Käsmann Lukas, Janssen Stefan, Schild Steven E, Rades Dirk
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany Medical Practice for Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Hannover, Germany.
Anticancer Res. 2016 Feb;36(2):803-5.
When patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) experience locoregional recurrence, surgery is often not employed as salvage therapy. Systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often used. Many radiation oncologists are reluctant to deliver a second course of radiotherapy. However, select patients may benefit from re-irradiation. This study aimed to identify these patients.
In patients receiving re-irradiation for a locoregional recurrence of SCLC, 11 potential prognostic factors were analyzed for survival.
Survival was positively associated with a Karnofsky performance score ≥80 (p=0.003) and a cumulative dose >90 Gy (p=0.026). A trend was observed for younger age, longer interval between first course of radiotherapy and re-irradiation, a greater dose of re-irradiation and for concurrent chemotherapy.
Significant predictors of survival in patients re-irradiated for a locoregional recurrence of SCLC were identified. Patients with a good performance status can benefit from re-irradiation if administered in sufficient doses.
小细胞肺癌(SCLC)患者出现局部区域复发时,手术通常不作为挽救性治疗手段。常采用全身化疗和放疗。许多放射肿瘤学家不愿进行第二轮放疗。然而,部分患者可能从再次放疗中获益。本研究旨在确定这些患者。
对因SCLC局部区域复发接受再次放疗的患者,分析11个潜在的预后因素对生存的影响。
生存与卡氏评分≥80(p = 0.003)以及累积剂量>90 Gy(p = 0.026)呈正相关。观察到年龄较轻、首次放疗与再次放疗之间间隔时间较长、再次放疗剂量较大以及同步化疗存在生存趋势。
确定了因SCLC局部区域复发接受再次放疗患者生存的显著预测因素。身体状况良好的患者如果给予足够剂量的再次放疗可从中获益。