Yuichi Hiroshima1,2,3, Yoshio Tamaki4,5, Takuya Sawada4,2, Toshiki Ishida4, Kenji Yasue4,6, Kazuya Shinoda4, Takashi Saito2, Takayuki Kaburagi7, Moriyuki Kiyoshima8, Toshiyuki Okumura2, Hideyuki Sakurai2. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan; hiroshima@pmrc.tsukuba.ac.jp. 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. 3. QST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Sciences and Technology, Chiba, Japan. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan. 5. Ibaraki Clinical Education and Training Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan. 6. Graduate School of Health Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan. 7. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan. 8. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Suppression of respiratory movement is crucial for safe and effective stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). SyncTraX FX4 is a novel device for synchronous respiratory irradiation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of SBRT using SyncTraX FX4 for patients with lung cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients treated with SBRT using SyncTraX FX4 between November 2017 and August 2020 were included. In all cases, fiducial markers were inserted into the lung, and the total dose administered was 55 or 60 Gy, depending on the distance from the central region of the lung. Acute and late toxicities were reported, and local control, progression-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival were analyzed. RESULTS: We evaluated 16 patients and 17 sites. The median follow-up period was 14.4 months. In both the acute and late phases, one patient experienced grade 3 radiation pneumonitis; however, grade 4 or higher toxicities were not observed. There was no local recurrence during the observation period, and the overall survival, cancer-specific survival, and progression-free survival at 2 years were 54.6%, 85.1%, and 33.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION: SBRT with SyncTraX FX4 can provide safe and effective treatment for lung cancer patients in poor condition.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Suppression of respiratory movement is crucial for safe and effective stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). SyncTraX FX4 is a novel device for synchronous respiratory irradiation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of SBRT using SyncTraX FX4 for patients with lung cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients treated with SBRT using SyncTraX FX4 between November 2017 and August 2020 were included. In all cases, fiducial markers were inserted into the lung, and the total dose administered was 55 or 60 Gy, depending on the distance from the central region of the lung. Acute and late toxicities were reported, and local control, progression-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival were analyzed. RESULTS: We evaluated 16 patients and 17 sites. The median follow-up period was 14.4 months. In both the acute and late phases, one patient experienced grade 3 radiation pneumonitis; however, grade 4 or higher toxicities were not observed. There was no local recurrence during the observation period, and the overall survival, cancer-specific survival, and progression-free survival at 2 years were 54.6%, 85.1%, and 33.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION: SBRT with SyncTraX FX4 can provide safe and effective treatment for lung cancer patients in poor condition.