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Hoffmann C, Ringbaek T, Eckstein A, Deya W, Santiago A, Heintz M, Lübcke W, Indenkämpen F, Sauerwein W, Flühs A, Le Guin C, Huettmann A, von Tresckow J, Göricke S, Deuschl C, Moliavi S, Poettgen C, Gauler T, Guberina N, Johansson P, Bechrakis N, Stuschke M, Guberina M. Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Conjunctival Lymphoma after Individualized Lens-Sparing Electron Radiotherapy: Results from a Longitudinal Study. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5433. [PMID: 38001692 PMCID: PMC10670077 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Irradiation with electrons is the primary treatment regime for localized conjunctival low-grade lymphomas. However, radiation-induced cataracts are a major cause of treatment-related morbidity. This study investigates whether lens-sparing electron irradiation produces sufficient disease control rates while preventing cataract formation. All consecutive patients with strictly conjunctival, low-grade Ann Arbor stage IE lymphoma treated with superficial electron irradiation between 1999 and 2021 at our department were reviewed. A total of 56 patients with 65 treated eyes were enrolled with a median follow-up of 65 months. The median dose was 30.96 Gy. A lens-spearing technique featuring a hanging rod blocking the central beam axis was used in 89.2% of all cases. Cumulative incidences of 5- and 10-year infield recurrences were 4.3% and 14.6%, incidences of 5- and 10-year outfield progression were 10.4% and 13.4%. We used patients with involvement of retroorbital structures treated with whole-orbit photon irradiation without lens protection-of which we reported in a previous study-as a control group. The cumulative cataract incidence for patients treated with electrons and lens protection was significantly lower (p = 0.005) when compared to patients irradiated without lens protection. Thus, electrons are an effective treatment option for conjunctival low-grade lymphomas. The presented lens-sparing technique effectively prevents cataract formation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christian Hoffmann
- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical Physics Section, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Hematology, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Centre, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany (M.G.)
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Campus Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
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Hoffmann C, Rating P, Bechrakis N, Eckstein A, Sokolenko E, Jabbarli L, Westekemper H, Mohr C, Schmeling C, Huettmann A, von Tresckow J, Göricke S, Deuschl C, Johansson P, Poettgen C, Gauler T, Guberina N, Moliavi S, Stuschke M, Guberina M. Long-term follow-up and health-related quality of life among cancer survivors with stage IEA orbital-type lymphoma after external photon-beam radiotherapy: Results from a longitudinal study. Hematol Oncol 2022; 40:922-929. [PMID: 35857866 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We assessed the long-term outcomes and treatment-related adverse effects of patients with Stage I, "orbital-type" lymphomas that were uniformly treated with photons. All consecutive patients diagnosed with low-grade, Ann Arbor Stage IEA orbital lymphoma treated between 1999 and 2020 at our department were retrospectively reviewed. We excluded patients with exclusive conjunctival involvement, typically treated with en face electrons. In order to quantify radiotherapy related side effects we applied the CTCAE criteria, analyzed changes in visual acuity, quantified dry eye symptoms by use of the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score and applied the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire for quality of life (QoL) assessment. In total 66 eyes of 62 patients were irradiated with a median dose of 30.6 Gy. The median follow-up was 43.5 months. The predominant histological subtype were MALT lymphomas. No local failure occurred in this cohort. Of nine outfield relapses, six solely occurred in the contralateral eye. The 5- and 10- years distant progression free survival rates (PFS) were 81.4% and 63.5%. The 5- and 10-years overall survival rates were 85.1% and 71.9% without any tumor related death. Of the acute toxicities none was higher than CTCAE grade 1. The predominant late toxicities were dry eyes (21.2%) of CTCAE Grade <2 and radiation induced cataracts (19.7%). During long-term follow up the average visual acuity did not deteriorate. The global QoL was worst before treatment and improved significantly after 24 months (p = 0.007). External beam radiotherapy of "orbital-type" lymphomas with photons is an effective and gentle treatment option with excellent local control rates. From the high control rates the trend to use slightly lower total doses of 24-27 Gy with conventional fractionation is supported. As non-coplanar radiotherapy techniques improved and total doses can slightly be reduced, the current status of radiotherapy as first line therapy is provided.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kliniken-Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kliniken-Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Niwa M, Ishikura S, Tatekawa K, Takama N, Miyakawa A, Kubota T, Kato E, Shibamoto Y. Radiotherapy alone for stage IE ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas: long-term results. Radiat Oncol 2020; 15:25. [PMID: 32000814 PMCID: PMC6993363 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-020-1477-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate the long-term efficacy and toxicity of radiation therapy in patients with Stage IE primary ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Methods We designed a retrospective analysis to evaluate 81 patients with ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma treated with radiation therapy between 2006 and 2016. The median radiation dose was 30 Gy (range, 30–36 Gy in 15–18 fractions). Local control, progression-free survival, overall survival, and cumulative incidence of Grade 3 cataract were calculated by using the Kaplan–Meier method. Result The median follow-up time was 74 months (range, 4–157 months). The 5-year local control was 100%. Although local relapse was suspected in 3 patients after radiation therapy, 2 patients were pathologically diagnosed as IgG4-related inflammation and in 1 patient as intense inflammatory cell infiltration. The 5-year progression-free survival was 94.4%. Five patients had relapse at distant sites. The 5-year overall survival was 98.8%. Twenty patients had Grade 3 cataract. The 5-year cumulative incidences of Grade ≥ 3 and Grade ≥ 2 cataract for 58 patients treated without a lens shield were 38 and 40%, respectively. The incidence of Grade ≥ 3 cataract was 42% for 50 patients treated with 6-MV X-rays (estimated lens dose: 29 Gy) and 17% for 8 patients treated with 9-MeV electrons (estimated lens dose: 24 Gy). Conclusions Radiation therapy alone yielded excellent local control and long-term survival in Stage IE ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Long-term observation with careful attention to relapse at distant sites is necessary. In the case of suspected local relapse, IgG4-related disease should be carefully ruled out.
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- Masanari Niwa
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Ikeda City Hospital, 3-1-18 Jyonan, Ikeda, Osaka, 563-8510, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0001, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0001, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0001, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0001, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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Masuda Y, Takeuchi K, Kodama T, Fujisaki T, Imaizumi Y, Otsuka E, Ozaki S, Hasebe S, Yakushijin Y. Treatment-associated outcomes of patients with primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma after accurate diagnosis. Int J Clin Oncol 2019; 24:1620-1628. [PMID: 31172332 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-019-01481-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Differentiation between primary ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (POA-MALT) lymphoma and reactive lymphoid hyperplasias sometimes may be difficult. We have examined the treatment-associated mortality of POA-MALT lymphoma after confirmed diagnosis and evaluated their proper treatments. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1991 through 2016, cases of POA-MALT lymphoma were retrospectively analyzed based on their pathological and molecular/immunological diagnoses. RESULTS A total of 78 cases with POA-MALT lymphoma with a median age of 66 years were analyzed over median/mean observations of 6.4/7.1 years. Forty-four patients (56%) were diagnosed with IgH gene clonality and 10 patients (13%) were diagnosed with flow cytometric analysis in addition to the pathological decision. The rest (24 patients, 31%) were diagnosed employing pathological decisions of hemato-pathologists and clinical decisions. All patients, except cases of watchful waiting, achieved complete remission. After initial treatment, 68 patients (87%) presented disease-free during the observation period. As treatment, a radiotherapy-based strategy was followed with 15 patients (19%, group A). Immuno-chemotherapy was administered to 24 patients (31%, B). Surgical extraction only was selected for 36 patients (46%, C). Watchful waiting was selected with three patients (4%). Recurrence after the initial treatment was found in one patient (7%) out of A, in three patients (13%) out of B, and in six patients (17%) out of C, respectively. Progression-free survivals at 5 and 10 years were 100 and 100% in A, 95 and 75% in B, and 88 and 81% in C, respectively. The recurrence rates between the patients who were diagnosed with only pathological decision (n = 24) and the patients who were diagnosed with molecular and immunological procedures (n = 54) did not show any statistical differences. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that radiotherapy-based treatment strategies for patients with POA-MALT lymphoma show a low rate of recurrence and may improve their prognosis even after the accurate diagnosis. However, contamination of the cases with reactive (polyclonal) lymphoid hyperplasia into those with MALT lymphoma should be carefully removed to avoid unnecessary treatment for malignancies that do not exist.
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- Yuya Masuda
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohon-shi, Shitsukawa Ehime, 7910295, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohon-shi, Shitsukawa Ehime, 7910295, Japan.
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