V. Surmont

Unexpected response of a pulmonary blastoma on radiotherapy: a case report and review of the literature.

Pulmonary blastoma (PB) is a rare malignant tumor of the lung. Treatment is primarily surgical, although, combination chemotherapy has been reported to result in objective responses in inoperable tumors or after incomplete resections. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a very radiosensitive PB, which showed major tumor reduction after several fractions of radiotherapy without further tumor regression after additional chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide. The literature on the treatment of PB is reviewed.

Endurance and Resistance Training in Radically Treated Respiratory Cancer patients: A Pilot Study

Introduction. Respiratory cancer and its treatment are known to contribute to muscle weakness and functional impairment. Aim. To assess the effects of rehabilitation in patients with respiratory cancer. Methods. Radically treated respiratory cancer patients were included in a 12-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation program. Results. 16 patients (age: 61 ± 7 years; FEV1: 57 ± 16% pred.) showed a reduced exercise tolerance (VO2max: 56 ± 15% pred.; 6 MWD: 67 ± 11% pred.), muscle force (PImax: 54 ± 22% pred.; QF: 67 ± 16% pred.), and quality of life (CRDQd: 17 ± 5 points; CRDQf: 16 ± 5 points). Exercise tolerance, muscle force, and quality of life improved significantly after rehabilitation. Conclusion. Radically treated patients with respiratory cancer have a decreased exercise capacity, muscle force, and quality of life. 12 weeks of rehabilitation leads to a significant improvement in exercise capacity, respiratory muscle force, and quality of life.

PV-0275: IMRT for non-small cell lung cancer: a decade of experience at the Ghent University Hospital

ESTRO 35 2016 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ using coplanar beams with 6 MV photons and the treatment was performed with DHX LINAC, VARIAN System. Pretreatment kV CBCT images were obtained at 1, 2 and 3 day of irradiations set-up corrections were made before treatment if the translational setup error was greater than 3 mm in any direction. Subsequently a weekly kV CBCT was repeated for whole duration of treatment.