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Özkaya Toraman K, Meral R, Karadeniz AN, Kaval G, Başaran M, Ekenel M, Altun M. Cisplatin-docetaxel induction chemotherapy for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a non-endemic cohort. J Chemother 2024; 36:133-142. [PMID: 37211862 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2023.2215090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This is the report on our clinic's 15 years of experience (2004-2018) on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), treated with induction chemotherapy (IC) and subsequent concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), comprising population characteristics and treatment outcomes of 203 patients with non-metastatic NPC. IC comprised docetaxel (75 mg/m2) and cisplatin (75 mg/m2) combination (TP). Concurrent cisplatin (P) was applied either weekly (40 mg/m2, 32 cases) or every-3-week (100 mg/m2, 171 cases). The median follow-up duration was 85 months (range, 5-204 months). Overall and distant failure rates were observed in 27.1% (n = 55) and 13.8% (n = 28) patients, respectively. The 5-year locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) rates were 84.1%, 86.4%, 75%, and 78.7% respectively. The overall stage was an independent prognostic factor for the LRRFS, DMFS, DFS, and OS. The WHO histological type was a prognostic factor for the LRRFS, DFS, and OS. Age was a prognostic factor for the DMFS, DFS, and OS. Concurrent P schedule was independent prognostic only the LRRFS.
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- Kübra Özkaya Toraman
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Oncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Oncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Oncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Singh S, Gupta R, Singh TP, Jakhar SL, Sharma N, Kumar HS. A Comparative Study Of Concurrent Chemo-Radiotherapy With or Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Treatment of Locally Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer. Gulf J Oncolog 2021; 1:62-69. [PMID: 35152197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The standard treatment for unresectable stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is concurrent chemoradiotherapy. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether induction chemotherapy along with concurrent chemoradiotherapy would result in better tumor control, improved symptom control and any variation in toxicity as compared to concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between February 2015 to September 2016, 25 patients each were randomized to control group, in which they received concurrent chemoradiotherapy with weekly cisplatin 40 mg/m2 intravenous, during chest radiotherapy of 66Gy in 33 fractions for 6.5 weeks, and study group, in which patients received three cycles of induction chemotherapy with Cisplatin 75 mg/m2and Paclitaxel 175 mg/m2administered every 21 days followed by identical chemoradiotherapy. RESULTS The two groups of patients (with induction vs. without induction chemotherapy) were similar in age, performance status, histology, grade, and stage. At 6thmonth follow-up, complete response was seen in 6 patients in control arm and 7 patients in study arm (?2 = 1.603, p = 0.205) and partial response was seen in 13 and 12 patients in control and study arms respectively (?2 = 1.932, p = 0.165). Symptom control of cough, hemoptysis, chest pain and dyspnoea were also similar in both groups. DISCUSSION In our study, no difference in treatment outcome with respect to the two groups was observed, which was similar to studies which have been conducted previously. Radiation is a good modality for symptom control of cough, hemoptysis, chest pain and dyspnoea. In toxicities, pneumonitis and hematological toxicity was slightly higher in study group even at 6th month follow up. CONCLUSION Slight increase in toxicity with no added benefit in locoregional tumor control and symptom regression, was seen in patients receiving induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone can thus be used as only modality of treatment in unresectable stage III NSCLC.
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Squamous cell carcinoma occurring in the rectum is one of the rare malignancies that has been discovered. Most squamous cell carcinomas that surface in the gastrointestinal tract tend to occur in either the esophagus or the anal canal. However, the rare incidence of rectal squamous cell carcinomas has raised quite a few questions on the hypothetical etiologies, prognosis, and optimal treatment sequence of such a disease course in modern medicine. In this report, we present the case of a 63-year-old gentleman who came to the clinic with change in bowel habits such as constipation and bright red blood in his stool. Colonoscopy revealed a 4.1 cm polyp in the distal rectum, which upon biopsy was confirmed to be a well-differentiated keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma. This case allows us to engage in discussions over potential etiologies and current treatment management for such a rare malignancy.
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- Ikramamul L Nibir
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Łazar-Poniatowska M, Bandura A, Dziadziuszko R, Jassem J. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: recent progress and future perspectives (a narrative review). Transl Lung Cancer Res 2021; 10:2018-2031. [PMID: 34012811 PMCID: PMC8107727 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-20-704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CHRT) remains the therapeutic standard for locally advanced inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The median overall survival (OS) with this approach is in the range of 20–30 months, with five-year survival of approximately 30%. These outcomes have recently been further improved by supplementing CHRT with maintenance durvalumab, a monoclonal anti-PD-L1 agent. The progress in treatment outcomes of locally advanced NSCLC before the era of immunotherapy has been achieved mainly by virtue of developments in diagnostics and radiotherapy techniques. Routine implementation of endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasonography for mediastinal lymph nodes assessment, positron emission tomography/computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain allows for more accurate staging of NSCLC and for optimizing treatment strategy. Thorough staging and respiratory motion control allows for higher conformity of radiotherapy and reduction of radiotherapy related toxicity. Dose escalation with prolonged overall treatment time does not improve treatment outcomes of CHRT. In consequence, 60 Gy in 2 Gy fractions or equivalent biological dose remains the standard dose for definitive CHRT in locally advanced NSCLC. However, owing to increased toxicity of CHRT, this option may not be applicable in a proportion of elderly or frail patients. This article summarizes recent developments in curative CHRT for inoperable stage III NSCLC, and presents perspectives for further improvements of this strategy
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Takahashi D, Demizu Y, Park SC, Matsuo Y, Sulaiman NS, Terashima K, Tokumaru S, Akashi M, Okimoto T. Phase I dose-escalation trial of S-1 combined with carbon-ion radiotherapy for sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma. J Radiat Res 2020; 61:733-739. [PMID: 32642753 PMCID: PMC7482161 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rraa037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aimed to determine the maximum tolerance dose (MTD) and to estimate the recommended dose (RD) of concomitant S-1 with carbon-ion radiotherapy (RT) for sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Nine patients with sinonasal SCC received carbon-ion RT with escalating doses of S-1 according to phase I methods. Doses of 40, 60 and 80 mg/m2/day were administered twice daily in dose levels 1, 2 and 3, respectively, from days 1 to 14 and 22 to 35. Carbon-ion RT was administered at a dose of 70.4 Gy (relative biological effectiveness) in 32 fractions, 5 days a week. Two patients developed grade 3 acute dermatitis. However, none developed dose-limiting toxicities. Therefore, the MTD of S-1 could not be determined; the RD was estimated to be 80 mg/m2/day with concurrent carbon-ion RT. Partial response and stable disease were noted in 5 and 4 patients, respectively. The 2-year overall survival and local control rates were 56 and 74%, respectively. Overall, 2 patients developed ≥grade 3 late toxicities; among them, 1 patient developed grade 3 cataract and the other developed grade 4 cataract, optic nerve disorder and hearing impairment. To the best of our knowledge, this phase I study is the first clinical trial to evaluate concomitant S-1 with carbon-ion RT for sinonasal SCC. The MTD of S-1 could not be determined, and the RD was estimated to be 80 mg/m2/day. This study demonstrated a manageable safety profile for this combination. The observed outcomes may facilitate further evaluation of this novel therapy.
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- Daiki Takahashi
- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center Kobe Proton Center, 1-6-8 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 650-0017
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Koto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo 679-5165, Japan
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Sakr A, Elsherbiny M, Abdel Moneim R, Shaaban S, Aldaly M. Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX followed by Chemoradiotherapy for Middle and Lower Rectal Cancer. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2020; 21:1717-1723. [PMID: 32592369 PMCID: PMC7568879 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2020.21.6.1717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Objective: Neoadjuvant concomitant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection is the standard of care in the treatment of rectal cancer. We are investigating the value of adding combination chemotherapy oxaliplatin, irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil (FOLFIRINOX) before neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Methods: Forty-one patients with middle and lower rectal cancer were included. FOLFORINOX were given every 2 weeks over 2 months (4 cycles) followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Surgery was done 6-8 weeks after CRT and then adjuvant 4 months of FOLFOX or XELOX were given. The primary end point was sphincter preservation rate. Results: All patients received the four cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy FOLFORINOX, 38 patients completed CRT and only 29 patients underwent surgery. 32 patients were available for assessment (29 patients who underwent surgery and three patients who refuse surgery because of no evidence of disease by endoscopy, imaging and biopsy). Sphincter preservation was achieved in twenty-one patients (51.2%). Pathological complete response rate was 24.1%. After a median follow up of 24 months. Median PFS was 20 months and 2-years PFS was 62.3%. The median overall survival of all patients was not reached, while 2-years OS was 76.5%. Conclusion: Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX followed by CRT for middle and lower rectal cancer is feasible, tolerable with satisfactory sphincter preservation rate.
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- Amr Sakr
- Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine (NEMROCK), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Egypt
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- Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine (NEMROCK), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Egypt
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- Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine (NEMROCK), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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Hafström A, Brun E, Persson S, Sjövall J, Wahlberg P, Greiff L. Survival benefits from concomitant chemoradiotherapy before radical surgery in stage IVA sinonasal mucosal melanoma? Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2019; 4:624-631. [PMID: 31890880 PMCID: PMC6929603 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 08/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to review a local treatment protocol for sinonasal mucosal melanoma (SNMM) focusing on triple modality treatment (TMT), that is, neoadjuvant concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and surgery. METHODS In a retrospective design, data on clinical presentation, treatment, and survival were retrieved for 22 consecutive patients from a tertiary referral center. RESULTS The mean overall survival (OS) for all patients (3 stage III, 16 stage IVA, and 3 stage IVB) was 62 months, and the 5-year OS rate 50%. Four of the 22 patients received treatment with palliative intention. Of the 18 patients who received treatment with curative intention, patients with stage IVA disease who received TMT (n = 10) had a 5-year OS of 70% and 10-year OS of 20%. The median disease-free survival for these patients was 51 months compared with 9 months for stage IVA not receiving TMT (n = 4). CONCLUSION A seemingly favorable survival outcome for a disease with characteristically poor prognosis was observed. The lead finding was a high survival rate (70% 5-year OS) for stage IVA patients who received neoadjuvant TMT. The observations suggest the possibility that patients with advanced SNMM (stage IVA) might benefit from concomitant CRT before surgery by delaying the onset of local recurrences and distant metastases. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 4, case series (with or without comparison).
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- Anna Hafström
- Department of ORL, Head & Neck SurgerySkåne University HospitalLundSweden
- Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
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- Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
- Department of OncologySkåne University HospitalLundSweden
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- Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
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- Department of ORL, Head & Neck SurgerySkåne University HospitalLundSweden
- Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
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- Department of ORL, Head & Neck SurgerySkåne University HospitalLundSweden
- Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
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- Department of ORL, Head & Neck SurgerySkåne University HospitalLundSweden
- Department of Clinical SciencesLund UniversityLundSweden
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Garbajs M, Strojan P, Surlan-Popovic K. Prognostic role of diffusion weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in loco-regionally advanced head and neck cancer treated with concomitant chemoradiotherapy. Radiol Oncol 2019; 53:39-48. [PMID: 30840595 PMCID: PMC6411028 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2019-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background In the study, the value of pre-treatment dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) and diffusion weighted (DW) MRI-derived parameters as well as their changes early during treatment was evaluated for predicting disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with concomitant chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) with cisplatin. Patients and methods MRI scans were performed in 20 patients with locoregionally advanced HNSCC at baseline and after 10 Grays (Gy) of cCRT. Tumour apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and DCE parameters (volume transfer constant [Ktrans], extracellular extravascular volume fraction [ve], and plasma volume fraction [Vp]) were measured. Relative changes in parameters from baseline to 10 Gy were calculated. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were conducted. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was employed to identify parameters with the best diagnostic performance. Results None of the parameters was identified to predict for DFS. On univariate analysis of OS, lower pre-treatment ADC (p = 0.012), higher pre-treatment Ktrans (p = 0.026), and higher reduction in Ktrans (p = 0.014) from baseline to 10 Gy were identified as significant predictors. Multivariate analysis identified only higher pre-treatment Ktrans (p = 0.026; 95% CI: 0.000-0.132) as an independent predictor of OS. At ROC curve analysis, pre-treatment Ktrans yielded an excellent diagnostic accuracy (area under curve [AUC] = 0.95, sensitivity 93.3%; specificity 80 %). Conclusions In our group of HNSCC patients treated with cisplatin-based cCRT, pre-treatment Ktrans was found to be a good predictor of OS.
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- Manca Garbajs
- Institute of Clinical Radiology, University Medical CentreLjubljana, Slovenia
- Manca Garbajs, M.D., Institute of Clinical Radiology, University Medical Centre, Zaloška c. 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Phone: + 386 40 212 226
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Angeles MA, Baissas P, Leblanc E, Lusque A, Ferron G, Ducassou A, Martínez-Gómez C, Querleu D, Martinez A. Magnetic resonance imaging after external beam radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer helps to identify patients at risk of recurrence. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2019; 29:480-486. [PMID: 30712019 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2018-000168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Tumor volume and regression after external beam radiotherapy have been shown to be accurate parameters to assess treatment response via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic value of tumor size reduction rate after external beam radiotherapy and chemotherapy prior to brachytherapy. METHODS Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated at two French comprehensive cancer centers between 1998 and 2010 were included. Treatment was pelvic external beam radiotherapy with platinum based chemotherapy followed by brachytherapy. Records were reviewed for demographic, clinical, imaging, treatment, and follow-up data. Anonymized linked data were used to ascertain the association between pre-external and post-external beam radiotherapy MRI results, and survival data. RESULTS 185 patients were included in the study. Median age at diagnosis was 45 years (range 26-72). 77 patients (41.6%) were International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IB2-IIA disease and 108 patients (58.4%) were stage IIB-IVA. Median tumor size after external beam radiotherapy and chemotherapy was 2.0 cm (range 0.0-8.0) and median tumor size reduction rate was 62.4% (range 0.0-100.0%). Tumor size and tumor reduction rate at 45 Gy external beam radiotherapy MRI were significantly associated with local recurrence free survival (P<0.001), disease free survival, and overall survival (P<0.05). Tumor reduction rate ≥60% was significantly associated with a decreased risk of relapse and death (HR (95% CI) 0.21 (0.09 to 0.50), P=0.001 for local recurrence free survival; 0.48 (0.30 to 0.77) P=0.002 for disease free survival; and 0.51 (0.29 to 0.88), P=0.014 for overall survival). CONCLUSIONS Tumor size reduction rate >60% between pre-therapeutic and post-therapeutic 45 Gy external beam radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy was associated with improved survival. Future studies may help to identify patients who may ultimately benefit from completion surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, and closer follow-up.
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- Martina Aida Angeles
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Oscar Lambret Cancer Center, Toulouse, France
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- Biostatistics Unit, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, France.,INSERM CRCT 19, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, France.,INSERM CRCT 1, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud - Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole, Toulouse, France .,INSERM CRCT 1, Toulouse, France
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Diabaté K, Camara F, Sidibé FM, Diarra IM, Koné AS, Diakité A, Bathily M, Ly M, Sima M, Traoré A, Sidibé S, Diallo DA. [Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer in patients receiving a concomitant chemoradiotherapy in a low income country]. Mali Med 2019; 34:39-43. [PMID: 35897220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE Delays to access to radiotherapy are long in our context. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy to concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancers. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study from April 2014 to April 2016 at the radiotherapy center of "Hopital du Mali" in Bamako, Mali. Patients were allocated according to age, histological type, tumor size and the 2002 classification of the FIGO. Experimental protocol was the administration of a neoadjuvante chemotherapy with association of Paclitaxel 175mg/m2 + Carboplatine AUC 5 every 3 weeks and radiothérapy cure with avec linac 6 MV at 70 Gy due to 5 sessions of 2 Gy per week associated with a concomitant chemotherapy with cisplatin at 40 mg/m2/week. The clinical response was assessed at the end of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and of concomitant chemoradiotherapy. RESULTS Thirty patients were included in the study. The mean age was 53.63 ± 8.9 years. The mean size of the tumor was 5.17 cm (2 to 7 cm). According to the 2002 classification of the FIGO stages IIB were 33% (n = 10); IIIB were 57% (n = 17) and IVA were 10% (n = 3). Clinical evaluation at the end of neoadjuvant chemotherapy found: complete response 17 % (n = 5), partial response 10% (n = 3) and stable disease 73 % (n = 22). Evaluation at the end of the concomitant chemoradiotherapy had found the complete response in 90% (n = 27) and stable disease in 10% (n = 3). CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemotherapy to concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer allows stabilization of the tumor and improves local control. Due to long delays to access to radiotherapy treatment in our context; neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an alternative to stabilize the disease and prevent distant metastasis from locally advanced cervical cancers.
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- K Diabaté
- Service radiothérapie Hôpital du Mali
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- Nutrition clinique et science des aliments Bamako-Mali
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- Service hémato-oncologie CHU Point G Bamako-Mali
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- Service radiothérapie Hôpital du Mali
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- Service radiothérapie Hôpital du Mali
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- Service hémato-oncologie CHU Point G Bamako-Mali
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- Service d'oncologie médicale CHU Luxembourg Bamako-Mali
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- Service gynécologie et obstétrique CHU Point G Bamako-Mali
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- Service de gynécologie et obstétrique Hôpital du Mali
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- Service de radiologie CHU Point G Bamako-Mali
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- Service hémato-oncologie CHU Point G Bamako-Mali
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Ghi MG, Paccagnella A, Ferrari D, Foa P, Alterio D, Codecà C, Nolè F, Verri E, Orecchia R, Morelli F, Parisi S, Mastromauro C, Mione CA, Rossetto C, Polsinelli M, Koussis H, Loreggian L, Bonetti A, Campostrini F, Azzarello G, D'Ambrosio C, Bertoni F, Casanova C, Emiliani E, Guaraldi M, Bunkheila F, Bidoli P, Niespolo RM, Gava A, Massa E, Frattegiani A, Valduga F, Pieri G, Cipani T, Da Corte D, Chiappa F, Rulli E. Induction TPF followed by concomitant treatment versus concomitant treatment alone in locally advanced head and neck cancer. A phase II-III trial. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:2206-2212. [PMID: 28911070 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Platinum-based chemoradiation (CCRT) is the standard treatment for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma (LAHNSCC). Cetuximab/RT (CET/RT) is an alternative treatment option to CCRT. The efficacy of induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by chemoradiation compared to chemoradiation alone has not been demonstrated in randomized clinical trials. The goals of this phase II-III trial were to assess: (i) the overall survival (OS) of IC versus no-induction (no-IC) and (ii) the Grade 3-4 in-field mucosal toxicity of CCRT versus CET/RT. The present paper focuses on the analysis of efficacy. Materials and methods Patients with LAHNSCC were randomized to receive concomitant treatment alone [CCRT (Arm A1) or CET/RT (Arm A2)], or three cycles of induction docetaxel/cisplatin/5 fluorouracil (TPF) followed by CCRT (Arm B1) or followed by CET/RT (Arm B2). The superiority hypothesis of OS comparison of IC versus no-IC (Arms B1 + B2 versus A1 + A2) required 204 deaths to detect an absolute 3-year OS difference of 12% (HR 0.675, with 80% power at two-sided 5% significance level). Results 414 out of 421 patients were finally analyzed: 206 in the IC and 208 in the no-IC arm. Six patients were excluded because of major violation and one because of metastatic disease at diagnosis. With a median follow-up of 44.8 months, OS was significantly higher in the IC arm (HR 0.74; 95% CI 0.56-0.97; P = 0.031). Complete Responses (P = 0.0028), Progression Free Survival (P = 0.013) and the Loco-regional Control (P = 0.036) were also significantly higher in the IC arm. Compliance to concomitant treatments was not affected by induction TPF. Conclusions IC followed by concomitant treatment improved the outcome of patients with LAHNSCC without compromising compliance to the concomitant treatments. The degree of the benefit of IC could be different according to the type of the subsequent concomitant strategy. Clinical Trial Number NCT01086826, www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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- M G Ghi
- Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Milano
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Milano
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Milano
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- Unit of Urogenital and Head and Neck Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano
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- Unit of Urogenital and Head and Neck Oncology, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milano
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- U.O.C. Radiation Oncology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni, Rotondo
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- Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia
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- Radiotherapy Department, Ospedale SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venezia
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- S.O.C. Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S.Maria della Misericordia, Udine
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- Medical Oncology Department 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto- IRCCS, Padova
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- Radiotherapy Department, Istituto Oncologico Veneto - IRCCS, Padova
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- Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale Mater Salutis, Legnago
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- Radiotherapy Department, Ospedale Mater Salutis, Legnago
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- Oncology Unit, Department of Internal Medical Sciences, Mirano
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- Radiotherapy Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Modena
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- Radiotherapy Department, Azienda USL, Ravenna
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- Medical Oncology Department, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- Radiotherapy Department, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
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- Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza
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- Radiotherapy Department, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza
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- Radiotherapy Department, Ospedale Ca' Foncello, Treviso
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- Department of Medical Science, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Perugia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Ospedale S. Chiara, Trento
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- Medical Oncology Department, AO Triestina, Trieste
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- Niguarda Cancer Center, Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Milano
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- Oncology Department, Ospedale S. Martino, Belluno
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- Laboratory of Clinical Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri," Milano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri," Milano, Italy
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Cormier AC, Drapek L, Fahey J, Rowen B, Burns-Britton B, Lavadinho-Lemos M, Hultman T. When the Patient Seeks Cure: Challenging Chemotherapy and Radiation Side Effects Requiring Creative Solutions. Clin J Oncol Nurs 2017; 20:117-20. [PMID: 26991702 DOI: 10.1188/16.cjon.117-120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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When undergoing concomitant chemotherapy and radiation therapy for anal cancer, patients often experience significant side effects, including grade 1 or 2 radiation dermatitis, pain, exudate, and diarrhea. This case study presents a grade 3 reaction complicated by complex medical conditions. In addition to an evidence-based skin care treatment and side effect management plan that support patients during this intense period, this article offers creative strategies to provide a cost-effective healing option.
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Gerardi MA, Jereczek-Fossa BA, Zerini D, Surgo A, Dicuonzo S, Spoto R, Fodor C, Verri E, Rocca MC, Nolè F, Muto M, Ferro M, Musi G, Bottero D, Matei DV, De Cobelli O, Orecchia R. Bladder preservation in non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC): a single-institution experience. Ecancermedicalscience 2016; 10:657. [PMID: 27563352 PMCID: PMC4970626 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2016.657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to access the feasibility, toxicity profile, and tumour outcome of an organ preservation curative approach in non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer. A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients affected by M0 bladder cancer, who refused cystectomy and were treated with a curative approach. The standard bladder preservation scheme included maximal transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) and combination of radiotherapy and platin-based chemotherapy, followed by endoscopic evaluation, urine cytology, and instrumental evaluation. Thirteen patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. TNM stage was cT2cN0M0 and cT2cNxM0, in 12 and one patients, respectively. All patients had transitional cell cancer. Twelve patients completed the whole therapeutic programme (a bimodal treatment without chemotherapy for one patient). Median follow-up is 36 months. None of the patients developed severe urinary or intestinal acute toxicity. In 10 patients with a follow-up > 6 months, no cases of severe late toxicity were observed. Response evaluated in 12 patients included complete response and stable disease in 11 patients (92%), and one patient (8%), respectively. At the time of data analysis (March 2016), 10 patients (77%) are alive with no evidence of disease, two patients (15%) died for other reasons, and one patient has suspicious persistent local disease. The trimodality approach, including maximal TURBT, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, is well-tolerated and might be considered a valid and feasible option in fit patients who refuse radical cystectomy.
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- Marianna A Gerardi
- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Division of Urogenital Tumours, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Division of Urogenital Tumours, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Medical Division of Urogenital Tumours, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Urologic Cancer Surgery, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Urologic Cancer Surgery, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Urologic Cancer Surgery, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Urologic Cancer Surgery, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Urologic Cancer Surgery, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haemato-oncology, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy; Division of Radiotherapy, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy
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Sen F, Tambas M, Ozkaya K, Guveli ME, Ciftci R, Ozkan B, Oral EN, Saglam EK, Saip P, Toker A, Demir A, Firat P, Aydiner A, Eralp Y. Concomitant etoposide and cisplatin provided improved survival compared with docetaxel and cisplatin in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4280. [PMID: 27472701 PMCID: PMC5265838 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Presently, there is no consensus regarding which chemotherapy regimen is best to administer with radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). Herein, our aim was to compare the outcome of patients treated with either etoposide-cisplatin (EP) or docetaxel-cisplatin (DP) in this curative setting.Patients treated with either EP or DP and concurrent radiotherapy from 2004 to2012 were identified and their detailed medical records and follow-up information were obtained for analysis in this retrospective study. Survival rates were compared using Cox proportional hazards regression models with adjustments for confounding parameters provided by propensity score methods.A total of 105 patients were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy for LA-NSCLC (stage IIB-IIIA-IIIB). The median ages were 54 years (range, 32-70 years) and 55 years (range, 37-73 years) in the EP (n = 50) and DP (n = 55) groups, respectively. The median follow-up time was 27 months (range, 1-132 months) in the EP group and 19 months (range, 1-96 months) in DP group. There was no significant difference in baseline clinicopathologic features including age, sex, performance status, histologic subtype, and clinical TNM stages between groups. In the univariate analysis, the median overall survival of patients treated with EP was higher than that of patients treated with DP (41 vs. 20 months, P = 0.003). Multivariate analysis further revealed a survival advantage with EP compared with DP (hazard ratio [HR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval: 0.25-0.83; P = 0.009). The toxicity profile of the 2treatment groups was similar except that pulmonary toxicity was higher in the DP group (grade 3-4: 0% vs. 6%, P = 0.024).Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with EP may provide more favorable outcomes than DP and with an acceptable safety profile.
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- Fatma Sen
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology
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- Department of Radiation Oncology
- Correspondence: Dr. Makbule Tambas, Istanbul University, Institute of Oncology, Capa, Istanbul 34390, Turkey (e-mail: )
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology
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Shinomiya H, Hasegawa S, Yamashita D, Ejima Y, Kenji Y, Otsuki N, Kiyota N, Sakakibara S, Nomura T, Hashikawa K, Kohmura E, Sasaki R, Nibu KI. Concomitant chemoradiotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone. Head Neck 2015; 38 Suppl 1:E949-53. [PMID: 25995093 DOI: 10.1002/hed.24133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 04/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze outcomes for the treatment of locally advanced temporal bone cancer by means of concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with a combination of cisplatin (CDDP), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and docetaxel (TPF). METHODS Between 2006 and 2011, 34 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone were treated at Kobe University Hospital. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed to obtain information concerning patient characteristics, extent of disease, treatment, adverse events, and oncologic results. RESULTS Ten patients were treated with CCRT using TPF regimen. The 5-year overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate were both 60%. Of special interest is that even for patients with unresectable T4 disease, the 5-year overall survival rate was 56%. CONCLUSION The results of our study indicate that CCRT with TPF for locally advanced temporal bone cancer is an effective and promising regimen. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E949-E953, 2016.
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- Hirotaka Shinomiya
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology/Hematology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Jelavić TB, Miše BP, Strikic A, Ban M, Vrdoljak E. Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer After Treatment with Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy--Room for Improvement? Anticancer Res 2015; 35:4161-4165. [PMID: 26124372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is concomitant chemoradiotherapy. In the majority of patients with LACC after properly executed concomitant chemoradiotherapy local control of the disease is achieved, and consequently distant relapse becomes the main cause of death for these patients. In an attempt to improve the outcome of patients with LACC, we designed a regimen of concomitant chemobrachyradiotherapy with cisplatin and ifosfamide followed by consolidation chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1999 and 2012, 118 patients diagnosed with LACC, The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages IB2-IVA, regardless of histology, were treated with concomitant chemobrachyradiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy at our Institution. Chemotherapy consisted of two cycles of cisplatin and ifosfamide applied concomitantly with two intracavitary low-dose rate brachytherapy applications, and of four cycles of the same drug combination as an adjuvant/consolidation part of the treatment. The primary outcome in this analysis was distant disease-specific survival. RESULTS A total of 18 patients had documented relapse of cervical cancer, with only three local recurrences observed; 15 patients developed only distant recurrence, and one patient developed both local and distant recurrence. The distant disease-specific survival after a median follow-up of 96 months was 86.4%. CONCLUSION Consolidation or adjuvant chemotherapy that follows concomitant chemoradiotherapy has a potential role in further improving control of the disease, especially distant control of the disease.
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- Clinic for Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
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- Clinic for Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
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- Clinic for Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
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- Clinic for Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
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James L, Dossou S, Bellfiq S, Irigo J, Ogandaga E, Mouden K, Loughmari S, Filali D, El Majjaoui S, Kebdani T, Ahid S, Benjafaar N. [Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in gastric adenocarcinoma: about 34 cases and review of the literature]. Pan Afr Med J 2014; 19:70. [PMID: 25709728 PMCID: PMC4330875 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.70.5312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Notre étude consistera en l’évaluation du pronostic des patients porteurs d'un adénocarcinome gastrique opérés et traités par radio-chimiothérapie adjuvante en technique conformationnelle. Entre Janvier 2007 et Décembre 2011, 34 patients ont reçu après une chirurgie radicale (R0 ou R1), un à trois cycles de 5-Fluoro-uracile associé à de l'Elvorine en adjuvant, suivi d'une radio-chimiothérapie selon le même protocole à la dose de 45Gy, puis de deux cycles de chimiothérapie à un mois d'intervalle après la radio-chimiothérapie concomitante. Dans le groupe d’étude, il y avait 34 patients d’âge médian 50 ans (47-58), avec un sexe ratio (H/F) de 2,4. Une chirurgie de type R1 a été réalisée dans 26,5% des cas, et 53% des patients étaient de stade III-IV. Le rapport nombres de ganglions positifs, sur nombre de ganglions prélevés étaient > 0,4 dans 26,5% des cas. Durant le traitement mené à terme, une neutropénie de grade III a été observée chez quatre patients, avec des troubles digestifs (nausées, vomissement, ou diarrhée) de grade I/II dans la majorité des cas. Après un suivi médian de 20 mois, 70,6% des patients étaient en survie sans rechute, et 29,4% ont présenté une récidive métastatique; la survie globale à 5 ans était de 35,4% et la survie sans progression de 58,7%. La radio-chimiothérapie concomitante postopératoire pourrait être un régime efficace et sûre chez les patients ayant bénéficié d'une gastrectomie à visée curative dans le cancer de l'estomac localement avancé.
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- Laurianne James
- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Laboratoire de Biostatistique, de Recherche Clinique et d'Épidémiologie, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc ; Équipe de Recherche de Pharmaco-épidémiologie et Pharmaco-économie, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Radiothérapie, Institut National d'Oncologie, CHU Ibn-Sina, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc
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Fröbe A, Jones G, Bokulić T, Mrčela I, Budanec M, Murgić J, Jakšić B, Prpić M, Bolanča A, Kusić Z. High-dose-rate brachytherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery for stage Ib-IIb cervical cancer: single institution experience. Anticancer Res 2014; 34:3861-3866. [PMID: 24982415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are still controversies about the benefit of surgery after concurrent radiochemotherapy (CRT) for locally advanced cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate toxicity, local tumor control and overall survival of surgery after CRT in stage IB-IIB cervical cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2002 and 2008, 24 patients with stage IB-IIB cervical cancer were treated with external-beam radiotherapy concomitantly with chemotherapy. High-dose rate brachytherapy fractions were given once weekly. Radical hysterectomy was undertaken after a median of 42 days. RESULTS Overall survival at five years was estimated at 75% (95% confidence interval=52-88%) and sustained thereafter through to 8.9 years. No patient experienced local failure in the surgical bed. Postoperative complications were recorded in two patients. CONCLUSION Surgery after CRT in stage IB-IIB cervical cancer is safe and leads to better local control of the disease and overall survival.
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- Ana Fröbe
- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
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Majumder D, Choudhury K, Das P, Kundu S, Mitra D. Different fractionation schedules of radiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck malignancy: A prospective randomized study to compare the results of treatment and toxicities of different protocols. South Asian J Cancer 2014; 2:31-5. [PMID: 24455542 PMCID: PMC3876621 DOI: 10.4103/2278-330x.105890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Context: Altered fractionated radiotherapy may have better result than conventional radiotherapy and concomitant chemoradiotherapy to treat locally advanced head and neck cancers. Aims: Evaluation of the response and toxicities in different fractionated radiotherapy schedules in locally advanced head and neck cancer. Materials and Methods: Sixty four histologically proved patients of locally advanced head and neck cancer were included in the study according to protocol and were randomized into three arms. Arm A (n = 21) received 66 Gy in 33 fractions (5 fractions/week from Monday to Friday) single fraction daily in 6½ weeks along with concomitant chemotherapy (injection Cisplatin 30 mg/m2 intravenous once weekly) for 6 weeks. Arm B (n = 21) received 66 Gy in 33 fractions (6 fractions per week) single fraction daily in 5½ weeks, and arm C (n = 22) received late hyperfractionation after 3 weeks; 30 Gy in 15 fractions in 3 weeks followed by 1.4 Gy twice daily (time gap between 2 fractions were 6 hours) for 15 days with a total of 72 Gy in 6 weeks. Response to treatment, compliance, and toxicities were compared in all the three arms. Statistical Analysis Used: Frequency table and chi square tests done. Results: Baseline data were comparable in all the three arms. Complete response in arm A, arm B, and arm C were 15%, 26.315%, and 23.81%, respectively (P = 0.339). Grade 1 Neutropenia in arm A was 15%, arm B was 26.32%, and arm C was nil (P = 0.0486). Conclusion: Altered fractionation and concurrent chemoradiation showed similar response with comparable acute toxicities except nutropenia, which was significantly higher in arm B.
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- Dipanjan Majumder
- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Eroglu C, Orhan O, Unal D, Dogu GG, Karaca H, Dikilitas M, Oztürk A, Ozkan M, Kaplan B. Concomitant chemoradiotherapy with docetaxel and cisplatin followed by consolidation chemotherapy in locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Med 2013; 8:109-15. [PMID: 23741274 PMCID: PMC3667439 DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.109824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate treatment results and toxicities in patients who received concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by consolidation with docetaxel and cisplatin in locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: Ninety three patients were included in this retrospective study. The patients received 66 Gy radiotherapy and weekly 20 mg/m2 docetaxel and 20 mg/m2 cisplatin chemotherapy concomitantly. One month later than the end of CRT, consolidation chemotherapy with four cycles of docetaxel 75 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 were administered at each 21 days. RESULTS: Median age of the patients was 57 (range, 30-74). Following concomitant CRT, 14 patients (15%) showed complete and 50 patients (54%) showed partial response (total response rate was 69%). The median follow-up was 13 months (range: 2-51 months). The median overall survival was 18 months (95% confidential interval [CI]: 13.8-22.1 months); local control was 15 months (95% CI: 9.3-20.6 months); progression-free survival was 9 months (95% CI: 6.5-11.4 months). Esophagitis in eight (9%) patients, neutropenia in seven (8%) patients and pneumonitis in eight (9%) patients developed as grade III-IV toxicity due to concomitant CRT. CONCLUSION: Concomitant CRT with docetaxel and cisplatin followed by docetaxel and cisplatin consolidation chemotherapy might be considered as a feasible, and well tolerated treatment modality with high response rates despite the fact that it has not a survival advantage in patients with locally advanced unresectable NSCLC.
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- Celalettin Eroglu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Devleena, Majumdar A, Poddar S, Chakraborty A. Comparison of vinorelbine with cisplatin in concomitant chemoradiotherapy in head and neck carcinoma. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2011; 31:4-7. [PMID: 20931013 PMCID: PMC2941605 DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.68845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Aim: Head and neck cancer is one of the most commonly occurring malignancies in the world. In India, the most commonly occurring head and neck cancers are those of the oral cavity and the pharynx. The majority of these cancers present with stage III/IV disease. Surgery and radiation therapy are the main treatment modalities. Concomitant chemoradiation is being investigated with the goal of improved local control that translates into improved survival. In this background, we have started this prospective randomized trial to ascertain the dose, schedule and sequence of therapy and to note whether Vinorelbine as radiosensitizer is equally effective as Cisplatin, comparing compliance, local control and toxicity. Patients and Methods: Forty patients of advanced head and neck cancer were randomized into two arms. Arm A received weekly injection Cisplatin 40mg/m2 along with radiation. Arm B received weekly injection of Vinorelbine 6mg/m2 along with radiation. Radiotherapy was delivered at a dose of 6,600-7,000 Gy in conventional fractionation in a telecobalt machine. Results: The complete response (CR) rate was higher in arm B (90%) than in arm A (70%). Major toxicities included neutropenia, anemia, mucositis and nausea. Conclusion: Concomitant chemoradiation with Vinorelbine produced more CR than chemoradiation with Cisplatin in advanced head and neck cancer. Toxicities were more in the Cisplatin arm, but they were manageable. Although a majority of the study was performed using Cisplatin as the radiosensitizer, Vinorelbine can be recommended as radiosensitizer in advanced head and neck malignancy.
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- Devleena
- Department of Radiotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India
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Masuda M, Toh S, Koike K, Kuratomi Y, Suzui M, Deguchi A, Komiyama S, Weinstein IB. The roles of JNK1 and Stat3 in the response of head and neck cancer cell lines to combined treatment with all-trans-retinoic acid and 5-fluorouracil. Jpn J Cancer Res 2002; 93:329-39. [PMID: 11927016 PMCID: PMC5926966 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2002.tb02176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We have used a combination of vitamin A (all-trans-retinyl palmitate), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and radiation to treat human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This chemoradiotherapy is called "FAR therapy." In this study we examined the effects of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), the active metabolite of vitamin A, and ATRA plus 5-FU on two HNSCC cell lines (YCU-N861 and YCU-H891) to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms of FAR therapy. ATRA at 1 mM (the order of concentration found in HNSCC tumors treated with FAR therapy) inhibited cell proliferation and caused G1 cell cycle arrest in both cell lines. This was associated with a decrease in cyclin D1, an increase in p27(Kip1) and a reduction in the hyperphosphorylated form of retinoblastoma protein (pRB). With YCU-N861 cells, ATRA also caused a decrease in Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L) and an increase in Bax. Both ATRA and 5-FU activated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) 1 and the combination of both agents resulted in additive or synergistic activation of JNK1, and also enhanced the induction of apoptosis. The YCU-H891 cells, in which the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) pathway is constitutively activated, were more resistant to treatments with ATRA, 5-FU and the combination of both agents than YCU-N861 cells. A dominant negative Stat3 construct strongly enhanced the cellular sensitivity of this cell line to 5-FU but not to ATRA. In addition there is evidence that activation of Stat3 is associated with cellular resistance to radiation in HNSCC. Therefore, the addition to FAR therapy of agents that inhibit activation of the Stat3 pathway may enhance the clinical response of patients with HNSCC to FAR therapy.
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- Muneyuki Masuda
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-0052, Japan.
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