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ArticleCancers2021

Particle Beam Therapy Tolerance and Outcome on Patients with Autoimmune Diseases: A Single Institution Matched Case-Control Study.

Giulia Riva, Barbara Vischioni, Sara Gandini, Stefano Cavalieri, Sara Ronchi, Amelia Barcellini, Maria Bonora, Agnieszka Chalaszczyk, Rossana Ingargiola, Viviana Vitolo and 3 more

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giulia RivaClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1371-813X
Barbara VischioniClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4920-2239
Sara GandiniDepartment of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, 20139 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1348-4548
Stefano CavalieriHead and Neck Cancer Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1294-6859
Sara RonchiClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Amelia BarcelliniClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1595-104X
Maria BonoraClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Agnieszka ChalaszczykClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Rossana IngargiolaClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Viviana VitoloClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Maria Rosaria FioreClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Alberto IannalfiClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2425-4278
Ester OrlandiClinical Department, National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), 27100 Pavia, Italy.
National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy · ITEuropean Institute of Oncology · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is unclear whether autoimmune diseases (ADs) may predispose patients to higher radiation-induced toxicity, and no data are available regarding particle therapy. Our objective was to determine if cancer patients with ADs have a higher incidence of complications after protons (PT) or carbon ion (CIRT) therapy.

methodsIn our retrospective monocentric study, 38 patients with ADs over 1829 patients were treated with particle therapy between 2011 and 2020. Thirteen patients had collagen vascular disease (CVD), five an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and twenty patients an organ-specific AD. Each patient was matched with two control patients without ADs on the basis of type/site of cancer, type of particle treatment, age, sex, hypertension and/or diabetes and previous surgery.

resultsNo G4-5 complications were reported. In the AD group, the frequency of acute grade 3 (G3) toxicity was higher than in the control group (15.8% vs. 2.6%,

conclusionsG3 acute toxicity was more frequently reported in AD patients after PT or CIRT. Since no severe G4-G5 events were reported and in consideration of the benefit of particle therapy for selected cancers, we conclude that particle therapy should be not discouraged for patients with ADs. Further prospective studies are warranted to gain insight into toxicity in cancer patients with ADs enrolled for particle therapy.

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autoimmune diseasenormal tissue reactionparticle therapytoxicity

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