Mohanti Bidhu K, Thakar Alok, Kaur Jaspreet, Bahadur Sudhir, Malik Monica, Gandhi Ajeet K, Bhasker Suman, Sharma Atul
Department of Radiotherapy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, and Head Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Head Neck. 2017 Sep;39(9):1788-1796. doi: 10.1002/hed.24836. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
This study compared 2 sequential cohorts to identify the postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) dose requirement for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Two distinct PORT dose regimens were prescribed over 11 years; group 1 received 56 Gy or less, and group 2 received 60 Gy or more. The 2D and 3D techniques were used.
Two sequential cohorts consisted of 478 patients, with mean and median follow-up for group 1 and 2 as: 37.0 versus 28.5 months and 13.8 versus 13.1 months, respectively. Grades 3-4 mucosal toxicities (11.4% vs 28.3%), hospitalization (3.2% vs 17.4%), and nasogastric feeding (11.9% vs 29.7%) were higher in group 2. The 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) was higher with PORT >60 Gy for the following factors: age ≤ 50 years (P = .041); ≥ 4 positive nodes (P = .029); and overall treatment time (OTT) ≥ 100 days (P = .042).
Except for the benefit of doses >60 Gy for limited parameters, a lower PORT dose did not compromise the results and can potentially reduce the morbidities and healthcare costs.
本研究比较了两个连续队列,以确定头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)术后放疗(PORT)的剂量需求。
在11年期间规定了两种不同的PORT剂量方案;第1组接受56 Gy或更低剂量,第2组接受60 Gy或更高剂量。采用了二维和三维技术。
两个连续队列包括478例患者,第1组和第2组的平均和中位随访时间分别为:37.0个月对28.5个月,13.8个月对13.1个月。第2组的3-4级黏膜毒性(11.4%对28.3%)、住院率(3.2%对17.4%)和鼻饲率(11.9%对29.7%)更高。对于以下因素,PORT>60 Gy时2年无病生存率(DFS)更高:年龄≤50岁(P = 0.041);≥4个阳性淋巴结(P = 0.029);以及总治疗时间(OTT)≥100天(P = 0.042)。
除了对于有限参数使用>60 Gy剂量有获益外,较低的PORT剂量不会影响结果,并且有可能降低发病率和医疗成本。