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Makoto Shinoto,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Torahiko Nakashima,
Naonobu Kunitake,
Yuichiro Higaki,
Tomonari Sasaki, Saiji Ohga,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Kayoko Ohnishi,
Kaori Asai,
Hideki Hirata,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: This study sought to investigate the clinical outcome and the role of postoperative radiotherapy for patients with salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) who had undergone surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. We performed a retrospective analysis of 25 SDC patients treated between 1998 and 2011 with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. The median prescribed dose was 60 Gy (range, 49.5-61.4 Gy). The clinical target volume (CTV) was defined as the tumor bed in four patients, the tumor bed and ipsilateral neck in 14 patients, and the tumor bed and bilateral neck in six patients. Local control (LC), disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and prognostic variables were analyzed with the log-rank test. The 5-year LC, DFS and OS were 67%, 45% and 47%, respectively. Disease recurrence was found in 12 patients: seven as local, four as regional and eight as distant failure. Perineural and lymphovascular invasion was a significant prognostic factor for LC (P = 0.03). Local failure was common, and the presence of local recurrence significantly affected the OS (P < 0.05). We conclude that surgery and postoperative radiotherapy is expected to decrease the risk of local failure and contribute to good prognoses for patients with SDC. It might be advisable to have the CTV include the cranial nerves involved and the corresponding parts of the skull base in cases of pathologically positive perineural invasion.
Journal of Radiation Research 04/2013; · 1.68 Impact Factor
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Hidenari Hirata,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Naonobu Kunitake,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Tomonari Sasaki, Saiji Ohga,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Kaori Asai,
Kouji Inoue,
Akira Nagashima,
Minoru Ono,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: Aim: To clarify how patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant lung adenocarcinoma with acquired resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) respond to radiotherapy (RT) for brain metastases.
Forty-seven patients were divided into the following three groups: a TKI-naïve group with EGFR mutation (n=11), a TKI-resistant group with EGFR mutation (n=10), and an EGFR-wild-type group (n=26). Patients received stereotactic RT (n=23) or whole-brain RT (n=24).
The response rate for patients with TKI-resistant tumor at three months after RT tended to be lower (11%) than that of those who were TKI-naïve (82%, p=0.006) and for patients with wild-type EGFR (48%, p=0.10). On univariate analysis, central nervous system progression-free and overall survival were significantly shorter for patients with TKI-resistant tumors than for those who were TKI-naïve (p=0.018 and p=0.005, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that TKI resistance was an independent predictor of poorer overall survival (p=0.011).
Acquired resistance to TKIs appears to be associated with low efficacy of brain RT.
Anticancer research 04/2013; 33(4):1649-55. · 1.73 Impact Factor
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Kazushige Atsumi,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Koichiro Abe,
Masakazu Hirakawa,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Tomonari Sasaki,
Shingo Baba,
Takuro Isoda, Saiji Ohga,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Makoto Shinoto,
Kaori Asai,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose uptake positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for the prediction of outcome in definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer. We enrolled 56 patients with esophageal cancer treated with definitive CRT and examined by FDG-PET before treatment. We examined the correlation of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) in FDG-PET of the primary tumor with overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), local control (LC) and response of the primary tumor. After definitive CRT, 30 patients had a clinical complete response (CR), making the CR rate 54%. For all 56 patients, the 2-year OS rate, PFS rate and LC rates were 64%, 38% and 51%, respectively. We divided the patients into two groups according to SUVmax: SUVmax < 10 (low-SUV) and ≥10 (high-SUV). The 2-year OS rates in the low- and high-SUV groups were 100% and 41%, the PFS rates were 73% and 19%, the LC rates were 71% and 39%, and the CR rates were 100% and 32%, respectively. A univariate analysis revealed significant differences between the low- and high-SUV group in OS, PFS, LC and response (P = 0.0005, 0.0002, 0.048, and <0.0001, respectively). SUVmax and T stage were significantly associated with OS, PFS, LC and response. A multivariate analysis showed significant differences between the SUVmax <10 and ≥10 groups in overall survival and response (P < 0.05). Our result suggests that the SUVmax in FDG-PET of the primary tumor before treatment may have prognostic value for esophageal cancer.
Journal of Radiation Research 03/2013; · 1.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for patients treated with domiciliary oxygen therapy is not well-known.
We collected the clinical records of 15 patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency requiring domiciliary oxygen therapy at 1-3 l/min who were treated with SBRT for stage I non-small cell lung cancer. All patients were fixed with a thermoplastic body cast system. SBRT was given in 7-8 fields with an isocenter dose of 40-60 Gy in 4-10 fractions (median, 48 Gy in 4 fractions).
The overall 2-year and 5-year survival rates for all patients were 67.4% and 34.7%, while the disease-specific 2-year and 5-year survival rates were 90.0% and 72.0%, respectively. Pulmonary adverse effects were mild in the majority of the patients, although two patients had grade 2 radiation pneumonitis. The oxygen flow required increased slightly at follow-up periods greater than one year, but was still at an acceptable level.
SBRT was feasible for patients requiring domiciliary oxygen therapy.
Anticancer research 09/2012; 32(9):4041-4. · 1.73 Impact Factor
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Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Tomonari Sasaki, Saiji Ohga,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Kaori Asai,
Koutarou Terashima,
Keiji Matsumoto,
Hideki Hirata,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the treatment outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for Stage I small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). From April 2003 to September 2009, a total of eight patients with Stage I SCLC were treated with SBRT in our institution. In all patients, the lung tumors were proven as SCLC pathologically. The patients' ages were 58-84 years (median: 74). The T-stage of the primary tumor was T1a in two, T1b in two and T2a in four patients. Six of the patients were inoperable because of poor cardiac and/or pulmonary function, and two patients refused surgery. SBRT was given using 7-8 non-coplanar beams with 48 Gy in four fractions. Six of the eight patients received 3-4 cycles of chemotherapy using carboplatin (CBDCA) + etoposide (VP-16) or cisplatin (CDDP) + irinotecan (CPT-11). The follow-up period for all patients was 6-60 months (median: 32). Six patients were still alive without any recurrence. One patient died from this disease and one died from another disease. The overall and disease-specific survival rate at three years was 72% and 86%, respectively. There were no patients with local progression of the lesion targeted by SBRT. Only one patient had nodal recurrence in the mediastinum at 12 months after treatment. The progression-free survival rate was 71%. No Grade 2 or higher SBRT-related toxicities were observed. SBRT plus chemotherapy could be an alternative to surgery with chemotherapy for inoperable patients with Stage I small-cell lung cancer. However, further investigation is needed using a large series of patients.
Journal of Radiation Research 08/2012; · 1.68 Impact Factor
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Kazushige Atsumi,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Satoshi Yoshidome,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Tomonari Sasaki, Saiji Ohga,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Makoto Shinoto,
Kaori Asai,
Katsumi Sakamoto,
Masakazu Hirakawa,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: We constructed a remote radiation planning support system between Kyushu University Hospital (KUH) in Fukuoka and Kyushu University Beppu Hospital (KBH) in Oita. Between two institutions, radiology information system for radiotherapy division (RT-RIS) and radiation planning system (RTPS) were connected by virtual private network (VPN). This system enables the radiation oncologists at KUH to perform radiotherapy planning for the patients at KBH. The detail of the remote radiation planning support system in our institutions is as follows: The radiation oncologist at KBH performs radiotherapy planning and the data of the patients are sent anonymously to the radiation oncologists at KUH. The radiation oncologists at KUH receive the patient's data, access to RTPS at KBH, verify or change the radiation planning at KBH: Radiation therapy is performed at KBH according to the confirmed plan by the radiation oncologists at KUH. Our remote radiation planning system is useful for providing radiation therapy with safety and accuracy.
Fukuoka igaku zasshi = Hukuoka acta medica 08/2012; 103(8):159-62.
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Kaori Asai,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Tomonari Sasaki, Saiji Ohga,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Kayoko Ohnishi,
Kotaro Terashima,
Keiji Matsumoto,
Hideki Hirata,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to clarify the incidence, the clinical risk factors, and the dose-volume relationship of radiation-induced rib fracture (RIRF) after hypofractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
One hundred sixteen patients treated with SBRT for primary or metastatic lung cancer at our institution, with at least 6 months of follow-up and no previous overlapping radiation exposure, were included in this study. To determine the clinical risk factors associated with RIRF, correlations between the incidence of RIRF and the variables, including age, sex, diagnosis, gross tumor volume diameter, rib-tumor distance, and use of steroid administration, were analyzed. Dose-volume histogram analysis was also conducted. Regarding the maximum dose, V10, V20, V30, and V40 of the rib, and the incidences of RIRF were compared between the two groups divided by the cutoff value determined by the receiver operating characteristic curves.
One hundred sixteen patients and 374 ribs met the inclusion criteria. Among the 116 patients, 28 patients (46 ribs) experienced RIRF. The estimated incidence of rib fracture was 37.7% at 3 years. Limited distance from the rib to the tumor (<2.0 cm) was the only significant risk factor for RIRF (p = 0.0001). Among the dosimetric parameters used for receiver operating characteristic analysis, the maximum dose showed the highest area under the curve. The 3-year estimated risk of RIRF and the determined cutoff value were 45.8% vs. 1.4% (maximum dose, ≥42.4 Gy or less), 51.6% vs. 2.0% (V40, ≥0.29 cm(3) or less), 45.8% vs. 2.2% (V30, ≥1.35 cm(3) or less), 42.0% vs. 8.5% (V20, ≥3.62 cm(3) or less), or 25.9% vs. 10.5% (V10, ≥5.03 cm(3) or less).
The incidence of RIRF after hypofractionated SBRT is relatively high. The maximum dose and high-dose volume are strongly correlated with RIRF.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 03/2012; 84(3):768-73. · 4.59 Impact Factor
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Kazushige Atsumi,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Hidetaka Arimura,
Kotaro Terashima,
Takaomi Matsuki, Saiji Ohga,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Daisuke Tsurumaru,
Kayoko Ohnishi,
Kaori Asai,
Keiji Matsumoto,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: To determine clinical factors for predicting the frequency and severity of esophageal stenosis associated with tumor regression in radiotherapy for esophageal cancer.
The study group consisted of 109 patients with esophageal cancer of T1-4 and Stage I-III who were treated with definitive radiotherapy and achieved a complete response of their primary lesion at Kyushu University Hospital between January 1998 and December 2007. Esophageal stenosis was evaluated using esophagographic images within 3 months after completion of radiotherapy. We investigated the correlation between esophageal stenosis after radiotherapy and each of the clinical factors with regard to tumors and therapy. For validation of the correlative factors for esophageal stenosis, an artificial neural network was used to predict the esophageal stenotic ratio.
Esophageal stenosis tended to be more severe and more frequent in T3-4 cases than in T1-2 cases. Esophageal stenosis in cases with full circumference involvement tended to be more severe and more frequent than that in cases without full circumference involvement. Increases in wall thickness tended to be associated with increases in esophageal stenosis severity and frequency. In the multivariate analysis, T stage, extent of involved circumference, and wall thickness of the tumor region were significantly correlated to esophageal stenosis (p = 0.031, p < 0.0001, and p = 0.0011, respectively). The esophageal stenotic ratio predicted by the artificial neural network, which learned these three factors, was significantly correlated to the actual observed stenotic ratio, with a correlation coefficient of 0.864 (p < 0.001).
Our study suggested that T stage, extent of involved circumference, and esophageal wall thickness of the tumor region were useful to predict the frequency and severity of esophageal stenosis associated with tumor regression in radiotherapy for esophageal cancer.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 04/2011; 82(5):1973-80. · 4.59 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: S-1 is an oral fluoropyrimidine. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical outcomes of S-1 with concurrent radiotherapy for patients with oropharyngeal cancer.
Between 2002 and 2007, 38 patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated concurrently with S-1 and definitive radiotherapy were reviewed. The clinical stage was Stage I in 4 patients, Stage II in 7, Stage III in 7, and Stage IV in 20. S-1 was administered orally twice daily for 4 consecutive weeks followed by a 2-week drug withdrawal. The initial dose of S-1 was 65 mg/m(2)/day. All patients were treated using three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy with a median total dose of 65.1 Gy (range, 60.0-71.0 Gy). Clinical outcomes and major acute toxicities were analyzed based on medical records and clinical follow-up.
With a median follow-up time of 33 months, the 3-year estimates of local-regional control, distant metastases-free survival, disease-free survival, and overall survival for all patients were 75%, 80%, 65%, and 80%, respectively. The 3-year estimates of local-regional control according to stage were 100% for Stages I and II, 86% for Stage III, and 56% for Stage IV. The rate of ≥ Grade 3 acute mucositis was 32%, and the rate of ≥ Grade 3 hematological toxicities was 8%. No other severe toxicities were observed.
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with S-1 was found to be effective, especially for early disease. The treatment-related toxicities were acceptable, and the incidence of myelotoxicity was low. Further study must be carried out to compare with other chemotherapy regimens.
Journal of Radiation Research 01/2011; 52(1):47-53. · 1.68 Impact Factor
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Kayoko Ohnishi,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Masamitsu Hatakenaka,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Koichiro Abe,
Takashi Yoshiura, Saiji Ohga,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Torahiko Nakashima,
Hiroshi Honda
Journal of Radiation Research 01/2011; 52(4):522-30. · 1.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the therapeutic outcomes and late toxicities in patients treated by high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for localized or locally advanced prostate cancer.
From May 2004 to September 2008, 86 men were treated by HDR-BT with EBRT for localized or locally advanced prostate cancer at the National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical center. The median EBRT and HDR-BT doses were 40 Gy and 30 Gy, respectively.
With a median follow-up of 24 months, the 3-year overall, disease specific, and biochemical relapse-free survival rates in all patients were 97.3%, 100%, and 83.6% respectively. The 3-year biochemical relapse-free survival rate of the patients categorized to low or intermediate risk group (91.8%) was significantly better than that of the patients categorized to the high risk group (74.3%) (p = 0.042). There was no significant difference of biochemical relapse-free survival regarding to the other clinical factors (age, T-stage, Gleason score, initial prostate-specific antigen level, neoadjuvant hormone therapy, and total dose of EBRT and HDR-BT). Late Grade2 and Grade3 gastrointestinal toxicities were observed in 8 patients (9.3%) and 2 patients (2.3%), respectively. Late Grade2 genitourinary toxicities were observed in 12 patients (13.9%). There was no patient suffered from late Grade3 or greater genitourinary toxicities.
HDR-BT with EBRT can be safe and effective for localized or locally advanced prostate cancer.
Fukuoka igaku zasshi = Hukuoka acta medica 04/2010; 101(4):75-83.
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Yuko Isoyama,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Satoshi Nomoto, Saiji Ohga,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Kayoko Onishi,
Shuji Matsuura,
Kazushige Atsumi,
Koutaro Terashima,
Hideki Hirata,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: Small-cell esophageal carcinoma (SCEC) is a rare disease for which standard therapy has not yet been established. We report the results of three cases of limited-stage SCEC treated with combination therapy using carboplatin (CBDCA) and etoposide (VP-16) and radiotherapy.
The clinical stage according to the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer 7th ed. was stage III in 2 cases and stage IVa in 1. These patients with limited-stage SCEC were treated at our institution with four cycles of CBDCA and VP-16, either concurrent with radiotherapy for the second two cycles (n = 2) or followed by radiotherapy after the last cycle (n = 1).
A complete response (CR) was obtained for all three patients, resulting in a response rate of 100%. Two patients are alive at 16.4 and 22.5 months after initial treatment. One patient died with myeloid leukemia at 43.5 months after initial treatment. None of the patients had loco-regional recurrence. Brain metastasis was detected in one patient at 7 months after initial therapy and was treated with stereotactic radiotherapy combined with whole brain irradiation.
CBDCA and VP-16 in combination with radiotherapy should be considered an important treatment option for SCEC.
Japanese journal of radiology 04/2010; 28(3):181-7. · 0.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report a case of radiation fibrosis appearing as mass-like consolidation, which was difficult to distinguish from local recurrence. A 72-year-old woman was diagnosed as having primary lung cancer (cT1N0M0 stage IA) in the right upper lobe and was treated with SBRT of 48 Gy in 4 fractions. After 12 months, mass-like consolidation appeared around the irradiated area, and after 13 months, it had increased in size. FDG-PET revealed high uptake (SUV max = 5.61) for the consolidation. CT-guided biopsy was performed, but we could not confirm the diagnosis. Considering her poor respiratory function and her age, short-interval follow-up was performed. After 15 months, the consolidation enlarged at the dorsal side, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) became elevated (14.6 ng/mL). Serum KL-6 (436 U/mL) and SP-D (204 ng/mL) were also elevated. However, after 16 months, serum CEA slightly decreased. The consolidation gradually retracted on follow-up CT images. CEA, KL-6, and SP-D were also decreased by degrees. After 40 months, there is no evidence of local recurrence.
Case Reports in Medicine 01/2010; 2010:986706.
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ABSTRACT: In this study, we evaluated the feasibility, efficacy and toxicity of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with S-1 (tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil potassium) for T2N0 glottic carcinoma. A total of 23 patients with T2N0 glottic carcinoma received chemoradiotherapy with S-1. Radiotherapy consisted of five daily fractions of 2 Gy per week, to a total median dose of 70 Gy. S-1 was administered 65 mg/m(2) per day for 4 weeks, beginning on the day therapy was started, followed by 2 weeks off the drug and twice a day until the end of radiotherapy. Initial local control rate of the primary tumor was achieved in all patients. The median follow-up period for all patients was 38 months. The 3-year local control rate was 95.4%. Regarding adverse reactions, grade 3 mucositis upon clinical examination, mucositis upon functional/symptomatic examination, dysphagia, hepatic toxicity and anemia were observed in 13, 2, 2, 1 and 1 patients, respectively. This chemoradiotherapy did not result in grade 4 acute toxicity or severe late toxicity. Chemoradiotherapy with S-1 was feasible, well tolerated and effective. This therapy is suggested as a possible regimen for improving local control of T2N0 glottic carcinoma.
Journal of Radiation Research 01/2010; 51(4):481-4. · 1.68 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of visual feedback-guided breath-hold using a machine vision system with a charge-coupled device camera and a monocular head-mounted display. Sixteen patients with lung tumors who were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy were enrolled. A machine vision system with a charge-coupled device camera was used for monitoring respiration. A monocular head-mounted display was used to provide the patient with visual feedback about the breathing trace. The patients could control their breathing so that the breathing waveform would fall between the upper and lower threshold lines. Planning and treatment were performed under visual feedback-guided expiratory breath-hold. Electronic portal images were obtained during treatment. The range of cranial-caudal motion of the tumor location during each single breath-hold was calculated as the intra-breath-hold (intra-BH) variability. The maximum displacement between the two to five averaged tumor locations of each single breath-hold was calculated as the inter-breath-hold (inter-BH) variability. All 16 patients tolerated the visual feedback-guided breath-hold maneuvers well. The intra- and inter-BH variability of all patients was 1.5 +/- 0.6 mm and 1.2 +/- 0.5 mm, respectively. A visual feedback-guided breath-hold technique using the machine vision system is feasible with good breath-hold reproducibility.
Physics in Medicine and Biology 11/2009; 54(23):7171-82. · 2.83 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this retrospective study was to clarify the predictive factors correlated with esophageal stenosis within three months after radiation therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer. We enrolled 47 patients with advanced esophageal cancer with T2-4 and stage II-III who were treated with definitive radiation therapy and achieving complete response of primary lesion at Kyushu University Hospital between January 1998 and December 2005. Esophagography was performed for all patients before treatment and within three months after completion of the radiation therapy, the esophageal stenotic ratio was evaluated. The stenotic ratio was used to define four levels of stenosis: stenosis level 1, stenotic ratio of 0-25%; 2, 25-50%; 3,50-75%; 4,75-100%. We then estimated the correlation between the esophageal stenosis level after radiation therapy and each of numerous factors. The numbers and total percentages of patients at each stenosis level were as follows: level 1: n = 14 (30%); level 2: 8 (17%); level 3: 14 (30%); and level 4: 11 (23%). Esophageal stenosis in the case of full circumference involvement tended to be more severe and more frequent. Increases in wall thickness tended to be associated with increases in esophageal stenosis severity and frequency. The extent of involved circumference and wall thickness of tumor region were significantly correlated with esophageal stenosis associated with tumor regression in radiation therapy (p = 0.0006, p = 0.005). For predicting the possibility of esophageal stenosis with tumor regression within three months in radiation therapy, the extent of involved circumference and esophageal wall thickness of the tumor region may be useful.
Journal of Radiation Research 10/2009; 51(1):9-14. · 1.68 Impact Factor
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Kayoko Ohnishi,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama,
Satoshi Nomoto,
Tomonari Sasaki, Saiji Ohga,
Tadamasa Yoshitake,
Takashi Toba,
Kazushige Atsumi,
Takehiro Shiinoki,
Hiromi Terashima,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: The report presented here describes a case of spontaneous pneumothorax observed after stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). An 84-year-old man with a Stage IIB, T3N0M0 NSCLC in the right upper lobe and a Stage IA NSCLC in the right lower lobe of the lung was treated with SRT for both tumors. He received SRT with a total dose of 60.0 Gy in 10 fractions delivered to the right upper lobe, and 48.0 Gy in 4 fractions delivered to the right lower lobe. Two months after completion of the treatment, he developed spontaneous pneumothorax. He was asymptomatic and recovered with conservative management. Spontaneous pneumothorax has occasionally been reported to occur following thoracic radiotherapy for malignancy. Almost all of the reported cases are patients who had received mantle irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. We have been unable to fi nd any reports of spontaneous pneumothorax after SRT, which has recently been used for treating patients with early-stage NSCLC. Because a case of spontaneous pneumothorax after SRT was observed in our institution, its clinical course is described here along with a discussion of possible causes of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Japanese journal of radiology 09/2009; 27(7):269-74. · 0.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Small cell esophageal carcinoma(SCEC) is a rare disease with aggressive behavior and poor prognosis. Because of the rarity of this disease, standard therapy has not yet been established. The objective of this retrospective study was to report the outcomes of SCEC treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy from a retrospective study of 11 patients. We enrolled 11 SCEC patients who were treated with radiation therapy (more than 50 Gy) and chemotherapy between May 1996 and October 2007. Patients' age ranged from 44 to 77 years (mean: 69 years). In all patients, pathological examination of the specimen obtained by biopsy revealed small cell carcinoma. All patients were treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The mean follow-up time was 14.7 months, and the median overall survival time of all patients was 13.2 months (range: 4.2-43.6 months). The 1-year and 3-year overall survival rates were 63% and 24%, respectively, while the 1-year and 3-year progression-free survival rates were 45% and 14%, respectively. Five of seven patients with complete response (CR) developed recurrent disease. Recurrence sites were distant metastases in four patients and lymph node outside the radiation field in one patient. Chemoradiation should be considered as one of the important treatment options for the loco-regional control in the patients with SCEC.
Journal of Radiation Research 09/2009; 51(1):15-20. · 1.68 Impact Factor
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Satoshi Nomoto,
Yoshiyuki Shioyama, Saiji Ohga,
Takeshi Nonoshita,
Kayoko Ohnishi,
Kazushige Atsumi,
Koutarou Terashima,
Torahiko Nakashima,
Katsumasa Nakamura,
Hideki Hirata,
Hiroshi Honda
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the clinical outcomes and feasibility of combined conventional radiation therapy (RT) and hypofractionated inverse planned stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) for locally advanced or recurrent adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) of the head and neck.
Five patients with ACCs of the head and neck were treated with combined conventional RT and inverse planned SRT. Radiation doses of 40 to 50 Gy were delivered with 20 to 25 fractions using conventional RT, and then an additional 20 to 25 Gy was delivered by 4 to 5 fractions of SRT.
Median follow-up was 12 months. Local control was obtained in all 5 patients, PR in 2 patients and SD in 3 patients. According to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) late-radiation morbidity scoring criteria, adverse effects included Grade 2 xerostomia in 1 patient, Grade 2 trismus in 1 patient, and Grade 4 mucosal ulceration in 1 patient.
Combined treatment with conventional RT and hypofractionated inverse planned SRT may be effective for short-term local control in patients with locally advanced or recurrent ACCs. Further evaluation is needed for long-term follow-up.
Fukuoka igaku zasshi = Hukuoka acta medica 03/2009; 100(2):59-66.
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ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of concurrent chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy for T2N0 glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Between May 1993 and March 2004, 32 patients with T2N0 glottic squamous cell carcinoma received concurrent chemoradiotherapy as the primary treatment modality for larynx preservation. Radiotherapy was delivered five days a week using a once-daily fractionation of 2.0 Gy (median total dose: 70 Gy). The chemotherapy regimen comprised carboplatin in 4 patients, carboplatin and tegafur and uracil in 7, carboplatin and futraful in 2, and futraful in 19 patients. Twenty-four patients received adjuvant chemotherapy with tegafur and uracil. Initial local tumor control was achieved in 30 patients (94%). The 5-year overall survival and 5-year local control rates were 97% and 70%, respectively. Univariate analysis revealed adjuvant chemotherapy as a significant prognostic factor for the local control rate (P = 0.038). The 5-year local control rate in patients treated or not treated with adjuvant chemotherapy was 82% and 42%, respectively. No significant differences in the local control rate were noted in overall treatment time, total radiation dose, age, and disease extension to the subglottis. With regard to adverse reactions, grade 3 neutropenia and grade 3 hepatotoxicity were observed in 1 and 2 patients, respectively. We observed no severe late complications (RTOG/EORTC criteria Grade 3-4) related to this combination therapy. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy was effective but with mild toxicity, and adjuvant chemotherapy significantly improved local control. We suggest the use of this combination therapy for achieving a local control of T2N0 glottic squamous cell carcinoma.
Fukuoka igaku zasshi = Hukuoka acta medica 02/2009; 100(1):26-31.
