Analysis of multiple factors in local recurrence following body gamma knife radiotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the factors contributing to local recurrence following body gamma knife radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC),and to explore a standard therapeutic scheme under the circumstance.Methods 332 patients with NSCLC received body gamma knife therapy and subsequent regular follow-up.Dose per fraction and total dosage used were dependent on disease condition,tumor location,tumor features and tumor size,etc.On the basis of patients' conditions and adverse effects,biological effective dose(BED) was 56-90Gy calculated with LQ model.Univariate analyses were performed including sex,age,Karnofsky performance score,clinical stage,pathological type,tumor differentiation degree,tumor size,tumor location,target volume delineation,dose per fraction,BED and chemotherapy scheme,etc.with X2 or t test.By selecting significant clinical factors in univariate analysis,multivariate analyses were performed with COX regression model.Results Of the 332 patients,local recurrence occurred in 22 cases during regular follow-up period,with average recurrence time of 10 months,and the local recurrence rate was 6.63%.The results of multivariate analysis showed that low BED,low Karnofsky score,old age,too small delineation for target volume range and central type of lung cancer were the factors related to local recurrence.Conclusions Low BED in body gamma knife radiotherapy is the significant factor of local recurrence for patients with NSCLC.BED in body gamma knife radiotherapy should be more than 80Gy for NSCLC patients who receive the radical treatment.