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Biomedicines ; 11(2)2023 Jan 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36830825

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Frame-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has an established role in the treatment of tremor in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The low numbers of studies of frameless approaches led to our prospective phase 2 open-label single-arm clinical trial (NCT02406105), which aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CyberKnife frameless SRS. Twenty-three PD patients were irradiated on the area of the thalamic ventral nuclei complex with gradually increasing doses of 70 to 105 Gy delivered in a single fraction. After SRS, patients were monitored for tremor severity and the toxicity of the treatment. Both subjective improvement and dose-dependent efficacy were analysed using standard statistical tests. The median follow-up was 23 months, and one patient died after COVID-19 infection. Another two patients were lost from follow-up. Hyper-response resulting in vascular toxicity and neurologic complications was observed in two patients irradiated with doses of 95 and 100 Gy, respectively. A reduction in tremor severity was observed in fifteen patients, and six experienced stagnation. A constant response during the whole follow-up was observed in 67% patients. A longer median response time was achieved in patients irradiated with doses equal to or less than 85 Gy. Only two patients declared no improvement after SRS. The efficacy of frameless SRS is high and could improve tremor control in a majority of patients. The complication rate is low, especially when doses below 90 Gy are applied. Frameless SRS could be offered as an alternative for patients ineligible for deep brain stimulation; however, studies regarding optimal dose are required.

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Biomedicines ; 10(10)2022 Sep 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36289708

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A cohort of 650 patients treated for localized prostate cancer (PCa) with CyberKnifeTM ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy between 2011 and 2018 was retrospectively analyzed in terms of survival, patterns of failure, and outcomes of second-line definitive salvage therapies. The analysis was performed using survival analysis including the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression analysis. At a median follow-up of 49.4 months, the main pattern of failure was local-regional failure (7.4% in low-, and 13% in intermediate/high-risk group at five years), followed by distant metastases (3.6% in low-, and 6% in intermediate/high-risk group at five years). Five-year likelihood of developing a second malignancy was 7.3%; however, in the vast majority of the cases, the association with prior irradiation was unlikely. The 5-year overall survival was 90.2% in low-, and 88.8% in intermediate/high-risk patients. The independent prognostic factors for survival included age (HR 1.1; 95% CI 1.07-1.14) and occurrence of a second malignancy (HR 3.67; 95% CI 2.19-6.15). Definitive local salvage therapies were feasible in the majority of the patients with local-regional failure, and uncommonly in patients with distant metastases, with an estimated second-line progression free survival of 67.8% at two years. Competing oncological risks and age were significantly more important for patients' survival compared to primary disease recurrence.

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Cancers (Basel) ; 14(7)2022 Mar 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35406385

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Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) has been widely implemented as a diagnostic tool for significant prostate cancer (PCa); less is known about its prognostic value, especially in the setting of primary radiotherapy. We aimed to analyze the association between PI-RADS v. 2.1 classification and risk of metastases, based on a group of 152 patients treated with ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic CyberKnife radiotherapy for localized low or intermediate risk-group prostate cancer. We found that all distant failures (n = 5) occurred in patients diagnosed with a PI-RADS score of 5, and axial measurements of the target lesion were associated with the risk of developing metastases (p < 0.001). The best risk stratification model (based on a combination of greatest dimension, the product of multiplication of PI-RADS target lesion axial measurements, and age) achieved a c-index of 0.903 (bootstrap-validated bias-corrected 95% CI: 0.848−0.901). This creates a hypothesis that PI-RADS 5 and the size of the target lesion are important prognostic factors in early-stage PCa patients and should be considered as an adverse prognostic measure for patients undergoing early treatment such as radiation or focal therapy.

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J Contemp Brachytherapy ; 13(4): 441-446, 2021 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34484359

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PURPOSE: Given tissue inhomogeneity and lack of backscatter media, superficial brachytherapy necessitates more accurate dosimetry than TG-43 formalism. However, the introduction of modern model-based dose calculation algorithms into clinical practice should be carefully evaluated. The aim of this work was to compare dose distributions calculated with TG-43 and advanced collapsed cone engine (ACE) algorithms for individual multi-catheter moulds, and investigate the impact of target size and the lack of bolus to differences between plans. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eleven treatment plans for individual mould multi-catheter high-dose-rate brachytherapy (IMM HDR) were selected for retrospective analysis. All treatment plans were initially calculated with TG-43 formula and re-calculated using ACE algorithm. Plan re-calculation with ACE was repeated for each plan in order to assess the impact of bolus. To evaluate differences between TG-43 and ACE dose distributions, dose-volume histogram (DVH) parameters for each ROI were compared. Dmax (maximal point dose), D0.1cc, and D2cc were calculated for each risk's organ (OARs) and for external contour. For clinical target volume (CTV), D98, D90, D50, CTV coverage (CTV-V100), and dose delivered to reference point were compared between the plans. RESULTS: A significantly lower values (p < 0.05) of CTV parameters were observed for treatment plans calculated with ACE algorithm comparing to TG-43. Further analysis showed that differences between CTV-V100 for ACE and TG-43 plans depended on CTV volume. Dosimetric parameters for OARs were significantly lower in ACE plans than those of TG-43. Only D2cc for external and D0.1cc for both eye lenses in ACE plans were insignificantly different comparing to TG-43 plans. CONCLUSIONS: Results show that differences between dosimetric parameters are statistically significant. However, their clinical relevance is still undetermined. Careful re-evaluation of the clinical results based on long-term research on TG-43 is necessary to safely introduce modern algorithms to clinical practice.

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J Contemp Brachytherapy ; 11(4): 337-342, 2019 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31523234

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to report individual surface mould multi-catheter high-dose-rate (IMM HDR) application as a salvage treatment for a head and neck angiosarcoma patient, previously treated with surgery followed by external beam radiotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A 74-year-old male reported to our center with an uncommon malignant neoplasm of blood vessels. The patient was qualified for a wide local excision (WLE) of tumor with simultaneous reconstruction using a free-flap collected from the patient's thigh. After surgery, the patient was qualified for adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT). Volumetric arc therapy (VMAT; RapidArc®, Varian Medical Systems) was used to deliver 52.8 Gy/1.6 Gy in 33 fractions. Overall treatment time was 51 days. Six months after radiotherapy, an incisional biopsy of non-healing ulcer of the nasal bridge revealed angiosarcoma. Wide local excision with skin graft reconstruction was planned. Due to multifocal disease and lack of possibility for further margin, the resection surgery was completed after skin graft reconstruction from the right thigh. Surface IMM HDR was considered as an alternative option for further treatment. Total dose of 48 Gy (12 fractions) was planned. RESULTS: One month after surface IMM HDR, healing process of the skin was observed in the treated regions and six months later, the irradiated areas recovered. General condition of the patient deteriorated two years after diagnosis and one year after HDR. He was hospitalized to receive palliative care. CONCLUSIONS: HDR brachytherapy may be a valuable option for angiosarcoma treatment. Difficult lesion location may yield non-radical surgery. Surface IMM HDR provides highly conformal plan and allow adjusting the dose to individual clinical situation.

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Technol Cancer Res Treat ; 18: 1533033819870815, 2019 01 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31462169

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OBJECTIVE: Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy is a very promising approach for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical tolerance, effectiveness, patterns of failure, and attempt to define predictive factors based on our experience. METHODS: The cohort consists of 264 low-risk and 236 intermediate-risk consecutive patients treated at one institution. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), adverse effects, and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) usage were noted. RESULTS: Median follow-up was 31.3 months. Over 90% of the patients reported no gastrointestinal toxicity. There were 4 occurrences of G3+ sequelae. 75% patients had no genitourinary toxicity at first month, and up to 90% during the rest of follow-up, with only 1 case of G3 adverse event. The toxicity was more pronounced in patients with higher PSA concentrations. Prior to stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, the mean PSA was 7.59 and 277 patients used ADT. The PSA decreased for up to 20 months before reaching a plateau. The decline was slower, and PSA levels were higher in patients without ADT. A total of 15 treatment failures occured in a median time of 19.9 months. Higher PSA concentrations were connected with higher failure rates, even in the first month and prior to reaching Phoenix criterion. CONCLUSION: CyberKnife-based stereotactic ablative radiotherapy of low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients is an effective and well-tolerated modality of treatment. PSA is the most important predictive factor. The evolution of PSA concentration in a particular subgroup of patients suggests that ADT in intermediate-risk cases could improve long-term results.


Subject(s)
Androgen Antagonists/therapeutic use , Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Radiosurgery/methods , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Disease-Free Survival , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Kallikreins/genetics , Male , Middle Aged , Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostate-Specific Antigen/genetics , Prostatic Neoplasms/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Prostatic Neoplasms/surgery , Radiosurgery/adverse effects , Treatment Outcome
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Technol Cancer Res Treat ; 17: 1533033818785496, 2018 01 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29983098

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The aim of this study was to evaluate CyberKnife-based radioablation as a salvage treatment for prostate cancer postirradiation relapses based on a group of patients disqualified from available conventional methods of salvage treatment. Thirty-eight patients were treated with a fraction dose varying from 5.5 to 10 Gy (median 7.35) to a total dose of 18 to 36.25 Gy (median 36.25). In all, 55.3% of patients had androgen deprivation therapy during this time. Nine patients had oligometastases in the salvage time. The follow-up varied from 1.6 to 46.4 months (mean 19.7, median 14.4). In all, 92.6% to 97.4% of patients had no gastrointestinal acute adverse effects; no effects higher than G1 were noted. There were particular (up to 4.8%) G2 late gastrointestinal effects. The percentage without genitourinary acute effects varied from 59.1% to 78.9%; 3.7% had G3 toxicity. G3 late genitourinary toxicity appeared 3 times, the maximal percentage being 12.5% (24 months after salvage treatment). The nadir of prostate-specific antigen median was 0.24 ng/mL (9 months after treatment). Twelve (31.6%) patients failed in the timeline of 6 to 42 months after salvage treatment (mean 18.7, median 16.5)-5 due to dissemination. In 2 cases, progression in existing metastases was identified. Five (13.2%) patients had biochemical failure without additional metastases (local relapses); hence, local control was 86.8%. The failure risk is strongly influenced by initial disease stage and presalvage prostate-specific antigen concentration. The obtained results permit us to conclude that such a treatment could be an effective and safe option for prostate cancer postirradiation relapse salvage treatment.


Subject(s)
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/radiotherapy , Prostate/surgery , Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Radiosurgery/methods , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Androgen Antagonists/therapeutic use , Androgens/metabolism , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Grading , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/blood , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery , Neoplasm Staging , Prostate/pathology , Prostate/radiation effects , Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Prostatic Neoplasms/surgery , Re-Irradiation , Salvage Therapy
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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev ; 18(4): 1007-1013, 2017 04 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28545199

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Objectives: To evaluate the tolerance and effectiveness of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) applied in the treatment of low and intermediate risk (LR & IR) prostate cancer patients (PCP) and provide an evaluation of the level of risk group impact on treatment results. In addition, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) usage and prostatic specific antigen (PSA) decline after SABR were assessed. Material and Methods: A total of 400 PCP (213 LR and 187 IR, including T2c) were irradiated with a CyberKnife using fd 7.25 Gy to TD 36.25 Gy. At the start of treatment, 60.3% of patients were undergoing ADT and this gradually decreased to 0% after 38 months. Follow-up was for a median of 15.0 months. Patients were monitored on SABR completion and 1, 4, 8 months later and then subsequently every 6 months. GI (Gastro-Intestinal) and GU (Genito-Urinary) acute and late adverse effects, PSA and ADT usage were evaluated. Results: Failure was noted in 9 patients (2.25%) (5 in LR and 4 in IR groups) - 4 relapses and 5 nodal metastases. No G3/4 late adverse effects (EORTC/RTOG) were observed. Some 0.5% of G3 GU and 0.3% of G3 GI acute reactions were noted respectively on the SABR completion day and one month later. The median of PSA declined 1.5 ng/ml during the first month and 0.6 ng/ml during the next three months. No impact of risk groups on treatment results was found. An impact of ADT on PSA decline was only confirmed for time point interactions. Conclusions: SABR for LR and IR PCP is a safe and effective treatment. The inclusion of T2c patients and the low percentage of IR patient failure permit us the assumption that this procedure could be utilized in the treatment of more advanced cases. The results do not allow clear definition of the impact of ADT on radioablation results in LR and IR+ T2c cases.

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Przegl Lek ; 74(4): 150-6, 2017.
Article in Polish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29696952

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Introduction: This is an update regarding the treatment results of 200 prostate cancer patients' (PCP) CyberKnife based radioablation (the first group in Poland). The purpose of this study is reevaluation (after 2 years) of this treatment modality results of low (LR) and intermediate risk (IR) (including T2c) PCP and failure analysis. Material and Methods: 200 PCP (95 LR, 86 IR, 19 T2c) 53 ­ 83 y.o. (mean 69) treated between 2011 and 2014. 48% used neoadjuvant ADT. The patients were irradiated every other day with a fraction dose of 7.25 Gy to the total dose 36.25 Gy (5 fractions in 9 days). Fiducials based tracking was performed. The patients were controlled on the treatment completion day, 1, 4, 8 months later and subsequently every 6 months. The PSA concentration, ADT usage, acute and late adverse effects (EORTC/RTOG) and other symptoms were evaluated. FU ranged from 1 to 63.6 months (mean 32.2, median 32.9). Results: The adverse effects percentage was very low; only 1 month after treatment the percentage of acute urinary reaction exceeded 40%. Only single G3 adverse effects were noted. Over 4 months the median PSA concentration declined from 3.75 to 0.27 ng/ml. 9 failures (4.5%) were noted ­ more among IR and patients without neoadjuvant ADT. No failure in the T2c group was found. Median time to failure was 32.4 months. Cox analysis revealed that the failure risk increases with the value of maximal PSA before treatment. Conclusions: CK based radioablation of LR and IR PCP is a safe and highly effective treatment modality. The main prognostic factor of failure after this treatment is probably the maximal PSA concentration before treatment. The neoadjuvant ADT in IR group should be considered. The lack of failures in the T2c group enables us to suggest that even more locally advanced patients (T3) with low PSA and maximal Gleason 3+4 could be treated with this modality.


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Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Radiotherapy , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Patient Safety , Poland , Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/blood , Prostatic Neoplasms/surgery , Prostatic Neoplasms/therapy , Treatment Outcome
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Technol Cancer Res Treat ; 15(5): 661-73, 2016 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26208835

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of CyberKnife-based stereotactic ablative radiotherapy on prostate cancer lymph node metastases. Our material consisted of 18 patients with 31 metastatic lymph nodes irradiated between 2011 and 2014 using CyberKnife-based stereotactic ablative radiotherapy. Patients were irradiated using fraction dose varied from 6 to 15 Gy (median 10), to the total dose of 24 to 45 Gy (median 30). Irradiated lymph node size varied from 0.4 to 4.0 cm. In all, 9 patients had single lymph node metastasis and 9 patients had metastases of 2 to 4 lymph nodes. Prostate-specific antigen concentration before radiotherapy varied from 0.01 to 15.58 (mean 6.97; median 4.66). All patients at the time of radiotherapy and follow-up received androgen deprivation therapy. Mann-Whitney U, Kaplan-Meier method, and log-rank tests were used in statistical analysis. We obtained the following results: after CyberKnife stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, prostate-specific antigen concentration dropped in majority of cases and during the last control varied from 0.00 to 258.00 (median 2.5), and was lower in patients without dissemination to other organs (P = .01). Complete regression was found in 12 lesions, stable disease in 13, and progression in 4. In 7 patients, the dissemination to other organs occurred. Our results allow us to conclude that CyberKnife stereotactic ablative radiotherapy of prostate cancer lymph node oligometastases gives good local control and relatively good prostate-specific antigen response.


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Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology , Prostatic Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Radiosurgery , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Combined Modality Therapy , Humans , Lymphatic Metastasis , Male , Middle Aged , Multimodal Imaging , Neoplasm Grading , Neoplasm Staging , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Radiosurgery/adverse effects , Radiosurgery/methods , Radiotherapy Dosage , Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted , Radiotherapy, Image-Guided , Treatment Outcome
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Contemp Oncol (Pozn) ; 19(4): 327-32, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26557782

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AIM OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of applying CyberKnife (CK) radiosurgery in patients with spinal metastases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-eight patients with vertebral metastases treated using the CK system were included in the study. Eleven patients suffered from pain, and in 1 case neurological symptoms were observed. The remaining patients were free from clinical symptoms of metastatic disease. The doses applied ranged between 8 and 40 Gy delivered in 4 fractions of 8-15 Gy. RESULTS: In the first follow-up evaluation (mean 4.5 months after the treatment), pain was stable in 5 of 8 evaluable cases and in 3 regression occurred. The last follow-up examination (mean 11 months after stereotactic radiosurgery) revealed stable ailments in 3 of 6 evaluable cases, improvement in 3 and new complaints in another 4 patients. In 17 patients imaging studies were conducted after a mean time of 11 months after CK treatment. Stabilization was confirmed in 11, regression in 4 and progression in 2 cases. Median overall survival was 20.6 months. Median progression-free survival was 12.6 months. No side effects attributable to the treatment were observed, but during follow-up transient or permanent deterioration in neurological status as a consequence of disease progression was diagnosed in 4 patients. Delivery time of a single fraction ranged between 0.5 and 1.5 hours. CONCLUSIONS: Robotic stereotactic radiosurgery as part of multimodality therapy for metastatic spinal tumours is safe and effective. Because of long irradiation times, this kind of treatment is not suitable for patients in poor general condition.

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Cent European J Urol ; 68(3): 289-95, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26568868

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INTRODUCTION: Prostrate cancer (PC) is one of the most common malignancies and is frequently treated with an 8-week course of radiotherapy. CyberKnife (CK) based radioablation enables completion of therapy within 5-9 days. The aim of this study is an evaluation of the effectiveness and tolerance of CyberKnife-based radioablation in prostate cancer patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 200 PC patients (94 low risk [LR], 106 intermediate risk [IR]) underwent CK irradiation every other day (fraction dose [fd] 7.25 Gy, total dose [TD] 36.25 Gy, time 9 days). PSA varied from 1.1 to 19.5 (median 7.7) and T stage from T1c to T2c. The percentage of patients with Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), GI (gastrointestinal) and GU (genitourinary) toxicity (EORTC/RTOG scale), and PSA were checked at 1, 4 and 8 months, and thereafter every 6 months - up to a total of 26 months - post-treatment. RESULTS: The percentage of patients without ADT increased from 47.5% to 94.1% after 26 months. The maximum percentage of acute G3 adverse effects was 0.6% for GI, 1% for GU and G2 - 2.1% for GI and 8.5% for GU. No late G3 toxicity was observed. The maximum percentage of late G2 toxicity was 0.7% for GI and 3.4% for GU. Median PSA decreased from 7.7 to 0.1 ng/ml during FU. One patient relapsed and was treated with salvage brachytherapy. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that CK-based radioablation in low and intermediate risk PC patients is an effective treatment modality enabling OTT reduction and presents a very low percentage of adverse effects.

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Rep Pract Oncol Radiother ; 20(2): 99-103, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25859398

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AIM: Comparisons of integral dose delivered to the treatment planning volume and to the whole patient body during stereotactic, helical and intensity modulated radiotherapy of prostate. BACKGROUND: Multifield techniques produce large volumes of low dose inside the patient body. Delivered dose could be the result of the cytotoxic injuries of the cells even away from the treatment field. We calculated the total dose absorbed in the patient body for four radiotherapy techniques to investigate whether some methods have a potential to reduce the exposure to the patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed CyberKnife plans for 10 patients with localized prostate cancer. Five alternative plans for each patient were calculated with the VMAT, IMRT and TomoTherapy techniques. Alternative dose distributions were calculated to achieve the same coverage for PTV. Integral Dose formula was used to calculate the total dose delivered to the PTV and whole patient body. RESULTS: Analysis showed that the same amount of dose was deposited to the treated volume despite different methods of treatment delivery. The mean values of total dose delivered to the whole patient body differed significantly for each treatment technique. The highest integral dose in the patient's body was at the TomoTherapy and CyberKnife treatment session. VMAT was characterized by the lowest integral dose deposited in the patient body. CONCLUSIONS: The highest total dose absorbed in normal tissue was observed with the use of a robotic radiosurgery system and TomoTherapy. These results demonstrate that the exposure of healthy tissue is a dosimetric factor which differentiates the dose delivery methods.

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Curr Radiopharm ; 8(1): 45-8, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25808961

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Due to somatostatin receptor expression in meningiomas, PET with somatostatin analogs appears to be useful in radiotherapy treatment planning. We report the case of a 63-year-old man diagnosed with meningioma of the left frontal lobe in 2011. He underwent total tumor excision (pathology was atypical meningioma WHO 2) and radiotherapy, but one year after the completion of treatment, he complained about diplopia and left upper eyelid ptosis. The MRI showed a new parasagittal lesion and the patient received stereotactic radiotherapy. Few weeks later, two new lesions were found - one in the sella turcica region and the other adjacent to the greater wing of the right sphenoid bone. The patient underwent transsphenoidal biopsy, but was not qualified for neurosurgery due to high risk of bleeding. In the radiotherapy treatment planning, we used a fusion of MRI and 68Ga-DOTA-(Tyr3)-octreotate PET/CT images. The patient received stereotactic radiotherapy, first to the parasellar lesion and then to the progressing tumor adjoining the sphenoid bone. In both cases, PET/CT scans helped to define the target, its volume being bigger on PET/CT than on MRI images. In patients with meningiomas, 68-Ga-DOTA-(Tyr3)-octreotate PET/CT can be considered as a useful imaging modality in radiotherapy treatment planning, which helps to visualize the tumor extension and to define the target.


Subject(s)
Meningeal Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Meningioma/radiotherapy , Octreotide/analogs & derivatives , Organometallic Compounds/therapeutic use , Positron-Emission Tomography/methods , Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Male , Middle Aged , Octreotide/therapeutic use
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Clin Nucl Med ; 39(12): 1043-4, 2014 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25140540

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The images of a patient with acromegaly, who previously underwent operation for pituitary adenoma, were obtained. The MRI scan showed a mass in the right cavernous sinus, with biochemical test results positive for the presence of a hormonally active adenoma. The patient was scheduled for CyberKnife radiotherapy. Radiotherapy planning was carried out using MRI and PET/CT scan with somatostatin analog 68Ga DOTATATE. The latter showed radiopharmaceutical uptake on the adenomatous residual mass. Contours were drawn on MRI and PET images and were summed up to devise the radiotherapy plan. The patient was treated with a total dose of 24 Gy.


Subject(s)
Adenoma/surgery , Organometallic Compounds , Pituitary Neoplasms/pathology , Pituitary Neoplasms/surgery , Radiopharmaceuticals , Radiosurgery/methods , Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Multimodal Imaging/methods , Pituitary Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Positron-Emission Tomography/methods
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Ortop Traumatol Rehabil ; 16(3): 339-49, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25058109

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BACKGROUND: Bony metastases from prostate cancer are often associated with severe pain. Standard palliative radiotherapy does not provide full analgesic effect in most patients. CyberKnife radiosurgery allows for the precise treatment of small lesions, such as prostate cancer metastases, located in bones or near critical organs. object. Pilot study of the effectiveness of CyberKnife radiosurgery in the treatment of patients with bony oligometastases from prostate cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: CyberKnife radiosurgery was used in 48 cases of prostate cancer bone metastases (32 patients). Patients were treated with fraction doses of 6 to 15 Gy, delivered in 1-3 fractions, to a total dose of 6 to 45 Gy. PSA before the treatment varied from 0.01 to 387 ng/ml (mean 28.67; median 3.12). Lesions were located in the spine (31), pelvis (8), ribs (5) and cranium (4). Statistical analysis was performed for 12-months of follow-up using hierarchical linear modeling. RESULTS: PSA concentration decreased to 0.0-22.4 ng/ml (mean 5.8; median 4.4) during the first month of follow-up. Linear correlations were found between total dose delivered and PSA concentration and pain relief. At the end of the follow-up period, an analgesic effect was observed, with complete pain relief in 28 patients and partial in 16. CONCLUSION: CyberKnife radiosurgery may be an effective method for the local treatment of patients with prostate cancer bone oligometastases, leading to a reduction of pain, reduced PSA concentration and a high rate of locoregional control.


Subject(s)
Bone Neoplasms/surgery , Neoplasm Metastasis/therapy , Prostatic Neoplasms/surgery , Radiosurgery/methods , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pilot Projects
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Przegl Lek ; 71(1): 5-9, 2014.
Article in Polish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24712261

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: CyberKnife based radiosurgery is increasingly becoming the common treatment modality used. The high precision and tumor tracking of the CyberKnife makes it a useful tool in gynecological oncology. AIM: The aim of this study was a preliminary evaluation of CyberKnife based radiosurgery effectiveness as a treatment of patients with gynecological malignancies metastases. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 33 cases of gynecological malignancies metastases (19 patients) treated using CyberKnife (14--endometrium cancer, 12--ovary cancer, 7--cervix cancer; 25 adenocarcinomas, 7 SCC and 1 folliculoma). Between June 2011 and July 2013 we irradiated 16 lymph nodes metastases, 15 liver metastases, 1 bone and 1 mesentery metastasis using a fraction dose of from 6 Gy to 15 Gy (median 12) up to the total dose varied from 8 Gy to 45 Gy (delivered in 1-3 fractions). 21 cases underwent follow up. We analyzed tumor size changes and calculated the percentage of complete regressions and local control (LC) after 6 months. RESULTS: The median of tumor size (mean of three diameters) decreased from 1.6 cm before the treatment to 1.1 cm 6 months later. In the controlled group (21 cases) a 24% of total regressions were noted. 6 month LC was 88% (88% for lymph nodes metastases and 86% for liver metastases). CONCLUSION: The obtained results permit us to form the conclusion that CyberKnife based radiosurgery is an effective and safe treatment for patients with gynecological malignancies metastases.


Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/surgery , Adenoma/surgery , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery , Ovarian Neoplasms/surgery , Radiosurgery/methods , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/surgery , Adenocarcinoma/secondary , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary , Female , Humans , Lymphatic Metastasis , Middle Aged , Radiotherapy Dosage , Treatment Outcome
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