Intraoperative single fraction high-dose-rate brachytherapy for head and neck cancers

Brachytherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Nag, Subir ^a   Koc, Mehmet ^a   Schuller, David E ^a   Tippin, Douglas ^a   Grecula, John C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Head and neck neoplasms; High dose rate; Intraoperative radiotherapy; Skull base

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; ELECTRON BEAM; ENOPHTHALMOS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144466846     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. R.J. Amdur, J.T. Parson, and W.M. Mendenhall Postoperative irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: An analysis of treatment results and complications Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 16 1989 25 36
2. T.Y. Chen, L.J. Emrich, and D.L. Driscoll The clinical significance of pathological findings in surgically resected margins of the primary tumor in head and neck carcinoma Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 13 1987 833 837
3. A.A. Forastiere, H. Goepfert, and M. Maor Concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for organ preservation in advanced laryngeal cancer N Engl J Med 349 2003 2091 2098
4. J.L. Lefebrre, D. Chevalier, and B. Luboinski Larynx preservation in piriform sinus cancer: Preliminary results of a European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Phase III Trial J Natl Cancer Inst 88 1996 890 899
5. M. Al-Sarraf, M. LeBlanc, and P.G.S. Giri Chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer: Phase III randomized Intergroup study 0099 J Clin Oncol 16 1998 1310 1317
6. S.B. Freeman, R.C. Hamaker, and M.I. Singer Intraoperative radiotherapy of head and neck cancer Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 116 1990 165 168
7. S.B. Freeman, R.C. Hamaker, and M.I. Singer Intraoperative radiotherapy of skull base cancer Laryngoscope 101 1991 507 509
8. J. Haller, R.E. Mountain, and D.E. Schuller Mortality and morbidity with intraoperative radiotherapy for head and neck cancer Am J Otolaryngol 17 1996 308 310
9. D. Katoshi, G. Kuth, and A. Schmachtenberg Intraoperative radiotherapy in recurrent head and neck cancer, data of 25 patients Strahlenther Onkol 168 1992 470 472
10. W.R. Rate, P. Garrett, and R. Hamaker Intraoperative radiation therapy for recurrent head and neck cancer Cancer 67 1991 2738 2740
11. T. Toita, M. Nakano, and Y. Takizawa Intraoperative radiation therapy (IOERT) for head and neck cancer Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 30 1994 1219 1224
12. D.E. Schuller, J.C. Grecula, and R.A. Gahbauer Intensification regimen for previously untreated resectable advanced stage squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, and hypopharynx Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 123 1997 139 144
13. S. Nag, R. Martinez-Monge, and N. Gupta Intraoperative radiation therapy using electron-beam and high-dose-rate brachytherapy Cancer J 10 1997 94 101
14. S. Nag, D.E. Schuller, and R. Martinez-Monge Intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy for previously irradiated advanced head and neck malignancies Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 42 1998 1085 1089
15. C. Coleman, M. Roach 3rd, and S. Ling Adjuvant electron-beam IORT in high-risk head and neck cancer patients Front Radiat Ther Oncol 31 1997 105 111
16. S. Nag, D. Schuller, and V. Pak Intraoperative radiation therapy using electron beam or HDR brachytherapy for previously unirradiated head and neck cancers Front Radiat Ther Oncol 31 1997 112 116
17. R. Martínez-Monge, I. Azinovic, and J. Alcalde IORT in the management of locally advanced or recurrent head and neck cancer Front Radiat Oncol 31 1997 122 125
18. J. Spaeth, D. Andropulus, and T. Unger Intra-operative radiotherapy: 5 years of experience in the palliative treatment of recurrent and advanced head and neck cancers Oncology 54 1997 208 213
19. S. Nag, and N. Samsami Pitfalls of inappropriate optimization J Brachytherapy Int 16 2000 187 198
20. S. Nag, D. Schuller, and V. Pak Pilot study of intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for head and neck cancer Radiother Oncol 41 1996 125 130
21. S. Nag, and C. Orton Development of intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for treatment of resected tumor beds in anesthetized patients Endocuriether Hypertherm Oncol 9 1993 187 193
22. Verniers DAAG, Koper PCM, Visser AG, et al. IORT for primary or recurrent cancer with special reference to intraoperative brachytherapy. Activity International Selectron Brachytherapy J Special report 1993;No.1:1-16.
23. A.D. Pinheiro, R.L. Foote, and T.V. McCaffrey Intraoperative radiotherapy for head and neck and skull base cancer Head Neck 25 2003 217 226
24. T. Schmitt, J. Prades, and N. Pinto Carcinoma of the oropharynx extended to the base of the tongue: Radiosurgical treatment with intraoperative radiotherapy Bull Cancer Radiother 83 1996 79 85
25. B. Vikram, B.S. Hilaris, and L. Anderson Permanent iodine-125 implants in head and neck cancer Cancer 51 1983 1310 1314
26. J.J. Beitler, B. Vikram, and P. Levendag Brachytherapy for cancer of head and neck S. Nag Principles and practice of brachytherapy 1997 Futura Publ Co., Inc. Armonk, NY P. 269-290
27. J.F. Fowler The linear-quadratic formula and progress in fractionated radiotherapy Br J Radiol 62 1989 679 694
28. T.J. Kinsella, A.M. Deluca, and M. Barnes Threshold dose for peripheral neuropathy following intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in a large animal model Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 20 1991 697
29. E. Shaw, L. Gunderson, and K. Martin Peripheral nerve and ureteral tolerance to intraoperative radiation therapy: Clinical and dose-response analysis Radiother Oncol 18 1990 247 255
30. S. Nag, and N. Gupta A simple method of obtaining equivalent doses for use in HDR brachytherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 46 2000 507 513
31. S. Nag, D. Tippin, and J. Grecula Intraoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for paranasal sinus tumors Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 58 2004 155 160