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Published on: May 8, 2018
Stereotactic single-dose radiotherapy of lung metastases
Holger Hof1, Angelika Hoess, Dieter Oetzel
1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Germany. holger.hof@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Background:
Stereotactic treatment approaches lead to a significant reduction of irradiated volumes, which should make pulmonary targets more accessible to radiotherapy.
Patients And Methods:
Between May 1997 and December 2005, 61 patients received stereotactic single-dose dose treatment for 71 pulmonary metastases. Doses to the isocenter ranged from 12 to 30 Gy. Survival and local tumor control rates were evaluated prospectively.
Results:
After a median follow-up period of 14 months the actuarial overall survival was 78.4%, 65.1%, and 47.8% 12, 24, and 36 months after therapy, respectively. There was a significantly better survival (p = 0.023) for patients not developing further metastases during follow-up. The actuarial local progression-free rate was 88.6%, 73.7%, and 63.1% 12, 24, and 36 months after therapy. Although the majority of patients (70.4%) developed perifocal normal-tissue changes, these were not related to clinically relevant toxicities.
Conclusion:
Stereotactic single-dose radiotherapy is a feasible, safe and effective local treatment option for solitary pulmonary metastases in patients with contraindications to surgery or for palliation of symptomatic pulmonary metastases.
