Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy Combined with External Beam Radiation Therapy after Gross Total Resection in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A European Pooled Analysis

Röder, Falk; De Paoli, Antonino; Saleh-Ebrahimi, Ladan; Alldinger, Ingo; Bertola, Giulio; Boz, Giovanni; Navarria, Federico; Cuervo, Miguel; Uhl, Matthias; Alvarez, Ana; Büchler, Markus; Lehner, Burkhard; Debus, Jürgen; Calvo, Felipe A. und Krempien, Robert (2018): Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy Combined with External Beam Radiation Therapy after Gross Total Resection in Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A European Pooled Analysis. In: Annals of Surgical Oncology, Bd. 25, Nr. 13: S. 3833-3842

Abstract

IntroductionWe report a pooled analysis evaluating the combination of gross complete limb-sparing surgery, intraoperative electron radiation therapy (IOERT), and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS).Methods: Individual data of 259 patients (median follow-up 63months) with extremity STS from three European expert centers were pooled. Median age was 55years and median tumor size was 8cm. Eighty percent of patients presented with primary disease, mainly located in the lower limb (81%). Union for International Cancer Control 7th edition stage at presentation was as follows: stage I: 9%;stage II: 47%;stage III: 39%;stage IV: 5%. Most patients showed high-grade lesions (91%), predominantly liposarcoma (31%). Median IOERT dose was 12Gy, preceeded (17%) or followed (83%) by EBRT, with a median dose of 45Gy.Results: Surgery resulted in R0 resections in 71% of patients and R1 resections in 29% of patients. The 5-year local control (LC) rate was 86%, and significant factors in univariate analysis were disease status and resection margin. Only margin remained significant in multivariate analysis. The 5-year distant control rate was 69%, and significant factors in univariate analysis were histology, grading, resection margin, and metastases prior to/at IOERT. Only grading and metastases remained significant in multivariate analysis. Actuarial 5-year rates of freedom from treatment failure and OS were 61% and 78%, respectively. Significant factors for OS were grading and metastases prior to/at IOERT (univariate, multivariate). Limb preservation and good functional outcome were achieved in 95% and 81% of patients.Conclusion: sOur pooled analysis confirmed prior reports of encouraging LC and survival, with excellent rates of preserved limb function with this treatment approach. Resection margin remained the most important factor for LC, while grading and metastases prior to/at IOERT mainly predicted survival.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1068-9265
• Sprache: Englisch