姚波 王樹(shù)鶴 王雅棣 劉清智 路娜
中國(guó)人民解放軍陸軍總醫(yī)院1放療科,2婦產(chǎn)科,北京100700
局部晚期宮頸癌螺旋斷層放療同步化療早晚期不良反應(yīng)和療效觀察
姚波1#王樹(shù)鶴2王雅棣1劉清智1路娜1
中國(guó)人民解放軍陸軍總醫(yī)院1放療科,2婦產(chǎn)科,北京100700
目的分析局部晚期宮頸癌螺旋斷層調(diào)強(qiáng)(HT)放療同步順鉑化療和高劑量率(HDR)腔內(nèi)照射的早晚期不良反應(yīng)及療效。方法選取接受根治性放療的Ⅰb~Ⅲb宮頸癌患者46例。外照射采用HT-IMRT,14例盆腔淋巴結(jié)受累進(jìn)行勾畫(huà)定義為GTVnd,臨床靶區(qū)(CTV)包括盆腔淋巴結(jié)區(qū)(6例擴(kuò)大野包括腹主動(dòng)脈旁淋巴結(jié)區(qū)),GTVnd、全部子宮、宮頸及陰道,外擴(kuò)0.8~1 cm構(gòu)成計(jì)劃靶區(qū)(PTV)。PTV中位劑量50.4 Gy(45~50.4 Gy),常規(guī)分割;同步順鉑化療,40 mg/m2/周;外照射30~40 Gy后聯(lián)合HDR腔內(nèi)照射,HDR的A點(diǎn)中位劑量30 Gy(30~36 Gy),總的A點(diǎn)生物等效劑量(EQD2)90.3 Gy(84.9~98.3 Gy)。治療期間每周及治療后1~24個(gè)月評(píng)價(jià)不良反應(yīng)及療效。結(jié)果24例患者完成4~5周期同步化療,22例患者僅完成2~3周期同步化療。3級(jí)不良反應(yīng)包括:白細(xì)胞減少9例(19.6%),腹瀉2例(4.3%),惡心5例(10.9%)及嘔吐1例(2.2%);晚期3級(jí)不良反應(yīng)2例:1例直腸出血,1例膀胱出血;無(wú)4級(jí),5級(jí)不良反應(yīng)發(fā)生。2年內(nèi)無(wú)復(fù)發(fā)生存率、無(wú)病生存率及總生存率分別為91.7%、86.0%及97.1%。結(jié)論局部晚期宮頸癌螺旋斷層調(diào)強(qiáng)放療同步每周順鉑化療聯(lián)合HDR腔內(nèi)照射,不良反應(yīng)以血液學(xué)反應(yīng)和惡心為主,晚期不良反應(yīng)小,近期療效較好。
宮頸惡性腫瘤;螺旋斷層放療;不良反應(yīng);同步化療
Oncol Prog,2016,14(6)
多數(shù)研究已證實(shí)同步放化療可提高局部晚期宮頸癌的局部控制率及降低遠(yuǎn)端轉(zhuǎn)移[1-3],但放化療帶來(lái)的早晚期不良反應(yīng)影響患者生活質(zhì)量,也是臨床治療中不能忽視的問(wèn)題。在放射治療方面,通過(guò)不斷改善放療設(shè)備及放療方案設(shè)計(jì)的精確度,降低治療誤差,從而提高腫瘤區(qū)的照射劑量,同時(shí)降低周圍正常組織及器官的受照劑量,以達(dá)到提高療效、降低不良反應(yīng)的目的。當(dāng)前宮頸癌治療中4野箱式照射正逐漸被調(diào)強(qiáng)放射治療(intensity-modulated radiation therapy,IMRT)取代。經(jīng)劑量學(xué)研究和臨床研究證實(shí),后者的多角度照射能更好地保護(hù)正常組織,明顯降低腹瀉、血液學(xué)等不良反應(yīng)[4-5]。螺旋斷層放療(helical tomotherapy,HT)是一種新型的高精度的調(diào)強(qiáng)放療設(shè)備,將兆伏級(jí)CT(MVCT)與加速器整合,每日放療前可進(jìn)行CT圖像掃描,通過(guò)解剖結(jié)構(gòu)的在線配準(zhǔn)校位,最大限度減少擺位誤差。同時(shí)HT采用360度旋轉(zhuǎn)照射,較固定射野的傳統(tǒng)IMRT更具劑量學(xué)優(yōu)勢(shì)。已有多個(gè)研究證實(shí),HT靶區(qū)的適形性和均勻性均優(yōu)于傳統(tǒng)IMRT,在盆腔腫瘤治療中能減少小腸、膀胱、骨盆的高劑量區(qū)照射體積[6-9]。但劑量學(xué)優(yōu)勢(shì)是否能轉(zhuǎn)化為臨床優(yōu)勢(shì),目前有關(guān)HT在宮頸癌的治療中的早晚期不良反應(yīng)及療效研究仍有限。本研究初步分析了46例采用HT同步化療聯(lián)合高劑量率(high-dose-rate,HDR)腔內(nèi)照射治療局部晚期宮頸癌患者的不良反應(yīng)及療效,為HT在宮頸癌治療方面提供臨床依據(jù)。
1.1研究對(duì)象
選取2012年1月至2014年1月陸軍總醫(yī)院收治的宮頸癌患者46例。根據(jù)國(guó)際婦產(chǎn)科聯(lián)盟(FIGO)推薦的臨床分期標(biāo)準(zhǔn)患者處于Ⅰb~Ⅲb期。全部患者均采取根治性放療,治療前患者均經(jīng)宮頸腫物活檢病理證實(shí)為鱗癌,且均進(jìn)行了婦科腔內(nèi)超聲、盆腔核磁或CT、胸腹部CT及血液學(xué)檢查?;颊咧形荒挲g為49歲(34~74歲),中位腫瘤最大徑為4 cm(2~7.6 cm),其他臨床特征見(jiàn)表1。
表1 46例宮頸癌患者的基本臨床特征
1.2HT定位及靶區(qū)勾畫(huà)
全部患者均采用模擬CT定位,仰臥位,水解熱塑體膜固定。掃描前1 h口服泛影葡胺10 ml及水800 ml以顯示小腸并適度充盈膀胱,掃描前靜脈注射照影劑碘氟醇。掃描范圍從第10胸椎下緣至股骨中段,5 mm層厚,通過(guò)局域網(wǎng)傳至醫(yī)科達(dá)公司的Pinnacle39.2計(jì)劃系統(tǒng)。
靶區(qū)勾畫(huà):14例患者根據(jù)影像學(xué)檢查結(jié)果診斷存在盆腔淋巴結(jié)轉(zhuǎn)移,腫大的淋巴結(jié)在靶區(qū)勾畫(huà)時(shí)定義為GTVnd;臨床靶區(qū)體積(clinical target volume,CTV)包括宮頸和全部子宮及宮旁、陰道上1/3(陰道未受累)或腫瘤下4 cm(陰道上1/3受累)或全部陰道(陰道下1/3受累),左右髂內(nèi)、髂外、閉孔及骶3以上的骶前淋巴引流區(qū),并包括GTVnd。6例患者進(jìn)行擴(kuò)大野照射(上界至腎動(dòng)脈水平)。計(jì)劃靶區(qū)體積(planning target volume,PTV)為CTV外擴(kuò)0.8~1 cm,PGTVnd為GTVnd外擴(kuò)0.8 cm。PTV與PGTVnd采用同步補(bǔ)量技術(shù)同步完成。危及器官(organ at risk,OAR)勾畫(huà)雙側(cè)股骨頭、骨盆(髂骨、骶骨、尾骨、坐骨及腰3~5椎體,擴(kuò)大野照射勾畫(huà)椎體至靶區(qū)上1個(gè)椎體)、膀胱、第3腰椎下緣以下范圍內(nèi)的小腸環(huán)及結(jié)腸(擴(kuò)大野照射勾畫(huà)至PTV上3 cm)及照射野內(nèi)的脊髓。
處方劑量:95%PTV中位劑量50.4 Gy(45~50.4 Gy),單次劑量1.8~2 Gy,95%PGTVnd中位劑量60.1 Gy(55~64 Gy),單次劑量2.05~2.4 Gy。勾畫(huà)完成的CT圖像傳至Hi-Art TomoTherapy 4.1.2.2工作站(Tomotherapy Incorporated,Madson,WI)進(jìn)行逆向IMRT計(jì)劃設(shè)計(jì)及驗(yàn)證。計(jì)劃完成后被傳至TomoTherapy Hi-ArtⅡ進(jìn)行治療,每次治療前采用MVCT掃描照射的PTV,并參照定位時(shí)的KVCT圖像進(jìn)行配準(zhǔn)并校正。
1.3腔內(nèi)照射
全部患者在HT照射30~40 Gy時(shí)開(kāi)始HDR照射,1次/周,30~36 Gy/5~6次??偟腁點(diǎn)等效生物劑量(EQD2)為90.3 Gy(84.9~98.3 Gy)。全組患者的中位治療時(shí)間為57 d(52~62 d)。
1.4同步化療
全部患者從放療第1天開(kāi)始給予順鉑40 mg/m2靜脈滴注,每周1次,至放療結(jié)束。5例患者因局部腫瘤較大,放療前給予子宮動(dòng)脈介入順鉑(75 mg/m2)化療1~2次。
1.5隨訪及不良反應(yīng)評(píng)價(jià)
全部患者治療期間每周記錄放射治療和化療不良反應(yīng),不良反應(yīng)評(píng)價(jià)采用CTCAE 3.0版標(biāo)準(zhǔn)[10]。治療結(jié)束后1個(gè)月隨訪1次,以后每3個(gè)月隨訪1次至1年,1年后每6個(gè)月隨訪1次至滿2年。中位隨訪時(shí)間20個(gè)月(11~30個(gè)月)。
1.6統(tǒng)計(jì)方法
采用SPSS 15.0統(tǒng)計(jì)軟件處理研究數(shù)據(jù),Kaplan-Meier方法分析2年的總生存率(OS),無(wú)復(fù)發(fā)生存率(RFS)和無(wú)病生存率(DFS)。
2.146例患者早期和晚期不良反應(yīng)
24例(52.2%)患者完成4~5周期化療,22例(47.8%)僅完成2~3周期化療。早晚期不良反應(yīng)詳見(jiàn)表2。早期3級(jí)白細(xì)胞降低、腹瀉、惡心、嘔吐分別為19.6%、4.3%、10.9%和2.2%;晚期3級(jí)不良反應(yīng)2例(嚴(yán)重的直腸和膀胱出血各1例);無(wú)≥4級(jí)的不良反應(yīng)發(fā)生。
表2 46例宮頸癌患者的早期和晚期不良反應(yīng)[n(%)]
2.246例患者的臨床療效
46例患者2年的RFS、DFS和OS分別為91.7%、86.0%和97.1%;3例局部復(fù)發(fā)(2例原位復(fù)發(fā),1例宮頸和盆腔淋巴結(jié)均復(fù)發(fā)),3例遠(yuǎn)端轉(zhuǎn)移(1例縱隔淋巴結(jié)轉(zhuǎn)移,1例肺和肝同時(shí)轉(zhuǎn)移,1例僅肺轉(zhuǎn)移);1例患者(Ⅲb期)死亡。
螺旋斷層放療(HT)采用旋轉(zhuǎn)照射,并裝有MVCT在線擺位,治療精度大大提高,因此降低了臨床靶區(qū)(CTV)到計(jì)劃靶區(qū)(PTV)的外擴(kuò)體積,也就減少了危及器官(OAR)與PTV的交集體積,降低了OAR接受中高劑量照射的體積[6-9]。本研究中CTV到PTV外擴(kuò)0.8~1 cm,而傳統(tǒng)IMRT治療時(shí)外擴(kuò)1~1.5 cm。通過(guò)MVCT也可在線觀察膀胱充盈程度,指導(dǎo)患者放療前飲水量及飲水時(shí)間,對(duì)膀胱的保護(hù)更個(gè)體化。Marnitz等[11]通過(guò)劑量學(xué)研究證實(shí),采用HT治療宮頸癌比傳統(tǒng)IMRT提高靶區(qū)適形度和劑量均質(zhì)性,小腸照射體積明顯縮小。但是HT治療宮頸癌的急性、晚期不良反應(yīng)及近遠(yuǎn)期療效研究較少,更未發(fā)現(xiàn)HT治療與傳統(tǒng)IMRT的比較性研究。
臨床實(shí)踐中出現(xiàn)≥3級(jí)的不良反應(yīng)往往需要中斷治療,待不良反應(yīng)恢復(fù)后繼續(xù)治療,使總治療時(shí)間延長(zhǎng),而宮頸癌放療中總治療時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短與預(yù)后相關(guān)[12]。因此降低≥3級(jí)急性不良反應(yīng)可防止療效的降低。本研究采用HT放療同步順鉑化療聯(lián)合HDR內(nèi)照射,早期3級(jí)的不良反應(yīng)以白細(xì)胞降低(19.6%)及惡心(10.9%)為主,3級(jí)急性腹瀉僅4.3%,無(wú)3級(jí)膀胱炎發(fā)生,晚期3級(jí)嚴(yán)重不良反應(yīng)僅2例(直腸及膀胱出血各1例)。未發(fā)生任何4/5級(jí)的早晚期不良反應(yīng)。來(lái)自臺(tái)灣的Chen[13]研究109例局部晚期宮頸癌,IMRT同步化療,≥3級(jí)急性胃腸道反應(yīng)2.3%,血液毒性23.9%;晚期3~4級(jí)直腸炎4.5%,3~4級(jí)膀胱炎3.4%,與本研究比較,急性血液學(xué)不良反應(yīng)高,而胃腸道不良反應(yīng)低。但是遠(yuǎn)期不良反應(yīng)明顯高于本研究的HT治療。本研究中同步化療PDD方案均給予順鉑40 mg/m2,而Chen[13]研究中采用30~40 mg/m2,可能是導(dǎo)致胃腸道反應(yīng)略高尤其是惡心比例較高的因素之一。Du等[14]研究的IMRT治療,晚期≥3級(jí)膀胱炎7.0%,直腸炎5.3%,未見(jiàn)3級(jí)及以上不良反應(yīng),但該研究采用前30 Gy全盆IMRT,后30 Gy僅照射盆壁淋巴結(jié)及宮旁,避開(kāi)了陰道、宮頸及子宮,后者用HDR補(bǔ)量,因此小腸、直腸、膀胱受照劑量明顯降低,因此不良反應(yīng)較低。Kidd等[15]研究135例宮頸癌采用IMRT治療≥3級(jí)晚期直腸、膀胱不良反應(yīng)發(fā)生率6%,其中直腸陰道瘺2例,小腸梗阻2例,大腸梗阻2例,4級(jí)膀胱炎1例。與以上研究相比本研究早期不良反應(yīng)與傳統(tǒng)IMRT類似,但晚期不良反應(yīng)發(fā)生率低于IMRT,尤其是嚴(yán)重不良反應(yīng)(僅見(jiàn)直腸膀胱嚴(yán)重出血各1例),而未發(fā)現(xiàn)陰道瘺、腸梗阻等其他嚴(yán)重不良反應(yīng)。
本研究中晚期1例嚴(yán)重的膀胱出血患者經(jīng)每周2次膀胱灌注維生素B12及地塞米松后,1個(gè)月后治愈;另1例直腸嚴(yán)重出血患者經(jīng)肛門(mén)每日灌注上述藥物2個(gè)月后治愈。
目前宮頸癌采用HT放療的研究并不多見(jiàn),Chang等[16]分析15例HT根治放療宮頸癌同步化療也表明晚期不良反應(yīng)非常低,僅1例發(fā)生3級(jí)胃腸反應(yīng),而無(wú)其他任何3級(jí)及以上不良反應(yīng)。與本研究相類似,Chang等認(rèn)為宮頸癌采用HT同步化療及HDR治療對(duì)直腸、小腸及膀胱的保護(hù)較為理想,為進(jìn)一步提高局部劑量提供了可行性。
由于隨訪時(shí)間較短,本文僅分析了2年的療效,RFS、DFS和OS分別為91.7%、86.0%和97.1%。Chang等[16]的研究顯示3年OS 93%,局部控制率80%,而Chen等[13]的IMRT照射結(jié)果為3年OS為78.2%,無(wú)局部復(fù)發(fā)生存率78.1%。本研究的局部控制率較理想,但有待長(zhǎng)期的隨訪結(jié)果。
結(jié)合文獻(xiàn)及本研究,得出結(jié)論:HT調(diào)強(qiáng)同步順鉑化療聯(lián)合HDR內(nèi)照射,急性不良反應(yīng)以血液學(xué)及惡心為主,其他不良反應(yīng)較少,而晚期不良反應(yīng)主要是直腸、膀胱出血,但發(fā)生率并不高,未發(fā)現(xiàn)其他嚴(yán)重不良反應(yīng)且有較好的近期療效。因此HT治療宮頸癌安全、可行。
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Acute and late toxicities and efficacy of helical tomotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer
YAO Bo1#WANG Shu-he2WANG Ya-di1LIU Qing-zhi1LU Na11
Department of Radiation Oncology,2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,the PLAGeneral Hospital,Beijing 100700,China
ObjectiveTo investigate the acute and late toxicities and 2-year treatment outcomes in cervical cancer patients underwent helical tomotherapy(HT)with concurrent chemotherapy and high dose afterloading intraluminal brachytherapy(HDR).Method46 patients with cervical cancer of stage Ib-IIIb who had accepted radical radiotherapy were enrolled in the study.HT-IMRT was utilized as the external irradiation.14 patients with pelvic lymph nodes involvement were outlined and defined as GTVnd,and then clinical target volume included pelvic lymph nodes(6 patients received extended-field irradiation),GTVnd,whole uterus,cervix and vagina,with an extent of 0.8~1 cm as the planning target volume(PTV).The median prescribed dose for PTV was 50.4 Gy(45-50.4 Gy)at 1.8-2.0 Gy per fraction;All patients received concurrent chemotherapy with cisplatin at 40 mg/m2/w;After HT at 30-40 Gy,HDR was applied in combination,with a median dose of 30 Gy(30-36 Gy)at point A,and the overall equivalent 2 Gy dose(EQD2)was 90.3 Gy(84.9~98.3 Gy)at point A.Adverse reactions and efficacy were evaluated during treatment and 1~24 months thereafter.Result 24 patients completed 4-5 cycles of concurrent chemotherapy and 22 patients completed 2-3 cycles.Acute toxicities of grade 3 included:leukopenia,diarrhea,nausea and vomiting,each occurred in 9(19.6%),2(4.3%),5(10.9%),and 1(2.2%)patients,respectively.Late toxicities of grade 3 occurred in 2 patients,including 1 case with rectal bleeding and another 1 case with bladder bleeding.No grade 4 or 5 toxicities were observed.The 2-year recurrence-free survival,diseasefree survival and overall survival were 91.7%,86.0%and 97.1%,respectively.ConclusionHelical tomotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy and high dose afterloading intraluminal brachytherapy mainly causes leukopenia and nausea,which was a feasible therapy with minor late toxicities and satisfactory short-term efficacy.
cervical cancer;helical tomotherapy;adverse reactions;concurrent chemotherapy
R737.33
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10.11877/j.issn.1672-1535.2016.14.06.13
2015-05-19)
(corresponding author),郵箱:yaobo898@sina.com