Intensity-modulated proton therapy and osteoradionecrosis in oropharyngeal cancer

Wencheng Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Pei Yang, Pierre Blanchard, Adam S. Garden, Brandon Gunn, C. David Fuller, Mark Chambers, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Rong Ye, Stephen Y. Lai, Mohamed Abdallah Sherif Radwan, X. Ron Zhu, Steven J. Frank

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Purpose We compared mandibular doses and osteoradionecrosis in patients with oropharyngeal cancer after intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT). Methods and materials We identified 584 patients who received definitive radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer from January 2011 through June 2014 at MD Anderson Cancer Center (534 IMRT and 50 IMPT). The dosimetric variables and osteoradionecrosis were compared with Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. Results Median follow-up time for all patients (534 IMRT and IMPT) was 33.8 months (33.8 months IMRT vs. 34.6 months IMPT, P = 0.854), and median time to osteoradionecrosis was 11.4 months (range 6.74–16.1 months). Mandibular doses were lower for patients treated with IMPT (minimum 0.8 vs. 7.3 Gy; mean 25.6 vs. 41.2 Gy; P < 0.001), and osteoradionecrosis rates were lower as well: 2% IMPT (1 grade 1), 7.7% IMRT (12 grade 4, 5 grade 3, 1 grade 2 and 23 grade 1). Osteoradionecrosis location depended on the primary tumor site and high-dose field in the mandible. Conclusions Osteoradionecrosis events were significantly associated with higher dose irradiation to mandibular. Use of IMPT minimized excess irradiation of the mandible and consequently reduced the risk of osteoradionecrosis for oropharyngeal cancer.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)401-405
Nombre de pages5
journalRadiotherapy and Oncology
Volume123
Numéro de publication3
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 juin 2017
Modification externeOui

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