation therapy is a curative treatment option for patients with node-positive prostate cancer after RP, with excellent in-field disease control. Pelvic lymph node radiation therapy as field abutment after prostate bed radiation therapy is feasible with long-term survival and no high-grade toxicity.
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- Christoph A Fink
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany; Clinical Cooperation Unit, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Heidelberg, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Barmherzige Brueder Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Fink CA, Wegener D, Sauer LD, Jäkel C, Zips D, Debus J, Herfarth K, Koerber SA. Whole-pelvic irradiation with boost to involved nodes and prostate in node-positive prostate cancer-long-term data from the prospective PLATIN-2 trial. Strahlenther Onkol 2024; 200:202-207. [PMID: 37640867 PMCID: PMC10876493 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-023-02129-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Node-positive prostate cancer is a potentially curable disease. Definitive radiotherapy to the prostate and lymphatic drainage is an effective treatment option but prospective long-term outcome data are scarce. Thus, the current study aimed to evaluate the toxicity and efficacy of definitive radiation therapy for men with prostate cancer and nodal metastases using modern irradiation techniques. METHODS A total of 40 treatment-naïve men with node-positive prostate cancer were allocated to the trial. All patients received definitive radiation therapy at two German university hospitals between 2009 and 2018. Radiation was delivered as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with 51 Gy to the lymphatic drainage with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) up to 61.2 Gy to involved nodes and 76.5 Gy to the prostate in 34 fractions. Feasibility and safety, overall and progression-free survival, toxicity, and quality of life measurements were analyzed. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 79 months, median overall survival was 107 months and progression-free survival was 78 months. Based on imaging follow-up, no infield relapse was reported during the first 24 months of follow-up. There were 3 (8%) potentially treatment-related grade 3 toxicities. Common iliac node involvement was associated with a higher risk of progression (HR 15.8; 95% CI 2.1-119.8; p = 0.007). CONCLUSION Definitive radiation to the lymphatic drainage with SIB to the involved nodes and prostate is a safe and effective treatment approach for patients with treatment-naïve, node-positive prostate cancer with excellent infield tumor control rates and tolerable toxicity. Location rather than number of involved nodes is a major risk factor for progression.
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- C A Fink
- Department of Radiation Oncology, INF 400, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Heidelberg Institute for Radiooncology (HIRO), INF 400, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- INF 460, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, INF 130.3, Institute of Medical Biometry (IMBI), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, INF 400, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute for Radiooncology (HIRO), INF 400, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, INF 400, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute for Radiooncology (HIRO), INF 400, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- INF 460, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit, INF 280, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- INF 450, Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, INF 400, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute for Radiooncology (HIRO), INF 400, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- INF 460, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit, INF 280, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, INF 400, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Heidelberg Institute for Radiooncology (HIRO), INF 400, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- INF 460, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barmherzige Brueder Hospital Regensburg, Pruefeninger Straße 86, 93049, Regensburg, Germany
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Masson I, Larriviere L, Mahé MA, Azria D, Pommier P, Mesgouez-Nebout N, Giraud P, Peiffert D, Chauvet B, Dudouet P, Salem N, Noël G, Khalifa J, Latorzeff I, Guérin-Charbonnel C, Supiot S. Prospective results for 5-year survival and toxicity of moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) in (very) high-risk prostate cancer. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2024; 44:100702. [PMID: 38111609 PMCID: PMC10726239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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Purpose High-risk (HR) prostate cancer patients usually receive high-dose radiotherapy (RT) using a two-phase sequential technique, but data on a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique are lacking. We prospectively evaluated the long-term results of urinary (GU) and digestive (GI) toxicity and survival data for high-dose RT using a SIB technique in HR and very high-risk (VHR) prostate cancer. Methods Patients were treated using an SIB technique in 34 fractions, at a dose of 54.4 Gy to the pelvis and seminal vesicles and 74.8 Gy to the prostate, combined with 36 months of androgen-depriving therapy in a prospective multicenter study. Acute and late GU and GI toxicity data were collected. Overall survival (OS), biochemical-relapse-free survival (bRFS), loco-regional-relapse-free survival (LRRFS), metastasis-free-survival (MFS) and disease-free-survival (DFS) were assessed. Results We recruited 114 patients. After a median follow-up of 62 months, very few patients experienced acute (M0-M3) (G3-4 GU = 3.7 %; G3-4 GI = 0.9 %) or late (M6-M60) severe toxicity (G3-4 GU = 5.6 %; G3-4 GI = 2.8 %). The occurrence of acute G2 + GU or GI toxicity was significantly related to the consequential late G2 + toxicity (p < 0.01 for both GU and GI). Medians of OS, bRFS, LRRFS, MFS and DFS were not reached. At 60 months, OS, bRFS, LRRFS, MFS and DFS were 88.2 % [82.1; 94.7], 86.0 % [79.4 %;93.2 %], 95.8 % [91.8 %;99.9 %], 87.2 % [80.9 %;94.0 %] and 84.1 % [77.2 %;91.6 %] respectively. Conclusion SIB RT at a dose of 54.4 Gy to the pelvis and 74.8 Gy to the prostate is feasible, leading to satisfying tumor control and reasonable toxicity in HR and VHR prostate cancer.
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- Ingrid Masson
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
- Department of Radiataion oncology, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
- Department of Radiation Oncology, François Baclesse Cancer Center, Caen, France
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- Fédération Universitaire d’Oncologie Radiothérapie FOROM, ICM, Institut régional du Cancer Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, IRCM, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Léon Bérard Center, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest Paul Papin, Angers, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Lorraine Cancer Institute, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sainte Catherine Institute, Avignon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Pont de chaume Clinic, Montauban, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, ICANS (Cancerology Institute of Strasbourg-Europe), Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, IUCT Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Pasteur Clinic, Toulouse, France
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- Clinical Trial Sponsor Unit/Biometry, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
- Nantes Université, CNRS US2B, Nantes, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain, France
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Viani GA, Gouveia AG, Moraes FY, Cury FL. "Meta-analysis of elective pelvic nodal irradiation using moderate hypofractionation for high-risk prostate cancer" (MENHYP-ENI). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022; 113:1044-1053. [PMID: 35430317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Despite several advances in planning and delivery of radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer, the role of elective pelvic nodal irradiation (EPNI) remains controversial for high-risk disease. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the outcomes of patients treated with moderate hypofractionated RT (MHF-RT) with EPNI using modern radiotherapy techniques. METHODS Eligible studies were identified on Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and proceedings of annual meetings through October 2021. We followed the PRISMA and MOOSE guidelines. A meta-regression analysis was performed to assess a possible correlation between selected variables and outcomes. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS Eighteen studies with a total of 1745 patients, median follow-up 61 months, treated with EPNI employing MHF-RT were included. The biochemical relapse-free survival (bRFS) at 5-, 7- and 10-year was 90% (95% CI 88-94%), 83% (95%CI 78-91%) and 78% (95%CI 68-88%). The 5-year prostate cancer-specific survival, disease-free survival, distant metastases-free survival and overall survival were 98% (95%CI 97-99%), 88.7% (95%CI 85-93%), 91.2% (95%CI 88-92%), and 93% (95%CI 90-96%), respectively. The rates of local, pelvic, and distant recurrence were 0.38% (95%CI 0-2%), 0.13% (95%CI 0-1.5%), and 7.35% (95%CI 2-12%), respectively. The rate of late GI and GU toxicity grade ≥ 2 were 6.7% (95%CI 4-9%), and 11.3% (95%CI 7.6-15%), with heterogeneity, but with rare cases of toxicity grade 3-5. CONCLUSION EPNI with concomitant MHF-RT provides satisfactory bRFS in the long-term follow-up, with low rates of GU and GI severe toxicities and minimal pelvic and local failure.
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- Gustavo A Viani
- Ribeirao Preto Medical School, Department of Medical Imagings, Hematology and Oncology of University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Americas Centro de Oncologia Integrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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Aizawa R, Nakamura K, Norihisa Y, Ogata T, Inoue T, Yamasaki T, Kobayashi T, Akamatsu S, Ogawa O, Mizowaki T. Long-term safety of high-dose whole pelvic IMRT for high-risk localized prostate cancer through 10-year follow-up. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 26:2113-2122. [PMID: 34338920 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-02002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of whole pelvic intensity-modulated radiation therapy with a simultaneous-integrated boost (WP-SIB-IMRT) for locally advanced prostate cancer (LAPCa). METHODS All patients with cT3-4N0M0 prostate cancer treated with WP-SIB-IMRT between February 2006 and September 2009 at our institution were analyzed retrospectively. The prescribed dose was 78 Gy to the prostate and 58.5 Gy to the prophylactic pelvic lymph nodal area in 39 fractions delivered using the simultaneous-integrated boost technique. All patients received short-term neoadjuvant androgen-deprivation therapy alone (median 8.3 months). Propensity-score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to evaluate the additional benefit of prophylactic whole pelvic radiation therapy (WPRT), using the cohort of 203 LAPCa patients treated with prostate-only IMRT (PO-IMRT). RESULTS In total, 47 consecutive patients were analyzed. The median estimated risk of pelvic lymph node involvement was 57.5%. The median follow-up period was 10.5 years. The 10 year prostate cancer-specific survival and biochemical failure (BF) rates were 92.2 and 54.8%, respectively. The 10 year cumulative incidence rates of ≥ grade 2 late genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicities were 21.6 and 17.2%, respectively. From a total of 250 patients, PSM analysis identified 76 patients with similar characteristics, and no significant difference in BF rates was observed between WP-SIB-IMRT and PO-IMRT cohorts (p = 0.261). CONCLUSIONS WP-SIB-IMRT for LAPCa was safe over long-term observation, although no clear benefit of WPRT was observed among our small and highly selected cohort. Regarding the additional efficacy of WPRT, further investigations are needed.
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- Rihito Aizawa
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Bellland General Hospital, 500-3, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka, 599-8247, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.,Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.,Department of Urology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminami-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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Elective Pelvic Nodal Irradiation With a Simultaneous Hypofractionated Integrated Prostate Boost for Localised Prostate Cancer: Ready for Prime Time? Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2020; 32:181-188. [PMID: 31926820 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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External beam radiotherapy is a standard treatment option for localised prostate cancer and hypofractionation has become an alternative to conventionally fractionated radiotherapy. In patients who receive external beam radiotherapy, elective pelvic nodal irradiation is sometimes delivered, especially in patients with unfavourable disease who are at risk of micrometastatic spread of cancer into the regional nodes. One elegant approach to combine prostate hypofractionation with elective pelvic nodal irradiation is with a simultaneous integrated boost technique, where a radical hypofractionated dose is delivered to the prostate while the regional pelvic nodes receive a lower microscopic dose simultaneously in a single radiotherapy plan over the same number of treatment fractions. This article reviews the existing published literature evaluating such an approach.
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