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ArticleJournal of endocrinological investigation2023

Favorable outcome in advanced pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma after hypofractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy.

Z Gu, K Hu, Y Liang, F Zhang, A Tong, X Hou

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Article in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2023. 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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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Z GuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongdansantiao No. 5, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
K HuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongdansantiao No. 5, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Y LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongdansantiao No. 5, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
F ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongdansantiao No. 5, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
A TongDepartment of Endocrinology, Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
X HouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongdansantiao No. 5, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. hxr_pumch@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-9489
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2017-I2M-1-001Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2021-I2M-C&T-B-002grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China 2016YFC0105207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to review outcomes of patients with advanced/metastatic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) treated at our institution with Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), describe the treatment outcomes, and determine predictors.

methodsA retrospective study on patients with advanced/metastatic PPGL who received IMRT at Peking Union Medical College Hospital between 2014 and 2019. A total of 14 patients with 17 lesions were included in this study. Ultra-hypofractionated radiation therapy was used for 7 lesions in 5 patients, while hypofractionated radiation therapy was used for 8 lesions in 7 patients. 2 patients got conventional fractionated radiotherapy. Patients who received external beam radiation therapy were given a median total radiation dose of 74.4/130 Gy (BED10/3) in a median of 13 fractions.

resultsOS at 2 years was 78% for all patients. For lesions evaluated by RECIST response, at least stable disease of the target lesion was achieved in 94% and distant progression in 28.5%, with an average time to progression of 5.2 months. Patients with locally advanced primary tumors or recurred in situ (n = 8) achieved 100% local control, and none of them got recurrence or distant metastasis after radiotherapy at last follow-up (median 29 months). Of patients with catecholamine-related syndromes (n = 12), 91% of symptomatic lesions improved following radiation therapy and a more than 50% decline in catecholamines.

conclusionsWe have found hypofractionated IMRT effective as an additional therapy for patients with advanced primary tumors or recurrence in situ and not amenable to complete surgical resection.

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Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsBrain NeoplasmsParagangliomaPheochromocytomaRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeHypofractionIntensive modulated radiotherapyParagangliomaPheochromocytoma

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