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Prognostic impact of tumor growth velocity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated by radiotherapy: A pilot study
Ist Teil von
Head & neck, 2019-09, Vol.41 (9), p.3041-3048
Ort / Verlag
Hoboken, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Background
When a patient is seen with a newly diagnosed oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, it remains unclear to the treating physicians how fast the tumor growth rate is.
Methods
From patients with oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma treated by radiotherapy, the investigators selected comparable diagnostic CT‐scan (DiCT) and radiotherapy planning CT‐scan (RtCT). Tumor and pathological lymph node volumes were measured in order to calculate tumor progression.
Results
From the selection of 19 patients, the mean absolute tumor progression rate was 0.23 ± 0.2 cm3/d and mean relative progression rate was 1.84 ± 1.64%/d. Mean tumor doubling time is 286 days (range 7‐1282 days), demonstrating a wide range of tumor growth pattern. Significant tumor progression (>20%) between DiCT and RtCT was shown in 73% of patients, and 53% of the patients were seen a tumor progression of >50% within a mean waiting time of 42.1 days. Kaplan‐Meier curves showed a non‐significative link between fast progression tumors (>1%/d) and higher risk of recurrence (HR: 2.2; P = .23).
Conclusions
Tumor progression can be assessed based on DiCT and RtCT. Treatment delay should be avoided at all cost. Different growth patterns were evidenced. For the fast‐growing tumors subgroup, pejorative clinical outcomes were suggested. Prospective studies are needed to confirm a link between fast‐growing tumors and higher risk for recurrence.