HIGH-DOSE PREOPERATIVE RADIATION FOR CANCER OF THE RECTUM - IMPACT OF RADIATION-DOSE ON PATTERNS OF FAILURE AND SURVIVAL

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作者
AHMAD, NR
MARKS, G
MOHIUDDIN, M
机构
[1] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV HOSP,DEPT RADIAT ONCOL & NUCL MED,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19107
[2] THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV HOSP,CTR COMPREHENS RECTAL CANC,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19107
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS | 1993年 / 27卷 / 04期
关键词
RECTAL CANCER; PREOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE;
D O I
10.1016/0360-3016(93)90448-5
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Purpose: A variety of dose-time schedules are currently used for preoperative radiation therapy of rectal cancer. An analysis of patients treated with high-dose preoperative radiation therapy was undertaken to determine the influence of radiation dose on the patterns of failure, survival, and complications. Methods and Materials: Two hundred seventy-five patients with localized rectal cancer were treated with high-dose preoperative radiation therapy. One hundred fifty-six patients received 45 Gy, +/- 10% (low-dose group). Since 1985, 119 patients with clinically unfavorable cancers (fixed, low-lying, or deeply ulcerated) were given a higher dose, 55 Gy, +/- 10%, using a shrinking field technique (high-dose group). All patients underwent curative resection. Median follow-up was 66 months in the low-dose group and 28 months in the high-dose group. Patterns of failure, survival, and complications were analyzed as a function of radiation dose. Results: Fourteen percent (38/275) of the total group developed a local recurrence; 20% (31/156) in the low-dose group as compared with 6% (7/119) in the high-dose group. The actuarial local recurrence rate at 5 years was 20% for the low-dose group and 8% for the high-dose group, and approached statistical significance with p = .057. For tethered/fixed tumors the actuarial local recurrence rates at 5 years were 28% and 9%, respectively, with p = .05. Similarly, for low-lying tumors (less than 6 cm from the anorectal junction) the rates were 24% and 9%, respectively, with p = .04. The actuarial rate of distant metastasis was 28% in the low-dose group and 20% in the high-dose group and was not significantly different. Overall actuarial 5-year survival for the total group of patients was 66%. No significant difference in survival was observed between the two groups, despite the higher proportion of unfavorable cancers in the high-dose group. The incidence of complications was 2%, equally distributed between the two groups. Conclusion: High-dose preoperative radiation therapy for rectal cancer results in excellent local control rates. However, in clinically unfavorable cancers a higher dose (55 Gy) of preoperative radiation can be given safely with significantly improved local control. Careful clinical staging is helpful in selectively treating patients with unfavorable tumors to a higher preoperative radiation dose and thus optimizing their outcome.
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