Expanded HILUS trial: a pooled analysis of risk factors for toxicity from stereotactic body radiation therapy of central and ultracentral lung tumors

S Lindberg, V Grozman, K Karlsson, E Onjukka… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Stereotactic body radiation therapy for tumors near the central airways implies high-
grade toxic effects, as concluded from the HILUS trial. However, the small sample size and …

To fly or not to fly: Stereotactic MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy effectively treats ultracentral lung tumors with favorable long-term outcomes

S Regnery, E Katsigiannopulos, P Hoegen… - Lung Cancer, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stereotactic radiotherapy of ultracentral lung tumors (ULT) is challenging as it
may cause overdoses to sensitive mediastinal organs with severe complications. We aimed …

Outcome of conventional radiotherapy in small centrally located tumours or lymph nodes: minimal toxicity, remarkable survival but challenging loco-regional control

MM Knap, S Khan, AA Khalil, DS Møller… - Acta …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background In peripheral lung tumours, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is superior to
conventional RT. SBRT has also shown high loco-regional control (LC) in centrally located …

Stereotactic radiotherapy for ultracentral lung tumours

V Bourbonne, S Thureau, O Pradier, D Antoni… - Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultracentral (UC) lung lesions are generally defined by the presence of the tumour or the
Planning Target Volume (PTV) abutting proximal bronchial tree (PBT) or the esophagus …

Balancing tumour control probability and toxicity in SBRT of ultra-central lung tumours–One step forward

K Lindberg - Lung Cancer, 2023 - lungcancerjournal.info
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) of centrally located lung tumours is challenging,
given the risk of high-grade toxic effects for patients with a short tumour-bronchial distance …

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for centrally located inoperable early-stage NSCLC: EORTC 22113-08113 LungTech phase II trial results

A Levy, S Adebahr, C Hurkmans, M Ahmed… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The international EORTC phase II single-arm LungTech trial 22113-08113
assessed safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with …

Quantitative assessment of dosimetric effect of using alternative OAR delineations in treatment planning as functions of delineations, setup uncertainty and planning …

MNH Rashad, A Karki, J Czak, VG Alves… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Purpose: This study aims to quantify the variation in dose-volume histogram (DVH) and
normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) metrics for head-and-neck (HN) cancer …

Lung tumors

C Eze, C Kurz, C Belka - Advances in Magnetic Resonance Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The modern evolution in radiotherapy is highly dependent on the continuous introduction of
novel technologies that facilitate modulation of the tumor and normal tissue differential …

Radiotherapy dosimetry at multiple levels to improve precision, development and understanding of treatment

D Georg, MC Aznar, U van der Heide… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - thegreenjournal.com
New techniques and technologies are continuously emerging and developing in radiation
oncology. The ongoing aim of much physics-based research is to improve the overall …

Beyond the HILUS Trial: How Can We Improve the Safety of SABR for Ultracentral Thoracic Tumors?

AH Safavi, DA Palma, ME Giuliani - International Journal of …, 2023 - redjournal.org
SABR for ultracentral thoracic tumors is a double-edged sword: it affords the opportunity to
aggressively control inevitably morbid, often unresectable disease abutting the central …