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AUTHOR
Sonja Adebahr
Early Impact of Pulmonary Fractionated Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy on Quality of Life:Benefit for Patients With Low Initial Scores (STRIPE Trial)
Abstract Introduction Quality of life (QoL) of comorbid patients with pulmonary malignancies is a key issue in considering fractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) indication. This study investigates the early impact of SBRT on QoL. Methods One hundred patients with pulmonary lesions were treated with SBRT from February 2011 to December 2014 within the prospective, monocenter, phase II STRIPE trial. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core module (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the QLQ-LC13 lung cancer-specific questionnaire were used to evaluate QoL before, 2 and 7 weeks after SBRT, then every 3 months for 2 years. We report on the ana…
The Impact of Radiotherapy Protocol Adherence on the Treatment Outcome in Patients With Locally Advanced NSCLC Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation: Results From the Radiotherapy Quality Assurance of the International Randomized PET-Plan Trial
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The success of intensification and personalization of the curative treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is strongly associated with the precision in radiotherapy (RT) treatment, which must therefore follow high standards. Herein we evaluate the impact of RT protocol adherence in the prospective international multicenter trial on curative treatment of NSCLC. MATERIALS/METHODS In the open-label, randomized, controlled PET-Plan trial, patients with inoperable NSCLC were randomized at a 1:1 ratio regarding the target volume delineation informed by ¹⁸F-FDG PET and CT plus elective nodal irradiation (Arm A) or target volumes informed by PET alone (Arm B) and receiv…
Quality of life after pulmonary stereotactic fractionated radiotherapy (SBRT): Results of the phase II STRIPE trial.
Preserving health related quality of life (HRQOL) plays an important role in considering stereotactic body fractionated radiotherapy (SBRT). The prospective monocenter phase II STRIPE trial investigated long-term HRQOL after SBRT, efficacy and toxicity.Patients with ≤2 pulmonary lesions ≤5 cm were treated with 4DPET/CT-based SBRT (3 × 12.5 Gy or risk-adapted 5 × 7 Gy, to 60% isodose). Follow up (FU) was performed 2 and 7 weeks after SBRT, then 3-monthly for 2 years with assessment of response (primary endpoint: 2-year cumulative incidence of local progression (LP); secondary endpoints: local progression free survival (LPFS), overall survival (OS) and toxicity (CTCAE)). Impact of predefined …