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ArticleThoracic cancer2024

The potential of integrating stereotactic ablative radiotherapy techniques with hyperfractionation for lung cancer.

Chi-Chuan Chiou, Yuan-Hung Wu, Pin-I Huang, Keng-Li Lan, Yi-Wei Chen, Yu-Mei Kang, Lin-Shan Chou, Yu-Wen Hu

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Chi-Chuan ChiouDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.ORCID 0009-0003-1797-2199
Yuan-Hung WuDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.ORCID 0000-0003-2908-7704
Pin-I HuangDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Keng-Li LanDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yi-Wei ChenDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yu-Mei KangDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Lin-Shan ChouDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yu-Wen HuDepartment of Heavy Particles and Radiation Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

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backgroundLimited literature exists on the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) techniques with hyperfractionated regimens for patients with lung cancer. This study aims to assess whether the SABR technique with hyperfractionation can potentially reduce lung toxicity.

methodsWe utilized the linear-quadratic model to find the optimal fraction to maximize the tumor biological equivalent dose (BED) to normal-tissue BED ratio. Validation was performed by comparing the SABR plans with 50 Gy/5 fractions and hyperfractionationed plans with 88.8 Gy/74 fractions with the same tumor BED and planning criteria for 10 patients with early-stage lung cancer. Mean lung BED, Lyman-Kutcher-Burman (LKB) normal tissue complication probability (NTCP), critical volume (CV) criteria (volume below BED of 22.92 and 25.65 Gy, and mean BED for lowest 1000 and 1500 cc) and the percentage of the lung receiving 20Gy or more (V20) were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

resultsThe transition point occurs when the tumor-to-normal tissue ratio (TNR) of the physical dose equals the TNR of α/β in the BED dose-volume histogram of the lung. Compared with the hypofractionated regimen, the hyperfractionated regimen is superior in the dose range above but inferior below the transition point. The hyperfractionated regimen showed a lower mean lung BED (6.40 Gy vs. 7.73 Gy) and NTCP (3.50% vs. 4.21%), with inferior results concerning CV criteria and higher V20 (7.37% vs. 7.03%) in comparison with the hypofractionated regimen (p < 0.01 for all).

conclusionsThe hyperfractionated regimen has an advantage in the high-dose region of the lung but a disadvantage in the low-dose region. Further research is needed to determine the superiority between hypo- and hyperfractionation.

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Dose Fractionation, RadiationLung NeoplasmsRadiosurgeryAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assistedcritical volumehyperfractionationlung cancerNTCPSABR

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PMID38881388
PMCPMC11293925

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