Intraoperative radiotherapy with accelerated electrons for urinary bladder carcinoma : principles and results

OBJECTIVE: To describe intraoperative radiotherapy with accelerated electrons, a highly selective method of administering irradiation for radical treatment of bladder cancer.

METHODS: We reviewed the experience reported in the literature since this treatment modality was utilized in Japan and its application extended to the western countries.

RESULTS: Animal experiments have shown an acceptable clinicopathological tolerance to 20 Gy intraoperative irradiation of partial bladder volume. The local recurrence rate was 9% for early solitary tumor (> T2) and 27% for early multicentric tumor, according to the Japanese clinical experience. In the western countries, intraoperative radiotherapy plus external irradiation with or without systemic chemotherapy achieves a pT0 of about 65% (in total cystectomy specimens) and an intravesical tumor control rate of 88% in organ-sparing protocols.

CONCLUSIONS: The results achieved by the groups with wider experience demonstrate that highly selective intraoperative radiotherapy is feasible, well-tolerated and effective in terms of inducing complete pathological remissions and definitive control of intravesical tumor. These selected clinical experiences must be corroborated by multicenter studies.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Archivos espanoles de urologia - 52(1999), 6 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 649-54

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Radioterapia intraoperatoria con electrones acelerados en el carcinoma de vejiga urinaria: fundamentos y resultados

Beteiligte Personen:

Calvo, F A [VerfasserIn]
Aristu, J [VerfasserIn]
Azinovic, I [VerfasserIn]
Martínez, R [VerfasserIn]
Santos, M [VerfasserIn]
Ortiz de Urbina, D [VerfasserIn]
Berián, J M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

English Abstract
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.10.1999

Date Revised 15.11.2006

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM104159251