Risk-adapted simultaneous integrated boost-proton beam therapy (SIB-PBT) for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with
Dae Yong Kim1, Joong-Won Park1, Tae Hyun Kim1
1Center for Liver Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Purpose:
To evaluate clinical effectiveness and safety of simultaneous integrated boost-proton beam therapy (SIB-PBT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with tumour vascular thrombosis (TVT).
Material And Methods:
Forty-one HCC patients with TVT underwent SIB-PBT using three dose-fractionation schemes: if gross tumour volume <1cm (n=27), 1-1.9cm (n=7), and ⩾2cm (n=7) from gastrointestinal structures, 50GyE (EQD2, 62.5GyE10), 60Gy (EQD2, 80GyE10), 66Gy (EQD2, 91.3GyE10), respectively, in 10 fractions was prescribed to planning target volume 1 (PTV1), and 30GyE (EQD2, 32.5GyE10) in 10 fractions was prescribed to PTV2.
Results:
Overall, treatment was well tolerated, with no grade toxicity ⩾3. Median overall survival (OS) was 34.4months and 2-year local progression-free survival (LPFS), relapse free survival (RFS), and OS rates were 88.1%, 25%, and 51.1%, respectively. Patients treated with EQD2 of ⩾80GyE10 tended to show better TVT response (92.8% vs. 55.5%, p=0.002) 2-year LPFS (92.9% vs. 82.5%, p=0.463), RFS (28.8% vs. 19%, p=0.545), and OS (58.4% vs. 46.8%, p=0.428) rates than those with EQD2 of <80GyE10. Multivariate analysis showed that TVT response and Child Pugh classification were independent prognostic factors for OS.
Conclusions:
SIB-PBT is feasible and promising for HCC patients with TVT.
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