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Monday
May 24
08:00 - 18:00
Mining the radiotherapy dose: exploring dose-response patterns in radiation therapy (no online session)
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One-week ultrahypofractionated RT for whole breast and simultaneous integrated boost in DCIS
PO-1143

Abstract

One-week ultrahypofractionated RT for whole breast and simultaneous integrated boost in DCIS
Authors:

Raquel Ciervide1, Angel Montero1, Mariola Garcia-Aranda1, Beatriz Alvarez1, Alejandro Prado2, Xin Chen-Zhaoi1, Rosa Alonso1, Mercedes Lopez1, Ovidio Hernando1, Emilio Sanchez1, Jeannette Valero1, Monica Nuñez1, Marta Izquierdo1, Karla Rossi1, Carmen Cañadillas1, Jaime Marti1, Daniel Zucca1, Leire Alonso1, Pedro Fernandez-Leton1, Carmen Rubio1

1HM Hospitales, Radiation Oncology, Madrid, Spain; 2HM Hospitales, Radiation Oncology, Madrid, Spain

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Purpose or Objective

Whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast conserving surgery (BCS) is indicated to improve loco-regional control and survival in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Former studies showed  benefit of tumor bed boost irradiation in local control. Hypofractioned regimens in 3 weeks are considered standard radiation therapy although recent studies have shown the non-inferiority of a treatment regimen of 5 fractions in one week in ductal carcinoma in situ. We present our preliminary results of feasibility and tolerance of a ultra-hypofractionated 5 fractions in one-week WBI schedule with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) in DCIS.

Material and Methods

From April 2020 to January-2021, 29 patients with a median age of 55 years (range 42-76) and histological diagnoses of DCIS were treated according to our institution ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy schedule after breast conserving surgery.

Radiotherapy comprises the whole breast receiving 26Gy of 5.2Gy/fraction and simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) was administered to all patients up to a total dose of 29Gy of 5.8Gy/fraction in 25p (86%) and 30Gy of 6Gy/fraction in 4p (14%) with close/focally affected margins. WBI+SIB was delivered by conformal 3-D technique in 28p (96.5%) and VMAT in 1p (3.5%).  Treatment beam arrangement for SIB comprised of coplanar beams: 3 beams in 11p (38.5%), 4 beams in 14p (48%), 5 beams in 3p (10%) and 2 arcs in 1p (3.5%). Dose constraints are detailed in table 1. 26p (90%) received adjuvant hormone therapy 

Table 1. Dose constraints

Organ at risk

 

Ipsilateral lung

V12<20% (if only Breast +/-boost)

Inhouse constraint

Contralateral lung

Average Dose <5.6 Gy

RTOG 1005

V3.6 <10%

RTOG 1005

Heart

V12 <5%

Inhouse constraint

V7<5%

FAST-FORWARD

V1.5 < 30% (if only breast + boost)

FAST-FORWARD

Contralateral Breast 

V3.6 < 30 %

 

Spinal Canal

Max Dose < 27 Gy              

D0.01 cc< 22.5 Gy

Inhouse constraint

Results

With a median follow-up of 3 months (range 1-10), tolerance was acceptable with null o mild toxicity: 17p (59%) developed skin toxicity grade 1. No toxicities ≥grade 2 were reported.

A comparative analysis was calculated with Chi-Square test. We found a significant relation between PTV breast volume  (>750cc) and dermitis G1-2 (P: 0.03), however analysis didn´t show any relation between the age (p: 0.14), the use of hormonotherapy (p: 0.43), dose to PTV boost (p: 0.2), PTV Boost Volume (P: 0.31) or ratio PTV Boost/PTV Breast (P: 0.43) and tolerance. 

Conclusion

Ultra-hypofractionated whole breast irradiation with simultateous integrated boost in 5 fractions along one-week is feasible and well tolerated in DCIS although longer follow-up is neccessary to confirm these results.