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Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis

SIMPLE SUMMARY: For advanced left-breast cancer patients, adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) with regional nodal irradiation (RNI) has been indicated to reduce cancer recurrence and mortality. Modern arc RT techniques, volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), or helical tomotherapy (HT), can minimize normal...

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Autores principales: Hou, Pei-Yu, Hsieh, Chen-Hsi, Wu, Le-Jung, Hsu, Chen-Xiong, Kuo, Deng-Yu, Lu, Yueh-Feng, Tien, Hui-Ju, Hsiao, Hsiu-Wen, Shueng, Pei-Wei, Hsu, Shih-Ming
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13205043
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author Hou, Pei-Yu
Hsieh, Chen-Hsi
Wu, Le-Jung
Hsu, Chen-Xiong
Kuo, Deng-Yu
Lu, Yueh-Feng
Tien, Hui-Ju
Hsiao, Hsiu-Wen
Shueng, Pei-Wei
Hsu, Shih-Ming
author_facet Hou, Pei-Yu
Hsieh, Chen-Hsi
Wu, Le-Jung
Hsu, Chen-Xiong
Kuo, Deng-Yu
Lu, Yueh-Feng
Tien, Hui-Ju
Hsiao, Hsiu-Wen
Shueng, Pei-Wei
Hsu, Shih-Ming
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description SIMPLE SUMMARY: For advanced left-breast cancer patients, adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) with regional nodal irradiation (RNI) has been indicated to reduce cancer recurrence and mortality. Modern arc RT techniques, volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), or helical tomotherapy (HT), can minimize normal organ exposure without compromising disease control. The aim of this study is to identify which arc technique is optimal for patients receiving left-breast RT with RNI, and to explore distinct RNI volumes with or without IMN. A total of 108 eligible patients were enrolled (70 VMAT, 38 HT). VMAT reduced the mean dose and low-dose exposure to the heart, ipsilateral lung, whole lung, contralateral breast, and esophagus compared with HT. The advantage of VMAT for normal organ sparing was distinct when performing RNI with IMN irradiation. To limit normal organ exposure and reduce potential toxicities, VMAT is the optimal technique for patients with left-breast cancer who are undergoing RT with RNI. ABSTRACT: Background: For advanced breast cancer with lymph node involvement, adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) with regional nodal irradiation (RNI) has been indicated to reduce cancer recurrence and mortality. However, an extensive RT volume is associated with normal organ exposure, which increases the toxicity and affects patient outcomes. Modern arc RT techniques can improve normal organ sparing compared with conventional techniques. The aim of this study was to explore the optimal technique for left-breast RT with RNI. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients receiving RT with RNI for left-breast cancer. We used modern arc RT techniques with either volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) or helical tomotherapy (HT) with a novel block technique, and compared differences in dosimetry parameters between the two groups. Subgroup analysis of RNI with or without internal mammary node (IMN) volume was also performed. Results: A total of 108 eligible patients were enrolled between 2017 and 2020, of whom 70 received VMAT and 38 received HT. The median RT dose was 55 Gy. No significant differences were found regarding the surgery, RT dose, number of fractions, target volume, and RNI volume between the VMAT and HT groups. VMAT reduced the heart mean dose more than HT (3.82 vs. 5.13 Gy, p < 0.001), as well as the cardiac parameters of V5–V20, whole-lung mean dose, lung parameters of V5–V20, and contralateral-breast and esophagus mean dose. In the subgroup analysis of RNI with IMNs, the advantage of VMAT persisted in protecting the heart, lung, contralateral breast, and esophagus. HT was beneficial for lowering the thyroid mean dose. For RNI without IMN, VMAT improved the low-dose exposure of the heart and lung, but HT was similar to VMAT in terms of heart, whole-lung, and contralateral-breast mean dose. Conclusions: For patients with left-breast cancer receiving adjuvant RT with RNI, VMAT reduced the exposure dose to the heart, lung, contralateral breast, and esophagus compared with HT. VMAT was superior to HT in terms of normal organ sparing in the patients who underwent RNI with IMN irradiation. Considering the reduction in normal organ exposure and potential toxicity, VMAT is the optimal technique for patients receiving RNI when deep inspiration breath-hold is not available.
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spelling pubmed-85341092021-10-23 Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis Hou, Pei-Yu Hsieh, Chen-Hsi Wu, Le-Jung Hsu, Chen-Xiong Kuo, Deng-Yu Lu, Yueh-Feng Tien, Hui-Ju Hsiao, Hsiu-Wen Shueng, Pei-Wei Hsu, Shih-Ming Cancers (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: For advanced left-breast cancer patients, adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) with regional nodal irradiation (RNI) has been indicated to reduce cancer recurrence and mortality. Modern arc RT techniques, volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), or helical tomotherapy (HT), can minimize normal organ exposure without compromising disease control. The aim of this study is to identify which arc technique is optimal for patients receiving left-breast RT with RNI, and to explore distinct RNI volumes with or without IMN. A total of 108 eligible patients were enrolled (70 VMAT, 38 HT). VMAT reduced the mean dose and low-dose exposure to the heart, ipsilateral lung, whole lung, contralateral breast, and esophagus compared with HT. The advantage of VMAT for normal organ sparing was distinct when performing RNI with IMN irradiation. To limit normal organ exposure and reduce potential toxicities, VMAT is the optimal technique for patients with left-breast cancer who are undergoing RT with RNI. ABSTRACT: Background: For advanced breast cancer with lymph node involvement, adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) with regional nodal irradiation (RNI) has been indicated to reduce cancer recurrence and mortality. However, an extensive RT volume is associated with normal organ exposure, which increases the toxicity and affects patient outcomes. Modern arc RT techniques can improve normal organ sparing compared with conventional techniques. The aim of this study was to explore the optimal technique for left-breast RT with RNI. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients receiving RT with RNI for left-breast cancer. We used modern arc RT techniques with either volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) or helical tomotherapy (HT) with a novel block technique, and compared differences in dosimetry parameters between the two groups. Subgroup analysis of RNI with or without internal mammary node (IMN) volume was also performed. Results: A total of 108 eligible patients were enrolled between 2017 and 2020, of whom 70 received VMAT and 38 received HT. The median RT dose was 55 Gy. No significant differences were found regarding the surgery, RT dose, number of fractions, target volume, and RNI volume between the VMAT and HT groups. VMAT reduced the heart mean dose more than HT (3.82 vs. 5.13 Gy, p < 0.001), as well as the cardiac parameters of V5–V20, whole-lung mean dose, lung parameters of V5–V20, and contralateral-breast and esophagus mean dose. In the subgroup analysis of RNI with IMNs, the advantage of VMAT persisted in protecting the heart, lung, contralateral breast, and esophagus. HT was beneficial for lowering the thyroid mean dose. For RNI without IMN, VMAT improved the low-dose exposure of the heart and lung, but HT was similar to VMAT in terms of heart, whole-lung, and contralateral-breast mean dose. Conclusions: For patients with left-breast cancer receiving adjuvant RT with RNI, VMAT reduced the exposure dose to the heart, lung, contralateral breast, and esophagus compared with HT. VMAT was superior to HT in terms of normal organ sparing in the patients who underwent RNI with IMN irradiation. Considering the reduction in normal organ exposure and potential toxicity, VMAT is the optimal technique for patients receiving RNI when deep inspiration breath-hold is not available. MDPI 2021-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8534109/ /pubmed/34680189 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13205043 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hou, Pei-Yu
Hsieh, Chen-Hsi
Wu, Le-Jung
Hsu, Chen-Xiong
Kuo, Deng-Yu
Lu, Yueh-Feng
Tien, Hui-Ju
Hsiao, Hsiu-Wen
Shueng, Pei-Wei
Hsu, Shih-Ming
Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis
title Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis
title_full Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis
title_fullStr Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis
title_short Modern Rotational Radiation Techniques with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy or Helical Tomotherapy for Optimal Sparing of the Lung and Heart in Left-Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Plus Regional Nodal Irradiation: A Comparative Dosimetric Analysis
title_sort modern rotational radiation techniques with volumetric modulated arc therapy or helical tomotherapy for optimal sparing of the lung and heart in left-breast cancer radiotherapy plus regional nodal irradiation: a comparative dosimetric analysis
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13205043
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