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Confirmation of a Low {alpha}/{beta} Ratio for Prostate Cancer Treated by External Beam Radiation Therapy Alone Using a Post-Treatment Repeated-Measures Model for PSA Dynamics

Journal Article · · International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
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  1. INSERM, U897, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Center, Bordeaux (France)
  2. Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  4. Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI (United States)
  5. British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
  6. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  7. Division of Oncology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane (Australia)
  8. Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne (Australia)
Purpose: To estimate the {alpha}/{beta} ratio of prostate cancer treated with external beam radiation only by use of a model of long-term prostate-specific antigen (PSA) dynamics. Methods and Materials: Repeated measures of PSA from 5,093 patients from 6 institutions treated for localized prostate cancer by external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) without planned androgen deprivation were analyzed. A biphasic linear mixed model described the post-treatment evolution of PSA, rather than a conventional model of time to biochemical recurrence. The model was adjusted for standard prognostic factors (T stage, initial PSA level, and Gleason score) and cohort-specific effects. The radiation dose fractionation effect was estimated from the long-term rate of rise of PSA level. Results: Adjusted for other factors, total dose of EBRT and sum of squared doses per fraction were associated with long-term rate of change of PSA level (p = 0.0017 and p = 0.0003, respectively), an increase of each being associated with a lower rate of rise. The {alpha}/{beta} ratio was estimated at 1.55 Gy (95% confidence band, 0.46-4.52 Gy). This estimate was robust to adjustment of the linear mixed model. Conclusions: By analysis of a large EBRT-only cohort along with a method that uses all the repeated measures of PSA after the end of treatment, a low and precise {alpha}/{beta} was estimated. These data support the use of hypofractionation at fractional doses up to 2.8 Gy but cannot presently be assumed to accurately represent higher doses per fraction.
OSTI ID:
21491554
Journal Information:
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Journal Name: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 79; ISSN IOBPD3; ISSN 0360-3016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English