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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Two-Weekly High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost After External Beam Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-Term Outcome and Toxicity Analysis.

Jörg Tamihardja, Paul Lutyj, Johannes Kraft, Dominik Lisowski, Stefan Weick, Michael Flentje, Bülent Polat

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jörg TamihardjaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Paul LutyjDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Johannes KraftDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Dominik LisowskiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Stefan WeickDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Michael FlentjeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Bülent PolatDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
University of Würzburg · DE

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Abstract

purposeEvaluation of clinical outcome of two-weekly high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for localized prostate cancer.

methods338 patients with localized prostate cancer receiving definitive EBRT followed by a two-weekly high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost (HDR-BT boost) in the period of 2002 to 2019 were analyzed. EBRT, delivered in 46 Gy (D

resultsMedian follow-up was 101.8 months. 15 (4.4%)/115 (34.0%)/208 (61.5%) patients had low-/intermediate-/high-risk cancer according to the D`Amico risk classification. Estimated 5-year and 10-year biochemical relapse-free survival (bRFS) was 84.7% and 75.9% for all patients. The estimated 5-year bRFS was 93.3%, 93.4% and 79.5% for low-, intermediate- and high-risk disease, respectively. The estimated 10-year freedom from distant metastasis (FFM) and overall survival (OS) rates were 86.5% and 70.0%. Cumulative 5-year late GU toxicity and late GI toxicity grade ≥ 2 was observed in 19.3% and 5.0% of the patients, respectively. Cumulative 5-year late grade 3 GU/GI toxicity occurred in 3.6%/0.3%.

conclusionsTwo-weekly HDR-BT boost after EBRT for localized prostate cancer showed an excellent toxicity profile with low GU/GI toxicity rates and effective long-term biochemical control.

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biochemical relapse free survivalexternal beam radiotherapy (EBRT)high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapylong-term outcomeprostate cancerradiotherapytoxicity

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