Helical intensity-modulated Radiotherapy of the Pelvic Lymph Nodes with Integrated Boost to the Prostate Bed - Initial Results of the PLATIN 3 Trial

BMC Cancer

Florian Sterzing³  Klaus Herfarth¹  Juergen Debus¹  Lutz Edler²  Kerstin Kessel¹  Gregor Habl¹  Sonja Katayama¹ 

[1]Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

[2]Department of Biostatistics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

[3]Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

关键词: Tomotherapy;    IMRT;    Pelvic lymph nodes;    Antihormonal treatment;    Postoperative Radiotherapy;    Prostate;   

Others  :  859147
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2407-14-20

 received in 2013-07-10, accepted in 2013-11-05,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy of the prostate bed are established treatment options for prostate cancer. While the benefit of an additional radiotherapy of the pelvic lymph nodes is still under debate, the PLATIN 3 prospective phase II clinical trial was initiated to substantiate toxicity data on postoperative IMRT of the pelvic lymph nodes and the prostate bed.

Methods

From 2009 to 2011, 40 patients with high-risk prostate cancer after prostatectomy with pT3 R0/1 M0 or pT2 R1 M0 or a PSA recurrence and either > 20% risk of lymph node involvement and inadequate lymphadenectomy or pN + were enrolled. Patients received two months of antihormonal treatment (AT) before radiotherapy. AT continuation was mandatory during radiotherapy and was recommended for another two years. IMRT of the pelvic lymph nodes (51.0 Gy) with a simultaneous integrated boost to the prostate bed (68.0 Gy) was performed in 34 fractions. PSA level, prostate-related symptoms and quality of life were assessed at regular intervals for 24 months.

Results

Of the 40 patients enrolled, 39 finished treatment as planned. Overall acute toxicity rates were low and no acute grade 3/4 toxicity occurred. Only 22.5% of patients experienced acute grade 2 gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) toxicity. During follow-up, 10.0% late grade 2 GI and 5.0% late grade 2 GU toxicity occurred, and one patient developed late grade 3 proctitis and enteritis. After a median observation time of 24 months the PLATIN 3 trial has shown in 97.5% of all patients sufficient safety and thus met its prospectively defined aims. After a median of 24 months, 34/38 patients were free of a PSA recurrence.

Conclusions

Postoperative whole-pelvis IMRT with an integrated boost to the prostate bed can be performed safely and without excessive toxicity.

Trial registration

Trial Numbers: ARO 2009–05, ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01903408.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Katayama et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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