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Carbon ion radiotherapy of skull base chondrosarcomas.

AbstractPURPOSE:
To evaluate the effectiveness and toxicity of carbon ion radiotherapy in chondrosarcomas of the skull base.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Between November 1998 and September 2005, 54 patients with low-grade and intermediate-grade chondrosarcomas of the skull base have been treated with carbon ion radiation therapy (RT) using the raster scan technique at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. All patients had gross residual tumors after surgery. Median total dose was 60 CGE (weekly fractionation 7 x 3.0 CGE). All patients were followed prospectively in regular intervals after treatment. Local control and overall survival rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Toxicity was assessed according to the Common Terminology Criteria (CTCAE v.3.0) and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)/European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) score.
RESULTS:
Median follow-up was 33 months (range, 3-84 months). Only 2 patients developed local recurrences. The actuarial local control rates were 96.2% and 89.8% at 3 and 4 years; overall survival was 98.2%at 5 years. Only 1 patient developed a mucositis CTCAE Grade 3; the remaining patients did not develop any acute toxicities >CTCAE Grade 2. Five patients developed minor late toxicities (RTOG/EORTC Grades 1-2), including bilateral cataract (n = 1), sensory hearing loss (n = 1), a reduction of growth hormone (n = 1), and asymptomatic radiation-induced white matter changes of the adjacent temporal lobe (n = 2). Grade 3 late toxicity occurred in 1 patient (1.9%) only.
CONCLUSIONS:
Carbon ion RT is an effective treatment for low- and intermediate-grade chondrosarcomas of the skull base offering high local control rates with low toxicity.
AuthorsDaniela Schulz-Ertner, Anna Nikoghosyan, Holger Hof, Bernd Didinger, Stephanie E Combs, Oliver Jäkel, Christian P Karger, Lutz Edler, Jürgen Debus
JournalInternational journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys) Vol. 67 Issue 1 Pg. 171-7 (Jan 01 2007) ISSN: 0360-3016 [Print] United States
PMID17056193 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase I, Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Carbon Isotopes
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carbon Isotopes (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Child
  • Chondrosarcoma (mortality, radiotherapy)
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (radiotherapy)
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Proton Therapy
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Salvage Therapy
  • Skull Base Neoplasms (mortality, radiotherapy)
  • Survival Rate

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