Kenneth Jensen

International Recommendations on Reirradiation by Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avisReviewForskningpeer review

  • Wai Tong Ng, University of Hong Kong
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  • Yoke Lim Soong, Duke-NUS Medical School
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  • Yong Chan Ahn, Sungkyunkwan University
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  • Hussain AlHussain, Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken
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  • Horace C W Choi, University of Hong Kong
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  • June Corry, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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  • Vincent Grégoire, Université catholique de Louvain, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon
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  • Kevin J Harrington, The Royal Marsden / The Institute of Cancer Research National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
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  • Chao Su Hu, Fudan University
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  • Kenneth Jensen
  • Dora L Kwong, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong
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  • Johannes A Langendijk, University of Groningen
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  • Quynh Thu Le, Stanford University
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  • Nancy Y Lee, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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  • Jin Ching Lin, National Yang-Ming University
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  • Tai Xiang Lu, Sun Yat-Sen University
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  • William M Mendenhall, University of Florida
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  • Brian O'Sullivan, University of Toronto
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  • Enis Ozyar, Department of Radiation Oncology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • Jian Ji Pan, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian l Cancer Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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  • Lester J Peters, Peter Maccallum Cancer Centre
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  • Sharon S Poh, Duke-NUS Medical School
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  • David I Rosenthal, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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  • Giuseppe Sanguineti, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute
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  • Yungan Tao, Universite Paris-Saclay
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  • Joseph T Wee, Duke-NUS Medical School
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  • Sue S Yom, University of California at San Francisco
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  • Melvin L K Chua, Duke-NUS Medical School
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  • Anne W M Lee, University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital , University of Hong Kong

Purpose: Reirradiation for locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is challenging because prior radiation dose delivered in the first course is often close to the tolerance limit of surrounding normal structures. A delicate balance between achieving local salvage and minimizing treatment toxicities is needed. However, high-level evidence is lacking because available reports are mostly retrospective studies on small series of patients. Pragmatic consensus guidelines, based on an extensive literature search and the pooling of opinions by leading specialists, will provide a useful reference to assist decision-making for these difficult decisions. Methods and Materials: A thorough review of available literature on recurrent NPC was conducted. A set of questions and preliminary draft guideline was circulated to a panel of international specialists with extensive experience in this field for voting on controversial areas and comments. A refined second proposal, based on a summary of the initial voting and different opinions expressed, was recirculated to the whole panel for review and reconsideration. The current guideline was based on majority voting after repeated iteration for final agreement. Results: The initial round of questions showed variations in clinical practice even among the specialists, reflecting the lack of high-quality supporting data and the difficulties in formulating clinical decisions. Through exchange of comments and iterative revisions, recommendations with high-to-moderate agreement were formulated on general treatment strategies and details of reirradiation (including patient selection, targets contouring, dose prescription, and constraints). Conclusion: This paper provides useful reference on radical salvage treatment strategies for recurrent NPC and optimization of reirradiation through review of published evidence and consensus building. However, the final decision by the attending clinician must include full consideration of an individual patient's condition, understanding of the delicate balance between risk and benefits, and acceptance of risk of complications.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
Vol/bind110
Nummer3
Sider (fra-til)682-695
Antal sider14
ISSN0360-3016
DOI
StatusUdgivet - jul. 2021

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