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Trial reportBMC cancer2022

Dose-escalation by hypofractionated simultaneous integrated boost IMRT in unresectable stage III non-small-cell lung cancer.

Qin Zhang, Xu-Wei Cai, Wen Feng, Wen Yu, Xiao-Long Fu

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Trial report in BMC cancer, 2022. 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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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, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qin ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai, 200030, China. zhangqin@shsmu.edu.cn.
Xu-Wei CaiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Wen FengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Wen YuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Xiao-Long FuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai, 200030, China. xlfu1964@hotmail.com.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Chest Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo explore the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and evaluate the safety of dose escalation using hypofractionated simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) concurrent with chemotherapy for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

methodsFour escalating radiation dose levels were used. This study included 25 patients with previously untreated NSCLC who received six concurrent weekly chemotherapy cycles comprising cisplatin and docetaxel. Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was defined as any acute toxicity that interrupted radiotherapy for more than 1 week. MTD was defined as the highest dose level that didn't induce DLT or grade 5 toxicity in two patients.

resultsAll 25 patients received the prescribed escalating radiation dose from the start dose up to LEVEL 4. Two patients experienced DLT at dose LEVEL 4. One patient died because of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage within 6 months after radiotherapy, whereas another patient among the additional five patients died because of grade 5 radiation pneumonitis within 2 months after radiotherapy. Dose LEVEL 3 was defined as MTD. The 1- and 2-year local controls were 82.8 and 67.8%, respectively. The median progression-free survival was 15.4 months, whereas the median overall survival was 27.3 months.

conclusionsDose escalation was safely achieved up to LEVEL 3 [the planning gross target volume (PTVG) 60.5 Gy/22 Fx, 2.75 Gy/Fx; the planning clinical target volume (PTVC) 49.5 Gy/22 Fx] using SIB-IMRT concurrently with chemotherapy for unresectable stage III NSCLC, and the acute toxicities were generally well tolerated. Further prospective studies on long-term outcomes and late toxicities are warranted.

trial registrationRetrospective registration, ChiCTR1900027290 (08/11/2019).

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Radiation Dose HypofractionationAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemoradiotherapyCisplatinDocetaxelFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinDocetaxelDose escalationHypofractionated radiotherapyNon-small cell lung cancerSIB-IMRT

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PMID35065627
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