Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for the Histology-confirmed Intracranial Germinoma - Preliminary Report

조직학적으로 확진된 두개내 배아종의 전보조화학요법 후 방사선치료의 성적 - 예비적 결과

  • Noh, Young-Ju (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hak-Jae (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Heo, Dae-Seog (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Hee-Yung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Il-Han (Department of Cancer Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 노영주 (서울대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 김학재 (서울대학교 의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 허대석 (서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신희영 (서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김일한 (서울대학교 의과대학 암연구소)
  • Published : 2002.06.01

Abstract

Purpose : We intended to decrease late CNS reaction after radical radiotherapy for an intracranial germinoma by using combined neoadjuvant chemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy. The efficacy in terms of its acute toxicity and short-term relapse patterns was analyzed. Materials and Methods : Eighteen patients were treated with combined neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy between 1995 and 2001. The chemotherapy regimen used was the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) 9921A (cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, VP-16, vincristine) for 5 patients younger than 16 years, BEP (bleomycin, VP-16, cisplatin) for 12 patients, and EP (VP-16, cisplatin) for 1 patient. The radiotherapy covered the whole craniospinal axis for 5 patients, the whole brain for 1, and the partial brain (involved field) for 12. the primary lesion received tumour doses between 3,960 and 5,400 cGy. Results : The male to female ratio was 16:2 and the median age was 16 years old. The tumors were located in the pineal gland in 12 patients, in the suprasellar region in 1, in the basal ganglia In 1, in the thalamus in 1. Three patients had multiple lesions and ventricular seedings were shown at MRI. In 3 patients, tumor cells were detected in the cerebrospinal fluid and MRI detected a spinal seeding in 2 patients. The response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was complete remission in 5 patients, partial remission in 12, and no response in 1. However, after radiotherapy, all except 1 patient experienced complete remission. The toxicity during or after chemotherapy greater than or equal to grade III was remarkable; hematologic toxicity was observed in 11 patients, liver toxicity in none, kidney toxicity in none, and gastrointestinal toxicity in one. One patient suffered from bleomycin-induced pneumonitis. Radiotherapy was therefore stopped and the patient eventually died of respiratory failure. The other 17 are alive without any evidence of disease or relapse during an average of 20 months follow-up. Conclusion : A high response rate and disease control was experienced, which was the same as observed other studies and the morbidity from chemotherapy-induced toxicity was similar. With these results, the results from adjuvant chemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy cannot be concluded to be equal to those from extended-field radiotherapy. The long term follow-up study on later complications are required in order to draw definite conclusions on the optimal management with minimum side effects.

목적 : 두개내 배아종은 방사선치료 단독으로도 완치율이 높은 종양이나 방사선치료로 인한 부작용의 감소를 위해 현재 서울대학교 병원에서는 전보조화학요법 후 방사선치료를 하고 있으며 이 환자들의 치료 성적과 부작용을 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1995년에서 2001년까지 치료를 받은 두개내 배아종으로 조직학적으로 진단된 18명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 12명은 BEP (bleomycin, VP-16, cisplatin) 항암치료, 5명은 9921A (cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, VP-16, vincristine) 항암치료, 1명은 EP (VP-16, cisplatin) 항암치료를 받았고 5명은 두개척수조사, 1명은 두개방사선조사, 12명은 종양 부위에만 방사선치료를 받았다. 원발 종양에 조사된 방사선량은 39.6에서 54 Gy였다. 결과 : 남자는 16명, 여자는 2명이었고 중간 나이는 16세였다. 자기공명영상 상 12명은 송과체에, 각각 1명에서 안상, 시상, 대뇌기저핵에 원발성 종괴가 있었고 3명에서 다발성 종괴가 있었다. 6명은 뇌실 내 전이 소견이 보였고 3명은 뇌척추액검사 상 종양 세포가 관찰되었고 2명에서는 척수 자기공명영상에서 전이 소견이 있었다. 종양지표검사 상 1명에서 $\beta-human$ chorionic gonadotropin의 수치가 44 mlU/mL로 상승되어 있었다. 항암치료 후 5명은 완전 관해, 12명은 부분 관해를 보였고, 1명은 반응이 없었다. 현재 중앙 추적 기간 20개월로 17명은 무병 상태로 관찰되고 있고 1명은 bleomycin으로 인한 것으로 추정되는 폐의 부작용으로 사망하였다. 사망한 환자를 제외한 다른 환자들은 방사선치료 후 모두 완전 관해 상태이다. 6명에서 백혈구 감소로 인한 감염이 발생하였으며 $3\~4$도의 혈액학적 부작용이 11명에서 발생하였다. 방사선조사 중 두개척수조사를 받은 5명의 환자를 제외한 나머지 환자에서는 2도 이상의 부작용은 보이지 않았다. 결론 : 서울대학교병원에서의 전보조화학요법 후 방사선치료는 기존의 보고와 마찬가지로 높은 관해율을 보이고 있고 항암치료로 인한 치료 중이나 치료 후의 부작용의 정도와 빈도는 다른 보고와 비슷하였다. 방사선이나 항암치료로 인한 만성 부작용에 대해서는 좀더 관찰이 필요하며 이 결과가 나온 후에 두개내 배아종에서 가장 적절한 치료에 대해 결론을 내릴 숱 있을 것으로 보인다.

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