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Craniospinal irradiation(CSI) in patients with leptomeningeal metastases: Risk-benefit-profile and development of a prognostic score for decision making in the palliative setting.
BMC Cancer 20:501 (2020)
Background The aim of our study was to assess the feasibility and oncologic outcomes in patients treated with spinal (SI) or craniospinal irradiation (CSI) in patients with leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and to suggest a prognostic score as to which patients are most likely to benefit from this treatment. Methods Nineteen patients treated with CSI at our institution were eligible for the study. Demographic data, primary tumor characteristics, outcome and toxicity were assessed retrospectively. The extent of extra-CNS disease was defined by staging CT-scans before the initiation of CSI. Based on outcome parameters a prognostic score was developed for stratification based on patient performance status and tumor staging. Results Median follow-up and overall survival (OS) for the whole group was 3.4 months (range 0.5-61.5 months). The median overall survival (OS) for patients with LM from breast cancer was 4.7 months and from NSCLC 3.3 months. The median OS was 7.3 months, 3.3 months and 1.5 months for patients with 0, 1 and 2 risk factors according to the proposed prognostic score (KPS < 70 and the presence of extra-CNS disease) respectively. Nonhematologic toxicities were mild. Conclusion CSI demonstrated clinically meaningful survival that is comparable to the reported outcome of intrathecal chemotherapy. A simple scoring system could be used to better select patients for treatment with CSI in this palliative setting. In our opinion, the feasibility of performing CSI with modern radiotherapy techniques with better sparing of healthy tissue gives a further rationale for its use also in the palliative setting.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Cranio-spinal Irradiation ; Prognostic Score ; Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis; Breast-cancer; Helical Tomotherapy; Acute Toxicity; Solid Tumors; Radiotherapy; Diagnosis; Adults
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1471-2407
e-ISSN
1471-2407
Journal
BMC Cancer
Quellenangaben
Volume: 20,
Issue: 1,
Article Number: 501
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publishing Place
Campus, 4 Crinan St, London N1 9xw, England
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Peer reviewed
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Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM)