ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022
Evaluation of the efficacy and feasibility of concurrent weekly docetaxel-nedaplatin and hypo-fractionated radiotherapy in atypical histologic subtypes of primary and metastatic mediastinal malignancies.
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Background: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of concurrent weekly docetaxel-nedaplatin and hypo-fractionated radiotherapy (hypo-RT) in atypical histologic subtypes of primary and metastatic mediastinal malignancies. Methods: Fifty-four patients diagnosed with atypical primary or metastatic mediastinal malignancies were retrospectively reviewed. 30 patients received concurrent weekly docetaxel and nedaplatin and hypo-RT (CChRT group) and 24 patients had hypo-RT alone (hRT group). Overall response rate (ORR), in-field locoregional progression-free survival (LPFS) and toxicities were analyzed. The radiobiological effect was evaluated by the LQRGC/TCP model, incorporating four "R"s of radiobiology, Gompertzian tumor growth and radio-sensitizing effect of chemotherapeutic agent. The biologically effective doses (BEDs) were calculated. Results: The median follow-up time was 29.2 months for all patients. The ORR was 86.7% in CChRT group, compared with 62.5% in hRT group ( Conclusions: Concurrent weekly docetaxel-nedaplatin and hypo-RT achieved promising in-field LPFS and tolerable toxicities compared with hypo-RT alone in different histologic subtypes of primary and metastatic mediastinal malignancies.
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