Adjuvant radiotherapy in node-negative salivary malignancies of the parotid gland : A multi-institutional analysis

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To determine the role of adjuvant radiotherapy (ART) in parotid gland cancer without nodal metastasis, we evaluated the survival outcomes, prognostic factors, and dose-response relationships in patients with node-negative parotid gland cancer patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients who underwent curative parotidectomy and were pathologically diagnosed with parotid gland cancer without regional or distant metastases between 2004 and 2019 were reviewed. The benefit of ART in terms of locoregional control (LRC) and progression-free survival (PFS) were evaluated.

RESULTS: In total, 261 patients were included in the analysis. Of them, 45.2 % received ART. The median follow-up period was 66.8 months. Multivariate analysis revealed that histological grade and ART were independent prognostic factors for LRC and PFS (all p <.05). For patients with high-grade histology, ART was associated with a significant improvement in 5-year LRC (p =.005) and PFS (p =.009). Among patients with high-grade histology who completed RT, higher biologic effective dose (≥77 Gy10) significantly increased PFS (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.10 per 1-Gy increase; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 0.02-0.58; p =.010). ART significantly improved LRC (p =.039) in patients with low-to-intermediate histological grade as well per multivariate analysis, and subgroup analyses revealed patients with T3-4 stage and close/positive resection margins (<1 mm) would benefit from ART.

CONCLUSION: ART should be strongly recommended for patients with node-negative parotid gland cancer with high-grade histology in terms of disease control and survival. In patients with low-to-intermediate-grade disease, those with high T stage and incomplete resection margin benefit with ART.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:183

Enthalten in:

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 183(2023) vom: 01. Juni, Seite 109554

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Jung Bin [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Hong-Gyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jin Ho [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Joo Ho [VerfasserIn]
Ahn, Soon-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Eun-Jae [VerfasserIn]
Eom, Keun-Yong [VerfasserIn]
Jeong, Woo-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Tack-Kyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Suzy [VerfasserIn]
Wee, Chan Woo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Histological grade
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Parotid gland cancer
Radiation
Radiotherapy
Salivary gland cancer

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Date Completed 05.06.2023

Date Revised 11.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109554

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353194468