« Dose-painting » : mythe ou réalité ? |
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Authors: | S Supiot A Lisbona F Paris D Azria P Fenoglietto |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Shandong Province, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China;2. Department of Oncology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi''an, Shanxi Province, China |
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Abstract: | “Dose-painting” radiotherapy allows for a heterogeneous delivery of radiation within the tumour volume by targeting radioresistant areas defined by functional imaging. Within gross tumour volume, it is possible to define one or more target volumes based on biology (biological target volume BTV]) and to apply a strategy of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) that will deliver a higher dose to these regions. In this review of the literature, we will highlight the biological elements responsible for radioresistance, and how to image them, then we will detail the radiotherapy techniques necessary for this approach, before presenting clinical results in various situations (head and neck tumours, prostate, brain tumours, etc.). Despite many difficulties that make dose-painting IMRT unusable in routine nowadays, biology-guided radiation therapy represents one of the major pathways of development of radiotherapy in the coming years. |
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