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ABSTRACT: Background and purpose
To examine the role of proton beam therapy (PBT) in the treatment of extrahepatic biliary tract cancer (EBC).Methods and materials
We analyzed the data accumulated in the Proton-Net database, which prospectively registered all individual patient data treated with PBT in all Japanese proton institutions from May 2016 to June 2019. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoints were local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS), and toxicity.Results
Ninety-three patients with unresectable and/or recurrent EBC were treated with PBT using a median prescribed dose of 67.5 Gy (RBE) (range, 50-72.6 Gy) in 25 (22-30 fractions). With a median follow-up of 16.3 months, the median survival time was 20.1 months and the 2-year OS was 37.8%. Two-year PFS and LC rates were 20.6% and 66.5%, respectively. Poor liver function (Child-Pugh B, C), a narrower distance between the tumor and digestive tract (2 cm >), and a larger tumor diameter (2 cm <) were identified as poor prognostic factors for OS. PBT-related grade 3 ≤ acute and late adverse events occurred in 5.4% and 4.3% of patients, respectively, including one gastrointestinal late toxicity (duodenal ulcer).Conclusions
This is the largest prospectively accumulated series of PBT for EBC, and PBT showed favorable outcomes with acceptable toxicity profiles.
SUBMITTER: Yamazaki H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yamazaki Hideya H Shibuya Kei K Kimoto Takuya T Suzuki Motohisa M Murakami Masao M Terashima Kazuki K Okimoto Tomoaki T Iizumi Takashi T Sakurai Hideyuki H Wakatsuki Masaru M Suzuki Osamu O Katoh Norio N Arimura Takeshi T Ogino Takashi T Takagi Masaru M Araya Masayuki M Waki Takahiro T Matsumoto Sae S Ogino Hiroyuki H Fukumoto Takumi T Ohtsuka Masayuki M
Clinical and translational radiation oncology 20230503
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>To examine the role of proton beam therapy (PBT) in the treatment of extrahepatic biliary tract cancer (EBC).<h4>Methods and materials</h4>We analyzed the data accumulated in the Proton-Net database, which prospectively registered all individual patient data treated with PBT in all Japanese proton institutions from May 2016 to June 2019. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoints were local control (LC), progression-free survival (P ...[more]