Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities

Objective: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a therapeutic option in the guidelines for liver primaries after standard strategies like surgery or thermoablation have failed. To assess its efficacy and safety, we reviewed all patients treated by SBRT for a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) o...

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Main Authors: Ludovic Hernandez, Laure Parent, Victoire Molinier, Bertrand Suc, Françoise Izar, Elisabeth Moyal, Jean-Marie Peron, Philippe Otal, Amélie Lusque, Anouchka Modesto
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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author Ludovic Hernandez
Laure Parent
Victoire Molinier
Bertrand Suc
Françoise Izar
Elisabeth Moyal
Jean-Marie Peron
Philippe Otal
Amélie Lusque
Anouchka Modesto
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Laure Parent
Victoire Molinier
Bertrand Suc
Françoise Izar
Elisabeth Moyal
Jean-Marie Peron
Philippe Otal
Amélie Lusque
Anouchka Modesto
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description Objective: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a therapeutic option in the guidelines for liver primaries after standard strategies like surgery or thermoablation have failed. To assess its efficacy and safety, we reviewed all patients treated by SBRT for a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) over a six-year period. Methods and materials: The study included all patients treated by SBRT for HCC between April 2015 and November 2021 in the University Cancer Institute at Toulouse-Oncopole. All patients were inoperable and not eligible for thermoablation, or after a failure. All tumor sizes were included and cirrhosis up to Child-Pugh B was accepted. Local control (LC), overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Treatment response was assessed using mRECIST criteria. Toxicity was graded using CTCAE (v4.0). Results: One hundred and nine patients with 118 lesions were treated. Half underwent prior standard treatment. Median dose was 50 Grays in five fractions for most patients. Chronic liver disease represented 90.8 % of cases with a median age of 69 years. Median tumor size was 4.0 cm. Median follow-up was 22.2 months [95 %CI: 15.1–30.4]. LC, OS and PFS at two years were 82.4 % [95 %CI: 71.3; 89.5], 73.2 % [95 %CI: 61.5; 81.8] and 35.8 % [95 %CI: 25.1; 46.7], respectively. Acute toxicities occurred in 20.2 % of patients, including 10.1 % grade 3–4 and 1.8 % grade 5. Late toxicities occurred in 5.5 % of patients including 4.6 % grade 3–4. Grade ≥ 3 toxicity was related to digestive perforation or liver failure. Conclusion: SBRT provides good LC with an acceptable safety profile. It can be used in several settings such as salvage therapy or in combination with validated treatment. Prospective randomized trials are needed to validate SBRT as a standard alternative.
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spelling doaj-art-a1b1e9655c97419b8e9979159a9c5e8d2024-12-12T05:22:17ZengElsevierClinical and Translational Radiation Oncology2405-63082025-01-0150100892Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicitiesLudovic Hernandez0Laure Parent1Victoire Molinier2Bertrand Suc3Françoise Izar4Elisabeth Moyal5Jean-Marie Peron6Philippe Otal7Amélie Lusque8Anouchka Modesto9Department of Radiotherapy, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, France; Corresponding author.Department of Radiotherapy, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Radiotherapy, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Rangueil University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Radiotherapy, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Radiotherapy, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Hepatogastroenterology, Rangueil University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Radiology, Rangueil University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, FranceBiostatistics Unit, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, FranceDepartment of Radiotherapy, University Cancer Institute of Toulouse-Oncopole, 31100 Toulouse, FranceObjective: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a therapeutic option in the guidelines for liver primaries after standard strategies like surgery or thermoablation have failed. To assess its efficacy and safety, we reviewed all patients treated by SBRT for a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) over a six-year period. Methods and materials: The study included all patients treated by SBRT for HCC between April 2015 and November 2021 in the University Cancer Institute at Toulouse-Oncopole. All patients were inoperable and not eligible for thermoablation, or after a failure. All tumor sizes were included and cirrhosis up to Child-Pugh B was accepted. Local control (LC), overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Treatment response was assessed using mRECIST criteria. Toxicity was graded using CTCAE (v4.0). Results: One hundred and nine patients with 118 lesions were treated. Half underwent prior standard treatment. Median dose was 50 Grays in five fractions for most patients. Chronic liver disease represented 90.8 % of cases with a median age of 69 years. Median tumor size was 4.0 cm. Median follow-up was 22.2 months [95 %CI: 15.1–30.4]. LC, OS and PFS at two years were 82.4 % [95 %CI: 71.3; 89.5], 73.2 % [95 %CI: 61.5; 81.8] and 35.8 % [95 %CI: 25.1; 46.7], respectively. Acute toxicities occurred in 20.2 % of patients, including 10.1 % grade 3–4 and 1.8 % grade 5. Late toxicities occurred in 5.5 % of patients including 4.6 % grade 3–4. Grade ≥ 3 toxicity was related to digestive perforation or liver failure. Conclusion: SBRT provides good LC with an acceptable safety profile. It can be used in several settings such as salvage therapy or in combination with validated treatment. Prospective randomized trials are needed to validate SBRT as a standard alternative.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630824001691Stereotactic body radiation therapyHepatocellular carcinomaEfficacySafetyLocal Control
spellingShingle Ludovic Hernandez
Laure Parent
Victoire Molinier
Bertrand Suc
Françoise Izar
Elisabeth Moyal
Jean-Marie Peron
Philippe Otal
Amélie Lusque
Anouchka Modesto
Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities
Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Efficacy
Safety
Local Control
title Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities
title_full Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities
title_fullStr Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities
title_full_unstemmed Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities
title_short Stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor: Local control, outcomes and toxicities
title_sort stereotactic body radiation therapy in primary liver tumor local control outcomes and toxicities
topic Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Efficacy
Safety
Local Control
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630824001691
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