1. Radiotherapy of prostate cancer: impact of treatment characteristics on the incidence of second tumors
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Milly Buwenge, Alessio G. Morganti, Savino Cilla, Erica Scirocco, Giambattista Siepe, Anna Rita Alitto, Vincenzo Valentini, Silvia Bisello, Silvia Cammelli, Francesco Deodato, Gabriella Macchia, Lidia Strigari, M. Ntreta, Buwenge M., Scirocco E., Deodato F., Macchia G., Ntreta M., Bisello S., Siepe G., Cilla S., Alitto A.R., Valentini V., Strigari L., Morganti A.G., and Cammelli S.
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Male ,Cancer Research ,Intensity modulated radiotherapy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Prostate neoplasm ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Prostate cancer ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surgical oncology ,Retrospective Studie ,3D-conformal radiotherapy ,Cumulative incidence ,Settore MED/36 - DIAGNOSTICA PER IMMAGINI E RADIOTERAPIA ,Aged, 80 and over ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,Volumetric modulated arc therapy ,Neoplasms, Second Primary ,Middle Aged ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Research Article ,Human ,Adult ,Second malignancy ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,03 medical and health sciences ,Genetics ,medicine ,Humans ,Prostate neoplasms ,Pelvis ,Proportional Hazards Models ,Retrospective Studies ,Aged ,business.industry ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,Radiation therapy ,Prostatic Neoplasm ,Proportional Hazards Model ,Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated ,Radiotherapy, Conformal ,business ,Nuclear medicine - Abstract
BackgroundIt has been hypothesized that radiotherapy (RT) techniques delivering radiations to larger volumes (IMRT, VMAT) are potentially associated with a higher risk of second primary tumors. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of RT technique (3D-CRT vs IMRT/VMAT) on the incidence of second tumors in prostate cancer (PCa) patients.MethodsA retrospective study on 2526 previously irradiated PCa patients was performed. Patients were treated with 3D-CRT (21.3%), IMRT (68.1%), or VMAT (10.6%). Second tumors incidence was analysed in 3 categories: pelvic, pelvic and abdominal, and “any site”. The correlation with RT technique was analysed using log-rank test and Cox’s proportional hazard method.ResultsWith a median follow-up of 72 months (range: 9–185), 92 (3.6%) cases of second tumors were recorded with 48 months (range: 9–152) median interval from RT. Actuarial 10-year second tumor free survival (STFS) was 87.3%. Ten-year STFS in patients treated with 3D-CRT and IMRT/VMAT was 85.8 and 84.5%, respectively (p: .627). A significantly higher 10-year cumulative incidence of second tumors in the pelvis was registered in patients treated with IMRT/VMAT compared to 3D-CRT (10.7% vs 6.0%;p: .033). The lower incidence of second pelvic cancers in patients treated with 3D-CRT was confirmed at multivariable analysis (HR: 2.42, 95%CI: 1.07–5.47,p: .034).ConclusionsThe incidence of second pelvic tumors after RT of PCa showed a significant correlation with treatment technique. Further analyses in larger series with prolonged follow-up are needed to confirm these results.
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- 2020