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Trial reportBioMed research international2014

The different dose-volume effects of normal tissue complication probability using LASSO for acute small-bowel toxicity during radiotherapy in gynecological patients with or without prior abdominal surgery.

Tsair-Fwu Lee, Eng-Yen Huang

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Tsair-Fwu LeeMedical Physics and Informatics Laboratory of Electronics Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3112-3594
Eng-Yen HuangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan ; School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2041-0782
Chang Gung University · TWNational Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) model with least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) to analyze dose-volume effects that influence the incidence of acute diarrhea among gynecological patients with/without prior abdominal surgery. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Ninety-five patients receiving gynecologic radiotherapy (RT) were enrolled. The endpoint was defined as the grade 2(+) acute diarrhea toxicity during treatment. We obtained the range of small-bowel volume in V4 Gy to V40 Gy of dose.

resultsThe number of patients experiencing grade 2(+) acute diarrhea toxicity was 23/61 (38%) in the group without abdominal surgery (group 0) and 17/34 (50%) patients with abdominal surgery (group 1). The most significant predictor was found for the logistic NTCP model with V16 Gy as the cutoff dose for group 0 and V40 Gy for group 1. Logistic regression NTCP model parameters were TV10 ≈ 290 cc for V16 Gy and TV10 ≈ 75 cc for V40 Gy, respectively.

conclusionTo keep the incidence of grade 2(+) acute small-bowel toxicity below 10%, we suggest that small-bowel volume above the prescription dose (V16 Gy) should be held to <290 cc for patients without abdominal surgery, and the prescription dose (V40 Gy) should be maintained <75 cc for patients with abdominal surgery.

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DiarrheaIntestine, SmallModels, BiologicalPostoperative ComplicationsRadiation InjuriesAdultAgedFemaleGenital Diseases, FemaleHumansIncidenceMiddle AgedRadiotherapy DosageSurgical Procedures, Operative

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