• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.219-227
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• 2011

Purpose: This study evaluated the treatment effectiveness and proper radiation dose of helical tomotherapy (HT) in spine oligometastases from gastrointestinal cancers. Materials and Methods: From 2006 to 2010, 20 gastrointestinal cancer patients were treated with HT for spine oligometastases (31 spine lesions). The gross tumor volume (GTV) was the tumor evident from magnetic resonance imaging images fused with simulation computed tomography images. Clinical target volume (CTV) encompassed involved vertebral bodies or dorsal elements. We assumed that the planning target volume was equal to the CTV. We assessed local control rate after HT for 31 spine metastases. Pain response was scored by using a numeric pain intensity scale (NPIS, from 0 to 10). Results: Spine metastatic lesions were treated with median dose of 40 Gy (range, 24 to 51 Gy) and median 5 Gy per fraction (range, 2.5 to 8 Gy) to GTV with median 8 fractions (range, 3 to 20 fraction). Median biologically equivalent dose (BED, ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ = 10 Gy) was 52 $Gy_{10}$ (range, 37.5 to 76.8 $Gy_{10}$) to GTV. Six month local control rate for spine metastasis was 90.3%. Overall infield failure rate was 15% and outfield failure rate was 75%. Most patients showed pain relief after HT (93.8%). Median local recurrence free survival was 3 months. BED over 57 $Gy_{10}$ and oligometastases were identified as prognostic factors associated with improved local progression free survival (p = 0.012, P = 0.041). Conclusion: HT was capable of delivering higher BED to metastatic lesions in close proximity of the spinal cord. Spine metastases from gastrointestinal tumors were sensitive to high dose radiation, and BED (${\alpha}/{\beta}$ = 10 Gy) higher than 57 $Gy_{10}$ could improve local control.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.266-271
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• 2014

In the clinical state of oligometastases or oligorecurrence, a transitional state between localized and widespread systemic disease, local control of the disease may yield improved systemic control. Radiotherapy may be a good means for controlling oligometastatic tumors, particularly in very old patients for whom surgery may be infeasible. A combination of systemic therapy and local therapy is necessary to prevent systemic progression. Some kinds of cancers found in the elderly are known to be somewhat indolent for systemic progression. So, for very old patients who refuse or cannot tolerate chemotherapy, the use of radical radiotherapy alone to treat oligorecurrences may be very helpful. We successfully treated an 87-year-old patient who had been diagnosed with oligorecurrences three times over six years with radiotherapy alone. The patient is now, about four years after his first radiotherapy for liver metastasis, alive without any evidence of cancer and with fully active performance status.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2017

Purpose: To evaluate intracranial control after surgical resection according to the adjuvant treatment received in order to assess the optimal radiotherapy (RT) dose and volume. Materials and Methods: Between 2003 and 2015, a total of 53 patients with brain oligometastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) underwent metastasectomy. The patients were divided into three groups according to the adjuvant treatment received: whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) ${\pm}$ boost (WBRT ${\pm}$ boost group, n = 26), local RT/Gamma Knife surgery (local RT group, n = 14), and the observation group (n = 13). The most commonly used dose schedule was WBRT (25 Gy in 10 fractions, equivalent dose in 2 Gy fractions [EQD2] 26.04 Gy) with tumor bed boost (15 Gy in 5 fractions, EQD2 16.25 Gy). Results: The WBRT ${\pm}$ boost group showed the lowest 1-year intracranial recurrence rate of 30.4%, followed by the local RT and observation groups, at 66.7%, and 76.9%, respectively (p = 0.006). In the WBRT ${\pm}$ boost group, there was no significant increase in the 1-year new site recurrence rate of patients receiving a lower dose of WBRT (EQD2) <27 Gy compared to that in patients receiving a higher WBRT dose (p = 0.553). The 1-year initial tumor site recurrence rate was lower in patients receiving tumor bed dose (EQD2) of ${\geq}42.3Gy$ compared to those receiving <42.3 Gy, although the difference was not significant (p = 0.347). Conclusions: Adding WBRT after resection of brain oligometastases from NSCLC seems to enhance intracranial control. Furthermore, combining lower-dose WBRT with a tumor bed boost may be an attractive option.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제85권2호
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• pp.394-408
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• 2024

목적 CT 영상 소견을 이용하여 편평세포폐암에서 programmed death ligand 1 (이하 PD-L1)의 발현을 예측하는 모델을 구축해 보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 PD-L1 발현검사 결과를 포함하고 있는 97명의 편평세포폐암 환자를 포함하였고 종양 치료 전 시행한 CT 영상 소견을 분석하였다. 전체 환자군과 40명의 진행성(≥ stage IIIB) 병기 환자군에 대하여 PD-L1 발현 예측을 위한 다중 로지스틱 회귀 분석 모델 구축을 시행하였다. 각각의 환자군에 대하여 곡선 아래 면적(areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves; 이하 AUCs)을 분석하여 예측력을 평가하였다. 결과 전체 환자군에서 '전체 유의인자 모델'(종양병기, 종양크기, 흉막결절, 폐전이)의 AUC 값은 0.652이며, '선택 유의인자 모델'(흉막결절)은 0.556이었다. 진행성 병기 환자군에서 '선택 유의인자 모델'(종양크기, 흉막결절, 폐소수전이, 간질성폐렴의 부재)의 AUC 값은 0.897이었다. 이러한 인자들 중 흉막결절과 폐소수전이는 높은 오즈비를 보였다(각각, 8.78과 16.35). 결론 본 연구에서의 모델은 편평세포폐암의 PD-L1 발현예측의 가능성을 보여주었으며 흉막결절과 폐소수전이는 PD-L1 발현을 예측하는데 중요한 CT 예측인자였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2011

5년 반 전 처음 위암 발견 당시 45세였던 여자 환자로 처음부터 원격전이가 있었던 상태였으며 위절제술과 전이부위 절제를 포함한 수술과 항암제치료를 받았다. 그 후 4년 2개월 전부터 여러 차례 새로운 원격전이가 나타날 때마다 간헐적인 경구용 TS-1 항암제 치료와 함께 방사선치료를 시행 받았다. 방사선치료는 4년여에 걸쳐서 8차 시행하였으며 총 시행부위 수는 17 부위였다. 환자의 방사선치료 부위들 중에 근치적 방사선량의 치료를 받은 부위들은 그 뒤 수년의 시간이 흘러도 해당 부위의 국소조절 상태가 유지되었다. 환자는 현재 51세로 일상생활에는 별 지장이 없는 상태이다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.301-309
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• 2015

Purpose: To identify prognostic factors for disease progression and survival of patients with extracranial oligometastatic breast cancer (EOMBC), and to investigate the role of radiation therapy (RT) for metastatic lesions. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 50 patients who had been diagnosed with EOMBC following standard treatment for primary breast cancer initially, and received RT for metastatic lesions, with or without other systemic therapy between January 2004 and December 2008. EOMBC was defined as breast cancer with five or less metastases involving any organs except the brain. All patients had bone metastasis (BM) and seven patients had pulmonary, hepatic, or lymph node metastasis. Median RT dose applied to metastatic lesions was 30 Gy (range, 20 to 60 Gy). Results: The 5-year tumor local control (LC) and 3-year distant progression-free survival (DPFS) rate were 66.1% and 36.8%, respectively. High RT dose (${\geq}50Gy_{10}$) was significantly associated with improved LC. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 49%. Positive hormone receptor status, pathologic nodal stage of primary cancer, solitary BM, and whole-lesion RT (WLRT), defined as RT whose field encompassed entire extent of disease, were associated with better survival. On analysis for subgroup of solitary BM, high RT dose was significantly associated with improved LC and DPFS, shorter metastasis-to-RT interval (${\leq}1month$) with improved DPFS, and WLRT with improved DPFS and OS, respectively. Conclusion: High-dose RT in solitary BM status and WLRT have the potential to improve the progression-free survival and OS of patients with EOMBC.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2019

In metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the role of radiotherapy (RT) has been limited to palliation to alleviate the symptoms. However, with the development of advanced RT techniques, recent advances in immuno-oncology therapy targeting programmed death 1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and targeted agents for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocation allowed new roles of RT in these patients. Within this metastatic population, there is a subset of patients with a limited number of sites of metastatic disease, termed as oligometastasis that can achieve long-term survival from aggressive local management. There is no consensus on the definition of oligometastasis; however, most clinical trials define oligometastasis as having 3 to 5 metastatic lesions. Recent phase II randomized clinical trials have shown that ablative RT, including stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) and hypofractionated RT, to primary and metastatic sites improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with oligometastatic NSCLC. The PEMBRO-RT study, a randomized phase II study comparing SABR prior to pembrolizumab therapy and pembrolizumab therapy alone, revealed that the addition of SABR improved the overall response, PFS, and OS in patients with advanced NSCLC. The efficacy of RT in oligometastatic lung cancer has only been studied in phase II studies; therefore, large-scale phase III studies are needed to confirm the benefit of local ablative RT in patients with oligometastatic NSCLC. Local intensified RT to primary and metastatic lesions is expected to become an important treatment paradigm in the near future in patients with metastatic lung cancer.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제34권
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• pp.51-60
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• 2022

목 적: 이중 표적 척추 전이암의 체부정위방사선치료 시 Halcyon 선형가속기의 용적변조회전치료 계획의 질 및 전달 효율을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 본원의 이중 표적 척추 전이암 환자 12명을 선정하여 Dual Layer MLC를 장착한 Halcyon®과 High Definition MLC를 장착한 Truebeam® 을 이용하여 단일치료중심 척추 SBRT 계획을 수립하였다. 모든 치료 계획은 Eclipse를 이용하여 동일한 조건 및 최적화 과정을 통해 생성하였으며, 치료계획 비교를 위해 C.I, H.I, G.I(Gradient Index), 척수 선량 및 저선량 영역을 평가하고, 전체 MU를 비교하였다. 또한 BOT(Beam On Time)를 측정하여 치료 시간을 비교하였다. 결 과: C.I 와 H.I에서는 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았다. 다만, G.I의 평균은 Halcyon이 4.64으로 Truebeam에 비해 5.5%로 감소하였으며(P<0.001), Halcyon의 50% 및 25% isodose volume 평균은 각각 487.56 cc (-3.82%, P<0.001), 1859.45 cc (-4.75%, P<0.001) 으로 Truebeam보다 축소된 용적을 보였다. 또한 척수 선량 평가에서는 Overlap volume이 1 cc이하인 표본집단에서 Halcyon의 평균 선량 및 V₁₀의 평균은 6.802 Gy (-3.504%, P=0.067), 5.766±1.683 cc (-8.199%, P=0.002)으로 Truebeam보다 낮았다. MU와 각 장비의 최대선량률을 사용한 BOT는 Halcyon에서 증가했으나, 동일한 선량률로 조사 시 Halcyon의 평균은 648.33 sec (-1.74%, P<0.001)으로 단축되었다. 결 론: 이중 표적 척추 전이암의 SBRT 시 Halcyon의 치료 계획은 Truebeam의 치료 계획과 유사한 타겟 내선량 분포 및 척수 보호효과를 가지면서, 가파른 선량 기울기로 저선량 영역에서 이점을 보였다. 이를 통해 이중 표적 척추 전이암 SBRT 시 Halcyon의 적용은 선량학적으로 향상된 치료계획을 제공함을 알 수 있다.