High-LET radiotherapy for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck : 15 years' experience with raster-scanned carbon ion therapy

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PURPOSE: Locoregional control (LC) in malignant salivary gland tumors is dose-dependent, initial results with particle therapy were promising. We report our experience with raster-scanned, intensity-controlled carbon ion therapy (C12) and IMRT in 309 patients with pathologically confirmed adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the head and neck.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Treatment records of patients treated with C12 between 08/1998 and 05/2013 were evaluated regarding tumor stage, treatment, toxicity (CTCAE v3), LC, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Response assessment was carried out according to RECIST1.1.

RESULTS: Tumor stages were mostly advanced (T4a/b: 60%, macroscopic disease: 71%), most common sites of origin were the paranasal sinus (37%). At a median follow-up at 33.9 months, LC, PFS, and OS at 3 and 5 year estimates are 83.7%/58.5%, 67.8%/56.1%, and 88.9%/74.6%. LC correlates with T-stage but neither nodal stage, age, relapse state, nor margin status. RECIST did not correlate with LC or survival rates.

CONCLUSION: IMRT plus C12 boost results in good control and survival rates at moderate toxicity. Margin status did not correlate with LC in T4 tumors, extensive and potentially mutilating surgical procedures may have to be re-evaluated. RECIST assessment did not correlate with either LC or survival rates; potentially more meaningful radiological parameters need to be developed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 118(2016), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 272-80

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jensen, Alexandra D [VerfasserIn]
Poulakis, Melanie [VerfasserIn]
Nikoghosyan, Anna V [VerfasserIn]
Welzel, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Uhl, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Federspil, Philippe A [VerfasserIn]
Freier, Kolja [VerfasserIn]
Krauss, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
Höss, Angelika [VerfasserIn]
Haberer, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Jäkel, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Münter, Marc W [VerfasserIn]
Schulz-Ertner, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Huber, Peter E [VerfasserIn]
Debus, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACC
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Carbon ion therapy
Carbon ions
IMRT
Journal Article
MSGTs
Malignant salivary gland tumors
Raster-scanning

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Date Completed 13.12.2016

Date Revised 10.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.radonc.2015.05.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM250786869