High dose rate intraoperative radiation therapy (HDR-IORT) as part of the management strategy for locally advanced primary and recurrent rectal cancer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Brachytherapy Service, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10021;2. Department of Medical Physics, and Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10021;3. Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10021;4. Department of Radiation Oncology, New York, NY, USA 10003;5. Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA 10003;1. Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland;2. Institut de pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada;3. Département de Chirurgie/Urologie, Faculté de Médecine et Sciences de la Santé, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada;4. Département de chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada;1. University of Granada, Spain;1. Faculty of Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64/13,Volodymyrs’ka Street, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine;2. Université de Lyon; Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon INL-UMR5270, CNRS, INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne F-69621, France;3. Centre de Recherche en Nanofabrication et Nanocaractérisation (CRN2), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada;4. Université de Lyon; Centre de Thermique de Lyon CETHIL-UMR5008, CNRS, INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne F-69621, France |
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Abstract: | Purpose: Primary unresectable and locally advanced recurrent rectal cancer presents a significant clinical challenge. Local failure rates are high in both situations. Under such circumstances, there is a significant need to safely deliver tumoricidal doses of radiation in an attempt to improve local control. For this reason, we have incorporated a new approach utilizing high dose rate intraoperative radiation therapy (HDR-IORT).Methods and Materials: Between 11/92–12/96, a total of 112 patients were explored, of which 68 patients were treated with HDR-IORT, and 66 are evaluable. The majority of the 44 patients were excluded for unresectable disease or for distant metastases which eluded preoperative imaging. There were 22 patients with primary unresectable disease, and 46 patients who presented with recurrent disease. The histology was adenocarcinoma in 64 patients, and squamous cell carcinoma in four patients. In general, the patients with primary unresectable disease received preoperative chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin, and external beam irradiation to 4500–5040 cGy, followed by surgical resection and HDR-IORT (1000–2000 cGy). In general , the patients with recurrent disease were treated with surgical resection and HDR-IORT (1000–2000 cGy) alone. All surgical procedures were done in a dedicated operating room in the brachytherapy suite, so that HDR-IORT could be delivered using the Harrison-Anderson-Mick (HAM) applicator. The median follow-up is 17.5 months (1–48 mo).Results: In primary cases, the actuarial 2-year local control is 81%. For patients with negative margins, the local control was 92% vs. 38% for those with positive margins (p = 0.002). The 2-year actuarial disease-free survival was 69%; 77% for patients with negative margins vs. 38% for patients with positive margins (p = 0.03). For patients with recurrent disease, the 2-year actuarial local control rate was 63%. For patients with negative margins, it was 82%, while it was 19% for those with positive margins (p = 0.02). The disease-free survival was 47% (71% for negative margins and 0% for positive margins) (p = 0.04). Prospective data gathering indicated that significant complications occurred in approximately 38% of patients and were multifactorial in nature, and manageable to complete recovery.Conclusion: HDR-IORT using our technique is versatile, safe, and effective. The local control rates for primary disease compare quite well with other published series, especially for patients with negative margins. For patients with recurrent disease, locoregional control and survival are especially encouraging in patients with negative resection margins. Further follow-up is needed to see whether these encouraging data will continue. |
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