Reirradiation + hyperthermia for recurrent breast cancer en cuirasse Rebestrahlung + Hyperthermie bei Brustkrebs in Form von Cancer en cuirasse

Sabine Oldenborg, Coen R. N. Rasch, Rob van Os, Yoka H. Kusumanto, Bing S. Oei, Jack L. Venselaar, Martijn W. Heymans, Paul J. Zum Vörde Sive Vörding, Hans Crezee, Geertjan van Tienhoven

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Abstract

Patients with irresectable locoregional recurrent breast cancer en cuirasse (BCEC) do not have effective curative treatment options. Hyperthermia, the elevation of tumor temperature to 40-45 °C, is a well-established radio- and chemotherapy sensitizer. A total of 196 patients were treated with reirradiation and hyperthermia (reRT+HT) at two Dutch institutes from 1982-2005. The palliative effect was evaluated in terms of clinical outcome and toxicity. All patients received previous irradiation to a median dose of 50 Gy. In all, 75% of patients received 1-6 treatment modalities for previous tumor recurrences. ReRT consisted of 8 × 4 Gy given twice a week or 12 × 3 Gy given four times a week. Superficial hyperthermia was added once or twice a week. Tumor area comprised ≥½ of the ipsilateral chest wall. Overall clinical response rate was 72% (complete response [CR] 30%, partial response [PR] 42%, stable disease [SD] 22%, progressive disease [PD] 6%). The local progression-free rate at 1 year was 24%. Median survival was 6.9 months. Forty-three percent of our patients with CR, PR, SD after treatment remained infield progression-free until death or last follow-up. Acute ≥grade 3 toxicity occurred in 33% of patients, while late ≥grade 3 toxicity was recorded in 14% of patients. Tumor ulceration prior to treatment had a negative impact on both clinical outcome and toxicity. ReRT+HT provides sustainable palliative tumor control, despite refractory, extensive tumor growth. Compared to currently available systemic treatment options, reRT+HT is more effective with less toxicity
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)206-214
JournalStrahlentherapie und Onkologie
Volume194
Issue number3
Early online date2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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