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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

Dyspnea in Patients Receiving Radical Radiotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Study.

Angela Sardaro, Fiona McDonald, Lilia Bardoscia, Konstantin Lavrenkov, Shalini Singh, Sue Ashley, Daphne Traish, Cristina Ferrari, Icro Meattini, Artor Niccoli Asabella and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. 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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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Angela SardaroLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Fiona McDonaldLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Lilia BardosciaRadiation Therapy Unit, Department of Oncology and Advanced Technology, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Konstantin LavrenkovLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Shalini SinghLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Sue AshleyLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Daphne TraishLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Cristina FerrariInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Unit and Section of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Icro MeattiniLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Artor Niccoli AsabellaInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Unit and Section of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
Michael BradaLung Research Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom.
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITBen-Gurion University of the Negev · ILClatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust · GBInstitute of Cancer Research · GBIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeDyspnea is an important symptomatic endpoint for assessment of radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) following radical radiotherapy in locally advanced disease, which remains the mainstay of treatment at the time of significant advances in therapy including combination treatments with immunotherapy and chemotherapy and the use of local ablative radiotherapy techniques. We investigated the relationship between dose-volume parameters and subjective changes in dyspnea as a measure of RILI and the relationship to spirometry. MATERIAL AND

methodsEighty patients receiving radical radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer were prospectively assessed for dyspnea using two patient-completed tools: EORTC QLQ-LC13 dyspnea quality of life assessment and dyspnea visual analogue scale (VAS). Global quality of life, spirometry and radiation pneumonitis grade were also assessed. Comparisons were made with lung dose-volume parameters.

resultsThe median survival of the cohort was 26 months. In the evaluable group of 59 patients there were positive correlations between lung dose-volume parameters and a change in dyspnea quality of life scale at 3 months (V

conclusionsWorsening of dyspnea is an important symptom of RILI. We demonstrate a relationship between lung dose-volume parameters and a 10% worsening of subjective dyspnea scores. Our findings support the use of subjective dyspnea tools in future studies on radiation-induced lung toxicity, particularly at doses below conventional lung radiation tolerance limits.

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dose-volume parametersdyspneanon-small cell lung cancerradiation-induced lung injuryradiotherapy

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