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Trial reportRadiation oncology (London, England)2014

Assessing the robustness of passive scattering proton therapy with regard to local recurrence in stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a secondary analysis of a phase II trial.

Zhengfei Zhu, Wei Liu, Michael Gillin, Daniel R Gomez, Ritsuko Komaki, James D Cox, Radhe Mohan, Joe Y Chang

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhengfei Zhu
Wei Liu
Michael Gillin
Daniel R Gomez
Ritsuko Komaki
James D Cox
Radhe Mohan
Joe Y ChangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. jychang@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CN

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Statistics, Data Exchange, Management and SupportP01CA021239 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GILLIN, MICHAEL · 1985 to 2013
$28.3M
Physical, radiobiological, and clinical aspects of IMRTR01CA074043 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MOHAN, RADHE · 1996 to 2008
$2.1M
4D Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton TherapyK25CA168984 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LIU, WEI · 2012 to 2015
$450k
NCI NIH HHS CA016672NCI NIH HHS K25 CA168984NCI NIH HHS P01 CA021239NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R01 CA74043
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe assessed the robustness of passive scattering proton therapy (PSPT) plans for patients in a phase II trial of PSPT for stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by using the worst-case scenario method, and compared the worst-case dose distributions with the appearance of locally recurrent lesions.

methodsWorst-case dose distributions were generated for each of 9 patients who experienced recurrence after concurrent chemotherapy and PSPT to 74 Gy(RBE) for stage III NSCLC by simulating and incorporating uncertainties associated with set-up, respiration-induced organ motion, and proton range in the planning process. The worst-case CT scans were then fused with the positron emission tomography (PET) scans to locate the recurrence.

resultsAlthough the volumes enclosed by the prescription isodose lines in the worst-case dose distributions were consistently smaller than enclosed volumes in the nominal plans, the target dose coverage was not significantly affected: only one patient had a recurrence outside the prescription isodose lines in the worst-case plan.

conclusionsPSPT is a relatively robust technique. Local recurrence was not associated with target underdosage resulting from estimated uncertainties in 8 of 9 cases.

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Proton TherapyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSurvival Rate

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PMID24886059
PMCPMC4029832
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