PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients received a prescription dose of 45 Gy in 6 fractions. Primary end point was freedom from local progression. Secondary end points were overall survival, progression-free survival, and toxicity. Actuarial survival analysis and univariate or multivariate analysis were investigated. RESULTS: Forty-five patients were enrolled in a phase 2 trial. Median follow-up was 13.5 months. Freedom from local progression was 90% at 2 years. On univariate (P < .03) and multivariate analyses (P < .001), lesion size was statistically significant for freedom from local progression. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 8 and 13 months, respectively. On multivariate analysis, tumor size (P < .001) and freedom from local progression (P < .002) were significantly correlated with overall survival. Thirty-two (71%) patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer received chemotherapy before stereotactic body radiotherapy. Median overall survival from diagnosis was 19 months. Multivariate analysis showed that freedom from local progression (P < .035), tumor diameter (P < .002), and computed tomography before stereotactic body radiotherapy (P < .001) were significantly correlated with overall survival from diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Stereotactic body radiotherapy is a safe and effective treatment for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer with no G3 toxicity or greater and could be a promising therapeutic option in multimodality treatment regimen.

Can stereotactic body radiation therapy be a viable and efficient therapeutic option for unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma? Results of a phase 2 study / T. Comito, L. Cozzi, E. Clerici, C. Franzese, A. Tozzi, C. Iftode, P. Navarria, G. D'Agostino, L. Rimassa, C. Carnaghi, N. Personeni, M. Tronconi, F. De Rose, D. Franceschini, A. Ascolese, A. Fogliata, S. Tomatis, A. Santoro, A. Zerbi, M. Scorsetti. - In: TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT. - ISSN 1533-0346. - 16:3(2017 Jun), pp. 295-301. [10.1177/1533034616650778]

Can stereotactic body radiation therapy be a viable and efficient therapeutic option for unresectable locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma? Results of a phase 2 study

N. Personeni;
2017

Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients received a prescription dose of 45 Gy in 6 fractions. Primary end point was freedom from local progression. Secondary end points were overall survival, progression-free survival, and toxicity. Actuarial survival analysis and univariate or multivariate analysis were investigated. RESULTS: Forty-five patients were enrolled in a phase 2 trial. Median follow-up was 13.5 months. Freedom from local progression was 90% at 2 years. On univariate (P < .03) and multivariate analyses (P < .001), lesion size was statistically significant for freedom from local progression. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 8 and 13 months, respectively. On multivariate analysis, tumor size (P < .001) and freedom from local progression (P < .002) were significantly correlated with overall survival. Thirty-two (71%) patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer received chemotherapy before stereotactic body radiotherapy. Median overall survival from diagnosis was 19 months. Multivariate analysis showed that freedom from local progression (P < .035), tumor diameter (P < .002), and computed tomography before stereotactic body radiotherapy (P < .001) were significantly correlated with overall survival from diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Stereotactic body radiotherapy is a safe and effective treatment for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer with no G3 toxicity or greater and could be a promising therapeutic option in multimodality treatment regimen.
pancreas cancer; SBRT; RapidArc; phase II trial
Settore MED/06 - Oncologia Medica
giu-2017
16-giu-2016
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