scholarly journals Carbon ion radiotherapy for recurrent calf myxoid liposarcoma: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 030006052110097
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Li ◽  
Yanshan Zhang ◽  
Yancheng Ye ◽  
Ying Qi ◽  
Chunlan Feng ◽  
...  

Liposarcoma (LPS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma. Myxoid LPS (MLPS) is the second most common subtype of LPS and accounts for 25% to 50% of all LPSs. Like most other soft tissue sarcomas, the mainstay of treatment for LPS is inevitably surgery. Multidisciplinary approaches, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, have been successful in the treatment of LPS during the last three decades. Even so, recurrence of LPS remains challenging. Carbon ion beams produce increased energy deposition at the end of their range to form a Bragg peak while minimizing irradiation damage to surrounding tissues, which facilitates more precise dosage and localization than that achieved with photon beams. Furthermore, carbon ion beams have high relative biologic effectiveness. We herein describe a patient who developed recurrent MLPS in the right calf after two surgeries and underwent carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT), achieving complete disappearance of the tumor. The patient developed Grade 1 radiation dermatitis 30 days after CIRT, but no other acute toxicities were observed. The tumor had completely disappeared by 120 days after CIRT, and the patient remained disease-free for 27 months after CIRT. The CARE guidelines were followed in the reporting of this case.

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 2853-2859 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCESCO CUCCIA ◽  
MARIA ROSARIA FIORE ◽  
AMELIA BARCELLINI ◽  
ALBERTO IANNALFI ◽  
BARBARA VISCHIONI ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (22) ◽  
pp. 4466-4471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadashi Kamada ◽  
Hirohiko Tsujii ◽  
Hiroshi Tsuji ◽  
Tsuyoshi Yanagi ◽  
Jun-etsu Mizoe ◽  
...  

PURPOSE: To evaluate the tolerance for and effectiveness of carbon ion radiotherapy in patients with unresectable bone and soft tissue sarcomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a phase I/II dose escalation study of carbon ion radiotherapy. Fifty-seven patients with 64 sites of bone and soft tissue sarcomas not suited for resection received carbon ion radiotherapy. Tumors involved the spine or paraspinous soft tissues in 19 patients, pelvis in 32 patients, and extremities in six patients. The total dose ranged from 52.8 to 73.6 gray equivalent (GyE) and was administered in 16 fixed fractions over 4 weeks (3.3 to 4.6 GyE/fraction). The median tumor size was 559 cm3 (range, 20 to 2,290 cm3). The minimum follow-up was 18 months. RESULTS: Seven of 17 patients treated with the highest total dose of 73.6 GyE experienced Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade 3 acute skin reactions. Dose escalation was then halted at this level. No other severe acute reactions (grade > 3) were observed in this series. The overall local control rates were 88% and 73% at 1 year and 3 years of follow-up, respectively. The median survival time was 31 months (range, 2 to 60 months), and the 1- and 3-year overall survival rates were 82% and 46%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Carbon ion radiotherapy seems to be a safe and effective modality in the management of bone and soft tissue sarcomas not eligible for surgical resection, providing good local control and offering a survival advantage without unacceptable morbidity.


2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10538-10538 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kamada ◽  
R. Imai ◽  
H. Tsujii ◽  
H. Tsuji ◽  
I. Serizawa

2022 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 030006052110727
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Li ◽  
Yihe Zhang ◽  
Yanshan Zhang ◽  
Yancheng Ye ◽  
Ying Qi ◽  
...  

Primary malignant melanoma of the female urethra (PMMFU) is extremely rare, accounting for 0.2% of all melanomas, and fewer than 200 cases have been reported worldwide. Because of the small number of clinical cases and unclear biological characteristics, there is no uniform and standard treatment protocol. We herein describe the treatment of PMMFU using carbon ion radiotherapy. The radiotherapy was delivered at 60.8 Gy (RBE) in 16 fractions, once daily, five times per week. The patient achieved complete tumor disappearance within 1 year after carbon ion radiotherapy and remained disease-free thereafter. She developed acute grade 1 radiation dermatitis and urethritis, which resolved quickly; no other toxic effects were observed. At the time of this writing, her survival duration was 33 months. This case demonstrates that carbon ion radiotherapy may be a good option for primary genitourinary mucosal malignancies.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amjad Soltany ◽  
Ghazal Asaad ◽  
Rami Daher ◽  
Mouhannad Dayoub ◽  
Ali Khalil ◽  
...  

Abstract Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma (AFS) is a rare, aggressive malignant odontogenic tumor. AFS is seen most frequently in second and third decades of life. We are reporting a case of a low grade AFS in a 21-year-old male complaining of a painless swelling in the right side of the maxilla. The patient was treated with surgical excision followed by radiotherapy, which is considered the most effective approach for most of soft tissue sarcomas. AFS has a high-reported recurrence rate (up to 37%); therefore, long-term surveillance for recurrence is crucial.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10062-10062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esma Saada ◽  
Chahineze Rahal ◽  
Isabelle Ray Coquard ◽  
Antoine Italiano ◽  
Christine Chevreau ◽  
...  

10062 Background: Trabectedin (T) is a marine-derived alkaloid used to treat advanced soft tissue sarcomas (STS) after ifosfamide and/or anthracyclins failure. Since then, the FSG evaluated the clinical benefit in re-administrating T after an initial hold, either medically indicated or upon patient’s request. Methods: Following an online request, clinical and histopathological data were collected from six centers of the FSG who declared to have rechallenged patients. Baseline data were collected and analyze will be used. Results: From 1999 to 2011, 49 pts with T drug holiday have been identified (26 male/ 23 female), with a median age of 50 y [23-75]. Most frequent histotypes were: myxoid liposarcoma (18, 36.7%), leiomyosarcomas (13, 26.5 %) and well-differentiated/dedifferentiated liposarcoma (9, 18%). WHO grade were 1 in 14 (29%), 2 in 19 (39%) and 3 in 5 (10%) pts respectively. Patients who had a maximum of 2, 3 or 4 therapeutic sequences (TS) with T (drug-holiday and rechallenge) were 41/49 ,7/49 and 1/49 respectively. Median number of cycles for 1, 2, 3 and 4 TS were 7 [3-21], 6 [2-30], 6 [2-9] and 6. Median total number of cycles was 15 [6-43]. Median duration of drug-holiday for 1, 2 and 3 TS were 11 [3-91], 7 [2-29] and 4 months [1-5]. Grade 3-4 toxicities incidence decreased with the number of TS (occurred in 36%, 29%, 14% and 0% of pts with 1, 2, 3 and 4 TS) as well as mean T dose per cycle (1.3 mg/m², 1.2 mg/m², 1.1 mg/m² and 1.1 mg/m² for TS 1, 2, 3, 4). Efficacy decreased with number of TS (Number of CR/PR/SD/PD were 1 (2%)/15 (31%)/33 (67%)/0 for TS1; 0/4 (8%)/29 (59%)/16 (3%) for TS2; 0/1 (14%)/2 (29%)/4 (57%) for TS3 and 0/0/0/1(100%) for TS4). Median overall survival was 5.0 y [2.7-7.3] since T introduction, and 1.5 y [0.1-4.8], 0.8 y [0.5-1.3] and 0.6 y following 2nd, 3rd and 4th T reintroduction respectively. Objective response after TS2 were seen in 4 cases of grade 1 sarcomas. Conclusions: Due to the lack of cumulative toxicities over time with T, its rechallenging in responding patients to T (no progression under T) have to be considered in advanced STS.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e23532-e23532
Author(s):  
Sandro Pasquali ◽  
Marco Bologna ◽  
Gabriele Infante ◽  
Raffaella Vigorito ◽  
Antonella Messina ◽  
...  

e23532 Background: Prognosis of extremity soft tissue sarcomas (ESTS) and retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) is currently estimated on clinical-pathological features, as those incorporated in the Sarculator nomogram. This study investigated the added value of end-point specific radiomic signatures (RS) in patients with primary ESTS and RPS. Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from patients with a ESTS (N = 100) or a RPS (N = 116) who underwent surgery (Jan2011-Dec2015) at one sarcoma reference institute and had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan, respectively. Radiomic features were extracted from DICOM files of MRI and CT scan for ESTS and RPS, respectively. The study end-points were incidence of distant metastases (DM) and overall survival (OS) for ESTS and disease-free survival (DFS) and OS for RPS. A RS was established for each end-point. Models discriminative ability was measured using the Harrell c-index (C). Results: ESTS histology was undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, myxofibrosarcoma, myxoid liposarcoma, dedifferentiated/pleomorphic liposarcoma, and others in 28, 21, 18, 9, and 24 patients, respectively. At a median follow-up of 61 months, the 5-yr DM-free rate and OS were 73.6% (95%CI 64.2-82.2%) and 73.4% (95%CI 64.5-83.6), respectively. A prognostic model based on the Sarculator and a DM-RS achieved higher C (0.86, 95%CI 0.77-0.93) than the Sarculator alone (0.83, 95%CI 0.71-0.94). For OS, the RS was not able to increase the Sarculator discriminative ability (Sarculator and OS-RS: C = 0.73, 95%CI 0.62-0.82; Sarculator alone: C = 0.72, 95%CI 0.62-0.81). RPS histology was well differentiated liposarcoma, dedifferentiated liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and other in 22 (19%), 60 (52%), 22 (19%), and 12 (10%) patients, respectively. At a median follow-up of 58 months, 5-yr DFS and OS were 46.7% (95%CI, 37.8-57.6%) and 68% (95% CI 59.9-79.0%), respectively. RS extracted from CT scan without contrast enhancement slightly improve the discriminative ability of the Sarculator for DFS (Sarculator and DFS-RS: C = 0.65, 95%CI 0.57-0-72; Sarculator alone: C = 0.63, 95%CI 0.55-0.70) but not for OS (0.70, 95%CI 0.60-0.80 and 0.69, 95%CI 0.59-0.79, respectively). Conclusions: RS did not improve the discriminative ability of the Sarculator for OS. The added value for RS in relapse prediction (DM incidence for ESTS and DFS for RPS) deserves further investigations.


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