Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Childhood Ependymoma
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of New Mexico Cancer Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (United States)
Purpose: To determine the patterns of failure after intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for localized intracranial ependymoma. Methods and Materials: From 1994 to 2005, 22 children with pathologically proven, localized, intracranial ependymoma were treated with adjuvant IMRT. Of the patients, 12 (55%) had an infratentorial tumor and 14 (64%) had anaplastic histology. Five patients had a subtotal resection (STR), as evidenced by postoperative magnetic resonance imaging. The clinical target volume encompassed the tumor bed and any residual disease plus margin (median dose 54 Gy). Median follow-up for surviving patients was 39.8 months. Results: The 3-year overall survival rate was 87% {+-} 9%. The 3-year local control rate was 68% {+-} 12%. There were six local recurrences, all in the high-dose region of the treatment field. Median time to recurrence was 21.7 months. Of the 5 STR patients, 4 experienced recurrence and 3 died. Patients with a gross total resection had significantly better local control (p = 0.024) and overall survival (p = 0.008) than those with an STR. At last follow-up, no patient had developed visual loss, brain necrosis, myelitis, or a second malignancy. Conclusions: Treatment with IMRT provides local control and survival rates comparable with those in historic publications using larger treatment volumes. All failures were within the high-dose region, suggesting that IMRT does not diminish local control. The degree of surgical resection was shown to be significant for local control and survival.
- OSTI ID:
- 21124341
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 71, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.11.058; PII: S0360-3016(07)04739-6; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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