M Valli1, S Cima2, D Gaudino3, R Cartolari4, L Deantonio2, M Frapolli2, D Daniele2, G A Pesce2, F Martucci2, N C Azinwi2, D Bosetti2, S Presilla3, A Richetti2. 1. Radiation Oncology Clinic, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona-Lugano, Via Ospedale, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland. mariacarla.valli@eoc.ch. 2. Radiation Oncology Clinic, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona-Lugano, Via Ospedale, 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland. 3. Medical Physics Service, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland. 4. Radiology Service, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate acute and late skin/subcutaneous toxicities and radiation-induced lung fibrosis (RILF) in patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) for synchronous bilateral breast cancers (SBBC), after conservative surgery. METHODS/PATIENTS: Twenty-five patients were treated with volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT/RapidArc®) on both breasts, and checked clinically for detecting RT toxicities during and after treatment. A high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) was performed, for detecting RILF during follow-up. RESULTS: We registered acute Grade-1 skin toxicity in 18 patients (72%), while six patients (24%) experienced Grade-2 toxicity. No breath symptoms were reported during and after RT. Late Grade-1 subcutaneous toxicity and late Grade-2 skin toxicity were registered in four patients (16%) and one patient (4%), respectively, at a mean follow-up of 36 months. Grade-1 RILF was detected in six patients (30%). The median volume of fibrosis area was 6.5 cc (range 1.3-21.5 cc). The partial volumes receiving a specified dose (V20, V30, V40, and V50) in patients who developed lung fibrosis were significantly bigger than who did not (p < 0.01). We showed that the mean volume of the tumour boost of patients who developed fibrosis (77.7 cc) was not significantly different from the other patients (90.8 cc) (p = 0.5). CONCLUSION: The clinical impact of this technique is favourable, and this is the first clinical study showing RILF by HRCT in a setting of SBBC. Further study with larger accrual is mandatory.
PURPOSE: To evaluate acute and late skin/subcutaneous toxicities and radiation-induced lung fibrosis (RILF) in patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) for synchronous bilateral breast cancers (SBBC), after conservative surgery. METHODS/PATIENTS: Twenty-five patients were treated with volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT/RapidArc®) on both breasts, and checked clinically for detecting RT toxicities during and after treatment. A high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) was performed, for detecting RILF during follow-up. RESULTS: We registered acute Grade-1 skin toxicity in 18 patients (72%), while six patients (24%) experienced Grade-2 toxicity. No breath symptoms were reported during and after RT. Late Grade-1 subcutaneous toxicity and late Grade-2 skin toxicity were registered in four patients (16%) and one patient (4%), respectively, at a mean follow-up of 36 months. Grade-1 RILF was detected in six patients (30%). The median volume of fibrosis area was 6.5 cc (range 1.3-21.5 cc). The partial volumes receiving a specified dose (V20, V30, V40, and V50) in patients who developed lung fibrosis were significantly bigger than who did not (p < 0.01). We showed that the mean volume of the tumour boost of patients who developed fibrosis (77.7 cc) was not significantly different from the other patients (90.8 cc) (p = 0.5). CONCLUSION: The clinical impact of this technique is favourable, and this is the first clinical study showing RILF by HRCT in a setting of SBBC. Further study with larger accrual is mandatory.
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