Once daily versus twice-daily radiotherapy in the management of limited disease small cell lung cancer – Decision criteria in routine practise

Markus Glatzer; Corinne Faivre-Finn; Dirk De Ruysscher; Joachim Widder; Paul Van Houtte; Esther G.C. Troost; M. R. Dahele; Ben J. Slotman; Sara Ramella; Christoph Pöttgen; Stephanie T.H. Peeters; Ursula Nestle; Fiona McDonald; Cecile Le Pechoux; Rafal Dziadziuszko; José Belderbos; Paul M. Putora

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.05.004

Once daily versus twice-daily radiotherapy in the management of limited disease small cell lung cancer – Decision criteria in routine practise

Markus Glatzer, Corinne Faivre-Finn, Dirk De Ruysscher, Joachim Widder, Paul Van Houtte, Esther G.C. Troost, M. R. Dahele, Ben J. Slotman, Sara Ramella, Christoph Pöttgen, Stephanie T.H. Peeters, Ursula Nestle, Fiona McDonald, Cecile Le Pechoux, Rafal Dziadziuszko, José Belderbos, Paul M. Putora

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Abstract

Background: In limited disease small cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC), the CONVERT trial has not demonstrated superiority of once-daily (QD) radiotherapy (66 Gy) over twice-daily (BID) radiotherapy (45 Gy). We explored the factors influencing the selection between QD and BID regimens. Methods: Thirteen experienced European thoracic radiation oncologists as selected by the European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ESTRO) were asked to describe their strategies in the management of LD-SCLC. Treatment strategies were subsequently converted into decision trees and analysed for agreement and discrepancies. Results: Logistic reasons, patients’ performance status and radiotherapy dose constraints were the three major decision criteria used by most experts in decision making. The use of QD and BID regimens was balanced among European experts, but there was a trend towards the BID regimen for fit patients able to travel twice a day to the radiotherapy site. Conclusion: BID and QD radiotherapy are both accepted regimens among experts and the decision is influenced by pragmatic factors such as availability of transportation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-29
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiotherapy and Oncology
Volume	150
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.05.004
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Keywords

BID radiotherapy
Decision making
Limited disease small cell lung cancer
QD radiotherapy
SCLC

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Glatzer, M., Faivre-Finn, C., De Ruysscher, D., Widder, J., Van Houtte, P., Troost, E. G. C., Dahele, M. R., Slotman, B. J., Ramella, S., Pöttgen, C., Peeters, S. T. H., Nestle, U., McDonald, F., Le Pechoux, C., Dziadziuszko, R., Belderbos, J., & Putora, P. M. (2020). Once daily versus twice-daily radiotherapy in the management of limited disease small cell lung cancer – Decision criteria in routine practise. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 150, 26-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.05.004

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Once daily versus twice-daily radiotherapy in the management of limited disease small cell lung cancer – Decision criteria in routine practise

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