Preliminary results of adjuvant image-guided vaginal brachytherapy alone for early stage endometrial carcinoma.
Gynecol Oncol Rep
; 54: 101423, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
This retrospective study evaluated the preliminary outcomes of image-guided vaginal brachytherapy (IG-VBT) in the adjuvant treatment of high intermediate risk endometrial cancer. Materials andMethods:
Data were collected from 48 patients who underwent adjuvant IG-VBT between 2019 and 2022 at the Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. The vaginal cuff clinical target volume (CTV-VC) is composed of a 4-mm-thick band around vaginal cylinder at the upper 3 cm of the vaginal cuff. A total dose of 21 Gy in three fractions was delivered to the CTV-VC, and the dose to the bladder and rectum were evaluated. Treatment details, patient characteristics, and outcomes were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis, and Kaplan-Meier method was employed for survival analysis.Results:
The mean age was 62 years, with mainly endometrioid carcinoma pathology (96 %). All patients were at stage I, with 87.5 % receiving complete surgical staging. Mean total treatment time was 10 days with mean D90 of CTV-VC was 29.7 Gy, and D2cc of bladder, rectum, and sigmoid were 24.6 Gy, 21.0 Gy, and 7.7 Gy, respectively. At a median follow-up of 37 months, 3-year local control, disease-free survival, and overall survival rates were 100 %, 100 %, and 97.9 %. respectively. Two patients (4.2 %) experienced grade 1-2 gastrointestinal toxicity, while no genitourinary toxicity or serious adverse events were observed.Conclusions:
The preliminary results of IG-VBT in endometrial cancer demonstrated favorable outcomes in terms of vaginal control and toxicity. Further studies with larger cohorts and longer follow-up durations are warranted.
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MEDLINE
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Gynecol Oncol Rep
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Tailandia
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos