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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology

Helical tomotherapy re-irradiation for patients affected by local radiorecurrent prostate cancer.

Cristina Mariucci, Gianluca Ingrosso, Vittorio Bini, Simonetta Saldi, Marco Lupattelli, Alessandro Frattegiani, Elisabetta Perrucci, Isabella Palumbo, Lorenzo Falcinelli, Giuseppe Centofanti and 2 more

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Linac-based stereotactic salvage reirradiation for intraprostatic prostate cancer recurrence: toxicity and outcomes.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023
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  3. Linac-based SBRT as a feasible salvage option for local recurrences in previously irradiated prostate cancer.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina MariucciRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Italy.
Gianluca IngrossoRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Italy.
Vittorio BiniInternal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolic Science Section, University of Perugia, Italy.
Simonetta SaldiRadiation Oncology Section, Perugia General Hospital, Italy.
Marco LupattelliRadiation Oncology Section, Perugia General Hospital, Italy.
Alessandro FrattegianiRadiation Oncology Section, Perugia General Hospital, Italy.
Elisabetta PerrucciRadiation Oncology Section, Perugia General Hospital, Italy.
Isabella PalumboRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Italy.
Lorenzo FalcinelliRadiation Oncology Section, Perugia General Hospital, Italy.
Giuseppe CentofantiRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Italy.
Rita BellavitaInternal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolic Science Section, University of Perugia, Italy.
Cynthia AristeiRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Science, University of Perugia, Italy.
University of Perugia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSalvage re-irradiation in patients affected by radiorecurrent prostate cancer might be a valid as well as challenging treatment option. The aim of this study was to evaluate feasibility and toxicity of salvage external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) re-treatment in patients affected by radiorecurrent prostate cancer within the prostate gland or the prostate bed. MATERIALS AND

methods15 patients underwent EBRT re-treatment using helical tomotherapy (HT), with daily Megavolt computed tomography image-guidance. We registered toxicity according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0. Biochemical relapse was defined as a PSA increase > 20% compared with the pre-EBRT re-treatment value. Survival curves were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

resultsAll patients received a total dose of 50 Gy (25 × 2 Gy), and 7 (46.6%) had concomitant androgen deprivation therapy (median duration of 12 months). With a median follow-up of 40.9 months, the 2-year and 4-year biochemical relapse-free survival were 55% and 35%, respectively. Acute and late genito-urinary (GU) toxicity ≥2 were recorded in 4 (26.6%) and 5 (33.3%) patients, respectively, and the 4-year late GU toxicity was 30%. Acute gastrointestinal toxicity ≥2 was recorded in 2 (13.3%) cases, whereas no patient experienced late toxicity.

conclusionsDespite the inherent bias of a retrospective analysis, our long-term results showed a low toxicity profile with a relatively low rate of biochemical control for HT re-treatment in patients affected by local radiorecurrent prostate cancer. Prospective trials are needed to investigate the role of EBRT in this setting.

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Helical tomotherapyRadiorecurrent prostate cancerRe-treatmentToxicity

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PMID32021569
PMCPMC6994272
OpenAlexW3001637539

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