Determining the safety of ultrafocal salvage high-dose-rate brachytherapy for radiorecurrent prostate cancer: A toxicity assessment of 150 patients

Autor: Marieke van Son, M.D., Max Peters, M.D., Ph.D., Marinus Moerland, Ir., Ph.D., Sandrine van de Pol, M.D., Wietse Eppinga, M.D., Jan Lagendijk, Prof., Jochem van der Voort van Zyp, Ass. prof.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 1-7 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-6308
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.12.002
Popis: Background and purpose: Local re-treatment of radiorecurrent prostate cancer is potentially curative. However, the increased risk of severe toxicity may outweigh the opportunity of cancer control. This study aims to evaluate treatment-related toxicity from ultrafocal salvage high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) and to investigate potential risk factors. Materials and methods: Toxicity data from 150 treated patients (July 2013–November 2019) was collected from a prospective registry. The treatment aim was to deliver a single dose of 19 Gy to the recurrent lesion as identified on multiparametric MRI and PET-CT. Treating physicians graded genitourinary (GU) and gastro-intestinal (GI) toxicity and erectile dysfunction (ED) using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 4.0, at baseline and during follow-up. Domains with substantial (≥10%) new-onset grade ≥ 2 toxicity were further evaluated using mixed effects logistic regression to find potential risk factors. Results: Median follow-up time was 20 months (IQR 12–31). Over time, new-onset grade 2 and 3 toxicity was recorded in 41% and 3% (GU), 5% and 0% (GI) and 22% and 15% (ED). While GI toxicity remained stably low, grade ≥ 2 GU toxicity and ED were seen twice as frequent in the late phase (>3 months after treatment). Significant risk factors for grade ≥ 2 toxicity were baseline GU toxicity (grade ≥ 2), baseline ED (grade ≥ 2), IPSS (cut-off ≥ 14) and urethral dose (D10%, cut-off ≥ 17 Gy). Conclusion: Ultrafocal salvage HDR-BT is a safe re-treatment option, especially in patients with a favorable symptom profile at baseline. Adherence to urethral dose constraints is important to avoid GU toxicity.
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