Department of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS-CROB, Via S. Pio 1, 85028, Rionero in Vulture, PZ, Italy.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2013 Aug;15(8):665-9. doi: 10.1007/s12094-012-0986-9. Epub 2013 Jan 29.
To correlate comorbidity and acute radiation toxicity in elderly patients treated with adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus brachytherapy-high dose rate (HDR-BRT) for endometrial cancer (EC).
Endometrial cancer patients over 65 were treated and evaluated for comorbidity assessment with ACE-27 and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). EBRT total dose was 45-50.4 Gy (1.8 Gy/day). The vault vagina boost of dose was performed by HDR-BRT with 2/3 fractions with a total dose of 10-15 Gy.
From 2008 to 2011, 35 patients were analyzed. Eighteen patients (51.43 %) had not ACE-27 comorbidity; while 27 patients (77.14 %) had CCI lower than three. During treatment, acute toxicity was mild and not influenced by the comorbidity score. Two-year Progression Free and Overall Survival were 69 and 80 %. ACE-27 and CCI did not affect progression-free survival (p = 0.51, p = 0.3) and OS (p = 0.26, p = 0.5).
External beam radiotherapy plus BRT-HDR are well tolerated in EC elderly with good performance status and low comorbidity profile.
分析接受辅助外照射放疗(EBRT)加高剂量率近距离放疗(HDR-BRT)治疗的老年子宫内膜癌(EC)患者的合并症与急性放射毒性之间的相关性。
对 65 岁以上的子宫内膜癌患者进行合并症评估,采用 ACE-27 和 Charlson 合并症指数(CCI)评估合并症。EBRT 总剂量为 45-50.4 Gy(1.8 Gy/天)。采用 HDR-BRT 进行阴道穹窿 2/3 部分剂量加量,总剂量为 10-15 Gy。
2008 年至 2011 年,共分析了 35 例患者。18 例(51.43%)患者无 ACE-27 合并症;27 例(77.14%)患者 CCI 低于 3 分。治疗期间,急性毒性反应较轻,与合并症评分无关。2 年无进展生存率和总生存率分别为 69%和 80%。ACE-27 和 CCI 均不影响无进展生存率(p=0.51,p=0.3)和 OS(p=0.26,p=0.5)。
对于体能状态良好且合并症低危的老年 EC 患者,EBRT 联合 BRT-HDR 治疗具有良好的耐受性。