ReviewClinical and translational radiation oncology2023
Is single fraction the future of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)? A critical appraisal of the current literature.
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- Single- Versus Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Primary Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Oligometastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.JTO clinical and research reports · 2026Review
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal cholangiocarcinoma metastases: Clinical outcomes and the role of biologically effective dose thresholds.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Accelerated radiotherapy pathways: a systematic review on same-day planning and treatment in radiation oncology.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2026Review
- Single-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy for lung malignancies: preliminary results of a mono-institutional experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- A single-institution retrospective review of patients treated with single-fraction 28 Gy SBRT to lung tumors.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2026Article
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- Local treatment for oligoprogressive metastatic sites of breast cancer: efficacy, toxicities and future perspectives.Clinical & experimental metastasis · 2024Review
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Abstract
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is a standard of care for many localizations but the question of the optimal fractionation remains a matter of concern. If single fraction sessions are routinely used for intracranial targets, their utilization for mobile extracranial lesions is a source of debate and apprehension. Single session treatments improve patient comfort, provide a medico-economic benefit, and have proven useful in the context of the SARS-CoV 2 pandemic. However, both technical and radiobiological uncertainties remain. Experience from intracranial radiosurgery has shown that the size of the target, its proximity to organs at risk, tumor histology, and the volume of normal tissue irradiated are all determining factors in the choice of fractionation. The literature on the use of single fraction for extracranial sites is still scarce. Only primary and secondary pulmonary tumors have been evaluated in prospective randomized trials, allowing the integration of these fractionation schemes in daily practice, for highly selected cases and in trained teams. The level of evidence for the other organs is mainly based on dose escalation or retrospective trials and calls for caution, with further studies being needed before routine use in clinical practice.
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