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Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2015
C. Menichelli; F. Casamassima; J. Petrini; A. Fanelli; S. Grespi; S. Tubin; G. Pastore; C. Arrichiello
The amount of liver involved in the disease was not associated with the outcome Conclusions: FDG-PET/CT was able to separate responders from non-responders about 6 weeks after RE when using PERCIST criteria. Although MTV may provide a baseline prognostic factor, in our experience, the MTV obtained from a manual contouring resulted to be inappropriate to predict the therapeutic response. More sophisticated segmentation methods should be analysed to assess the MTV usefulness. Overall, contrarily to CT, FDG-PET/CT about 6 weeks after the treatment can provide early response and survival
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2015
S. Grespi; F. Casamassima; C. Menichelli; A. Fanelli; S. Tubin; G. Pastore; C. Arrichiello; A. Ferullo
Purpose/Objective: This study explores the results, in term of Local Control (LC) and Disease Free Survival (DFS), of SBRT used to eradicate nodal recurrence of prostate cancer assessed by Choline-PET scan. Materials and Methods: 103 patients with biochemical relapse were examined by Choline-PET scan to select those with recurrences limited to nodal sites. A total number of 40 patients were selected and treated with ablative SBRT. Among these 7 patients were previously treated for primary tumor with surgery, 11 with radiotherapy and 22 with both. Median age was 65 years (range 46-85). SBRT was delivered by 6 MV Linac (Elekta Synergy), using dynamic micromultileaf collimator and intensity-modulated arc therapy optimization. During the follow-up the patients were submitted to CholinePET scan, Computed Tomography and PSA dosage sixty days after treatment and then every 4 month. Results: Median follow-up was 57 months (range 3-127). At the time of analysis 25/40 (62.5%) patients were still alive, 13/40 (32.5%) were dead and 2/40 (5%) were lost in followup. Median PSA was 1.04 ng/ml (range 0.1-77.6) in patients with Choline-PET negative and 5.65 ng/ml (range 0.37-181.6) with Choline-PET positive scan (p<0.05). Among treated patients 15/40 were with no evidence disease (NED) at the last follow up while 25/40 relapsed out of treated field (4 pts in bone and 6 in lymph nodes other then treated). Disease Free Survival, Overall Survival and Local Control rates at 2 and 5 years were 50%, 92% and 90%, and 17%, 56.3% and 90%, respectively. Any severe acute or late GI and/or GU toxicity (≥G3) was not observed but only mild GI late toxicity in 15% of patients. Conclusions: Our results confirmed that SBRT for isolated nodal relapses from prostate cancer is effective ablative treatment with high LC probability rates and is well tolerated also. Based on results regarding the survival and disease progression SBRT could be considered as a possible alternative treatment able to preserve and/or postpone the systemic treatments or androgen deprivation therapy in patients with isolated relapse of disease. Choline-PET scan is useful diagnostic option in order to detect both disease progression to lymph-node sites and to evaluate the results of SBRT.
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2018
V. Mazzotti; C. Menichelli; A. Fanelli; G. Pastore; F. Casamassima
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2018
C. Menichelli; C. Casamassima; G. Pastore; A. Fanelli; V. Mazzotti; E. Lombardo; M. Cantarella; A. Chella; J. Petrini
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2018
F. Casamassima; C. Menichelli; G. Pastore; A. Fanelli
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2016
S. Grespi; C. Menichelli; A. Fanelli; P. Ferrazza; G. Pastore; F. Casamassima
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2016
C. Menichelli; G. Pastore; A. Fanelli; S. Grespi; P. Ferrazza; A. Chella; I. Petrini; F. Casamassima
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2015
C. Arrichiello; C. Menichelli; G. Pastore; A. Fanelli; S. Grespi; S. Tubin; A. Ferullo; F. Casamassima
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2015
S. Tubin; F. Casamassima; C. Menichelli; A. Fanelli; S. Grespi; G. Pastore; C. Arrichiello; A. Ferullo
Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2014
G. Pastore; C. Menichelli; A. Fanelli; S. Tubin; C. Arrichiello; S. Grespi; A. Ferullo; F. Casamassima