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Selective ophthalmic artery chemosurgery (SOAC) for retinoblastoma: fluoroscopic time and radiation dose parameters.
Srikanth R Boddu1, David H Abramson2, Brian P Marr2
1Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Objective:
To evaluate fluoroscopic time and radiation dose parameters, and factors affecting these parameters, during selective ophthalmic artery chemosurgery (SOAC) for retinoblastoma.
Materials And Methods:
Retrospective review from the prospective database of all patients with retinoblastoma treated with SOAC over a 5-year period (September 2009-January 2015) at a single institution after receiving institutional review board approval. Patient demographics, arterial approach, access device, side of treatment, number of SOAC cycles/patient, number of drugs/SOAC, and radiation parameters (outcome variables), including the fluoroscopic time, dose-area product (DAP), and total radiation dose, were obtained from the database. Generalized linear regression was used for univariate and multivariate analysis of the outcome variables.
Results:
In 218 patients (M:F=94:124), 272 eyes were treated by 833 SOAC infusions during 792 procedures. Mean age, weight, SOAC cycle/patient, and drugs/cycle were 19±19.5 months, 11.4±6.4 kg, 2.72±1.6, and 2.48±0.8, respectively. Mean fluoroscopic time, DAP, and doses were 10.2±8.4 min, 218.7±240.8 cGy.cm2, and 42.3±41.4 mGy, respectively. Radiation parameters (fluoroscopic time, DAP, and dose) were significantly lower (p<0.001) for the ophthalmic artery (OA) approach (7.5±5.4; 147.7±138.4; 28.5±29.4) than with middle meningeal artery (13.4±5.6; 242±138; 51.4±27) and balloon-assisted infusion in the internal carotid artery (ICA; 17.8±11.5; 449.8±361; 81.8±63.3). Radiation parameters for microcatheter access (8.6±7.1; 193.4±181.3; 42.3±37) were significantly lower (p<0.001) than with the ICA (17.8±11.5; 449.8±361; 81.8±63.3). Radiation parameters for bilateral IA chemotherapy (IAC; 16.8±11.6; 320.7±268.7; 60.8±45.6) were significantly higher (p<0.001) than for unilateral IAC (8.9±6.6; 212.7±247; 42±41).
Conclusions:
In SOAC for retinoblastoma, the OA approach, microcatheter access, and unilateral treatment were associated with significantly lower radiation parameters. We established benchmark radiation parameters for retinoblastoma SOAC in our patient cohort.
