WHAT ARE THE MOST SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS DURING
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WHAT ARE THE MOST SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS DURING AND AFTER RADIATION THERAPY? Bhadrasain Vikram, MD
GLIOBLASTOMA Stupp, NEJM 352: 987 -96, 2005. • >Grade 3 non-heme toxicity in 31%. Most common: – Fatigue & other constitutional symptoms – Rashes & other skin effects – Infection – Effects on vision – Nausea & Vomiting
HEAD & NECK Bonner, NEJM 354: 567 -78, 2006. • >Grade 3 toxicity: –Mucosal 56% –Dysphagia 26% –Dermatitis 23% –Weight loss 11%
SMALL CELL LUNG - LD Turrisi, NEJM 340: 265 -71, 1999. • >Grade 3 non-heme toxicity: – Esophagitis in 32% – Infection – Fever – Vomiting – Pulmonary effects – Weight loss
ESOPHAGUS Minsky, JCO 20: 1167 -74, 2002. • >Grade 3 acute toxicity in 71%. • >Grade 3 late toxicity in 37%. –Esophageal strictures, perforations, bleeding.
BREAST: POST-LUMPECTOMY Fyles, NEJM 351: 963 -970, 2004. • >Grade 3 toxicity: –Fatigue 1% –Skin erythema 1%
BREAST: POST-MASTECTOMY Ragaz, JNCI 97: 116 -1126, 2005. • >Grade 3 late toxicity @ 20 years: – Cardiac 1% – Arm edema 6% – Symptomatic pneumonitis 0. 6%
PANCREAS: POST-OP Regine, JAMA 299: 1019 -1026, 2008. • >Grade 3 non-heme toxicity in 58%. Most common: – Diarrhea – Stomatitis – Nausea & Vomiting
PROSTATE: LOW-RISK Lawton, IJROBP 67: 39 -47, 2007. • >Grade 3 acute toxicity: – GU bleeding/toxicity 8% • >Grade 3 late toxicity: – Erectile dysfunction 9% – GU obstruction/retention 2%
PROSTATE: HIGH-RISK Bolla, Lancet 360: 103 -108, 2002. • >Grade 3 toxicity: –Erectile dysfunction 68% –GI/GU toxicity 3. 7%
CERVIX Morris, NEJM 340: 1137 -1143, 1999. • >Grade 3 acute non-heme toxicity in 11%. Most common: – Nausea & vomiting – Diarrhea • >Grade 3 late toxicity in 12%. Most common: – Bowel & Urinary toxicity
RECTUM Sauer, NEJM 351: 1731 -1740, 2004. • >Grade 3 non-heme acute toxicity in 27%. Most common: – Diarrhea – Dermatitis • >Grade 3 late toxicity in 14%. Most common: – Diarrhea – Bowel obstruction/strictures – Bladder problems
ANAL Ajani, JAMA 299: 1914 -1921, 2008. • >Grade 3 non-heme acute toxicity in 74%. Most common: – Skin toxicity – Bowel toxicity • >Grade 3 late toxicity in 11%. Most common: – Bowel toxicity – Skin & Subcutaneous
SUMMARY • Serious adverse events frequently occur during and after radiation therapy in many common cancers. • The impact of advanced technologies (IMRT, Protons, etc. ) in that regard has until now been quite modest.
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