Real-world clinical outcomes with daily image-guided IMRT in extremity soft tissue sarcomas
<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">We report the clinical outcomes of patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) arising in extremities treated with image-guided intensity modulated radiotherapy (IG-IMRT) at our institute. Local control of the tumors treated with RT was the prima...
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| Summary: | <h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">We report the clinical outcomes of patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) arising in extremities treated with image-guided intensity modulated radiotherapy (IG-IMRT) at our institute. Local control of the tumors treated with RT was the primary end point of this study. Analyzing overall survival and long-term toxicities were the secondary objectives.</p><h3>Methods and materials</h3><p dir="ltr">The database of the patients with STS who received wide local excision and IG-IMRT at our institution from January 2012 to December 2020 was reviewed. Radiation was offered either preoperatively or postoperatively as part of multi-modality treatment.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Thirty-three consecutive patients were identified and included for analysis. Twenty-eight patients (84.8%) received postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. Dedicated MRI simulation studies were performed in 31 patients (93.9%) in the treatment position. RapidArc IMRT technique was used in 31 patients (93.9%). A total of 2954 images were acquired during 991 treatment sessions. Errors exceeding 1 mm in the x, y and z directions were corrected online before the treatment. With a median follow-up of 36 months, two patients (6.1%) developed local recurrence. The 3-year local control was 90.9% (95% CI, 0.76 - 0.98), and the 5-year overall survival was 71.7% (95% CI, 0.44 – 0.88). One patient (3.03%) sustained a pathological fracture during the follow-up period.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Our results showed that IMRT with daily imaging offered excellent local control with acceptable long-term toxicity, as well as being feasible and practical to implement in our routine clinical practice.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Cancer Treatment and Research Communications<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100655" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100655</a></p> |
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