scholarly journals Changes in Functional Lung Regions During the Course of Radiation Therapy and Their Potential Impact on Lung Dosimetry for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Meng ◽  
Kirk Frey ◽  
Martha Matuszak ◽  
Stanton Paul ◽  
Randall Ten Haken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Potential Impact

STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR EARLY-STAGE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 638-644
Author(s):  
Andrey Arsenev ◽  
Sergey Novikov ◽  
Sergey Kanaev ◽  
Anton Barchuk ◽  
Andrey Nefedov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Stereotactic Radiation ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Surgical Methods

An active introduction of screening programs potentially leads to a significant increase in the proportion of patients with early forms of non-small cell lung cancer. Surgical treatment, which is the standard of care for localized forms, due to functional limitations can be performed only in 65-70% of patients. The solution to this problem can be found in the improvement of the results of radiotherapy by using modern equipment, the planning systems, improved fractionation schemes and introduction of methods for summing radiation doses. Stereotactic radiotherapy allows high-precision delivery of high radiation dose to tumor with a minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissues. In this literature review based on the analysis of a large number of publications we show that it is not yet possible to make valid conclusions about the effectiveness and safety of stereotactic radiation therapy as an alternative to the surgical methods. It is necessary to plan and conduct randomized trials without further delay taking into account the expected high relevance of the method.

miR‐155‐5p and miR‐760 mediate radiation therapy suppressed malignancy of non‐small cell lung cancer cells

BioFactors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Zhu ◽  
Feng Xue ◽  
Ying Cui ◽  
Shanshan Liu ◽  
Gen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Lung Cancer Cells ◽  
Small Cell Lung

scholarly journals Durvalumab and tremelimumab with or without stereotactic body radiation therapy in relapsed small cell lung cancer: a randomized phase II study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001302
Author(s):  
Suchita Pakkala ◽  
Kristin Higgins ◽  
Zhengjia Chen ◽  
Gabriel Sica ◽  
Conor Steuer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Stereotactic Body Radiation

BackgroundImmune checkpoint blockade (ICB) targeting programmed cell death protein 1 and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 has achieved modest clinical activity as salvage therapy in relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC). We conducted this signal-finding study to assess the efficacy of ICB with or without radiation in relapsed SCLC.MethodsPatients with relapsed SCLC and ≤2 previous lines of therapy were randomized to (1) arm A: durvalumab (D) 1500 mg/tremelimumab (T) 75 mg (intravenously every 4 weeks without stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)) or (2) arm B: immune-sensitizing SBRT to one selected tumor site (9 Gy × 3 fractions) followed by D/T. Treatment continued until progression or a maximum of 12 months. The co-primary endpoints of the study were overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS). We evaluated circulating lymphocyte repertoire in serial peripheral blood samples and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) from on-treatment biopsies as pharmacodynamic markers.ResultsEighteen patients were randomized to arms A and B (n=9 each): median age 70 years; 41.2% women. The median PFS and ORR were 2.1 months and 0% in arm A and 3.3 months and 28.6% in arm B. The median overall survival (OS) was 2.8 months in arm A and 5.7 months in arm B (p=0.3772). Pooled efficacy of D/T±SBRT in 15 Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) evaluable patients across both arms showed the best ORR in terms of partial response in 13.3%, stable disease in 26.6% and progressive disease in 60.0%; the overall median PFS and OS were 2.76 and 3.9 months. The most common adverse events were grade 1 fatigue (66%) and grade 1 elevated amylase (56%) in arm A, and grade 1 fatigue (56%) and pain (44%) in arm B. There was a significant increase in activated CD8(+)ICOS+ T cells (p=0.048) and a reduction in naïve T cells (p=0.0454) in peripheral blood following treatment, along with a significant amount of activated CD8+ICOS+ T cells in TILs from responders.ConclusionsThe D/T combination with and without SBRT was safe but did not show sufficient efficacy signal in relapsed SCLC. Changes in peripheral blood lymphocyte and TILs were consistent with an immunologic response.Trial registration numberNCT02701400.

scholarly journals Challenges and Novel Opportunities of Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2141
Author(s):  
Paola Anna Jablonska ◽  
Joaquim Bosch-Barrera ◽  
Diego Serrano ◽  
Manuel Valiente ◽  
Alfonso Calvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Brain Metastases ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
The Past ◽  
Systemic Treatments ◽  
Systemic Therapies

Approximately 20% patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with CNS spread at the time of diagnosis and 25–50% are found to have brain metastases (BMs) during the course of the disease. The improvement in the diagnostic tools and screening, as well as the use of new systemic therapies have contributed to a more precise diagnosis and prolonged survival of lung cancer patients with more time for BMs development. In the past, most of the systemic therapies failed intracranially because of the inability to effectively cross the blood brain barrier. Some of the new targeted therapies, especially the group of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have shown durable CNS response. However, the use of ionizing radiation remains vital in the management of metastatic brain disease. Although a decrease in CNS-related deaths has been achieved over the past decade, many challenges arise from the need of multiple and repeated brain radiation treatments, which carry along not insignificant risks and toxicity. The combination of stereotactic radiotherapy and systemic treatments in terms of effectiveness and adverse effects, such as radionecrosis, remains a subject of ongoing investigation. This review discusses the challenges of the use of radiation therapy in NSCLC BMs in view of different systemic treatments such as chemotherapy, TKIs and immunotherapy. It also outlines the future perspectives and strategies for personalized BMs management.

scholarly journals Single Institution Experience of Proton and Photon based Post-Operative Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Boyce-Fappiano ◽  
Quynh-Nhu Nguyen ◽  
Bhavana V. Chapman ◽  
Pamela K. Allen ◽  
Olsi Gjyshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Single Institution
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