Improving rectal dosimetry for patients with intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer undergoing combined high-dose-rate brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy with hydrogel space

To report on rectal dosimetric and toxicity outcomes of intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer patients undergoing combined high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with or without hydrogel spacer (HS) insertion. A total of 97 patients were analyzed in this study,...

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Published in:Journal of contemporary brachytherapy 2019-02, Vol.11 (1), p.8-13
Main Authors: Chao, Michael, Ow, Darren, Ho, Huong, Chan, Yee, Joon, Daryl Lim, Spencer, Sandra, Lawrentschuk, Nathan, Guerrieri, Mario, Pham, Trung, McMillan, Kevin, Tan, Alwin, Foroudi, Farshad, Tang, Johann, Wasiak, Jason, Liu, Madalena, Koufogiannis, George, Cham, Chee Wee, Bolton, Damien
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Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder
brachytherapy
Dosimeters
Dosimetry
high-dose-rate
hydrogel spacer
Hydrogels
Insertion
Organs
Original Paper
Patients
Prostate cancer
Radiation dosage
Radiation therapy
rectal protection
Rectum
Risk
Toxicity
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Summary:To report on rectal dosimetric and toxicity outcomes of intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer patients undergoing combined high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with or without hydrogel spacer (HS) insertion. A total of 97 patients were analyzed in this study, with 32 patients (33%) who had HS insertion compared with a preceding group of 65 patients (67%) without HS. HS safety, the dosimetric effects on organs at risk (rectal, urethral, penile bulb, and bladder) as well as gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary toxicity were evaluated and compared between the two groups. The median prostate-rectal separation achieved with HS was 10 mm (range, 5-14 mm). There were no post-operative complications following HS insertion. Patients with HS had significantly lower radiation dose to the rectum across all rectal dose volumes from rV to rV , whether in absolute volume (cc) or as percentage of contoured OAR ( < 0.001). There was also significantly less acute > grade 1 GI toxicity (12.5% vs. 30.8%, = 0.05) and a trend towards less late grade 1 GI toxicity (0% vs. 7.7%; = 0.11) in the HS group compared to the non-HS group. Insertion of HS in prostate cancer patients receiving combined HDR and EBRT is safe and has resulted in a significant radiation dose reduction to the rectum, resulting in significantly less acute GI toxicity and a trend towards less late GI toxicity.
ISSN:1689-832X
2081-2841
DOI:10.5114/jcb.2019.82836