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Image-guided interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer: A
Rei Umezawa1, Naoya Murakami2, Satoshi Nakamura2
1Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of image-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) for reirradiation of locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer.
Methods And Materials:
Between 2008 and 2015, patients receiving reirradiation using HDR-ISBT for local gross recurrence of uterine cervical cancer after definitive or postoperative radiotherapy were analyzed retrospectively. The prescription doses per fraction ranged 2.5-6.0 Gy, whereas the cumulative equivalent doses in 2 Gy fractions ranged 48.6-82.5 Gy. The effects of prognostic factors on the local control (LC), progression-free survival, and overall survival were analyzed, and late toxicity data were evaluated.
Results:
Eighteen patients were included in the analysis, with a median followup of 18.1 months. A tumor response was obtained in all patients, with radiological and pathological complete remission seen in 12 (66.7%) patients. The 2-year LC, progression-free survival, and overall survival rates for all patients were 51.3%, 20.0%, and 60.8%, respectively. The hemoglobin level and maximum tumor diameter were shown to be statistically significant prognostic factors for LC (p = 0.028 and 0.009, respectively). Late ≥ Grade 2 adverse events were observed in 5 patients (27.8%).
Conclusions:
Image-guided HDR-ISBT for the reirradiation of locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer may play an important role for local tumor control in a subgroup of patients. However, the treatment indication must be weighed against the risk of higher-grade late toxicity.
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