Intraoperative radiotherapy with low energy x-rays for primary and recurrent soft-tissue sarcomas

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Background: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) treatment remains a therapeutic challenge. Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) resembles a safe and efficient for STS treatment. The first data on electronic-IORT (eIORT) using low-energy photons is herein presented. Methods: Thirty-one patients with newly and recurrent STS were retrospectively assessed. EIORT was applied with low-energy photons during surgery. The dose was either prescribed to the applicator surface (spherical applicators) or 5 mm depth (flat applicators). Overall progression-free survival (O-PFS), local progression-free survival (L-PFS), overall survival (OS) and adverse events were evaluated. Results: Median follow-up was 4.88 (1.0-8.95) years. Twenty-five patients (80.6%) had recurrent STS with prior treatment. The resection status was R1 in 25.8% and R2 in 6.5%. The distribution was 51.7% for extremities, 35.5% for abdomen and pelvis, 9.7% for thorax and 3.2% for head and neck tumors. The median O-PFS was 11.0 months, with 42.6% 5-year estimated O-PFS. The only local recurrence in the primary setting occurred after 22 months. Median L-PFS in recurrent STS was 12.5 months, with 65.5% 5-year estimated L-PFS. The 5-year OS estimated rate was 94.7% (3 events after 7 years). No G3 toxicity related to eIORT was observed. Two patients exhibited G2 acute neuropathic pain. Late neuropathic pain was seen in 6 patients being 3 graded as G1 and 3 as G2. No wound-related toxicity was found. Conclusion: Electronic IORT with low-energy photons is a safe treatment option for STS, yielding similar outcomes as historical series reporting IORT with electrons or HDR brachytherapy.

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Sarria, G. R., Petrova, V., Wenz, F., Abo-Madyan, Y., Sperk, E., & Giordano, F. A. (2020). Intraoperative radiotherapy with low energy x-rays for primary and recurrent soft-tissue sarcomas. Radiation Oncology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01559-7

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