Radiation oncology in the era of precision medicine

Michael Baumann^{1

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6}, Mechthild Krause^{1

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6}, Jens Overgaard⁷, Jürgen Debus^{5

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11}, Søren M Bentzen¹², Juliane Daartz¹³, Christian Richter^{1

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5}, Daniel Zips^{5

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15}, Thomas Bortfeld¹³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden.
² OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden.
³ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden.
⁴ German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Dresden, Germany.
⁵ German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
⁶ Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiation Oncology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
⁷ Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
⁸ Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), University of Heidelberg Medical School and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
⁹ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg.
¹⁰ Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg.
¹¹ German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Heidelberg, Germany.
¹² Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street S9a03, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
¹³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Physics Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1000 Blossom Street Cox 362, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
¹⁴ German Cancer Consortium Tübingen, Postfach 2669, 72016 Tübingen.
¹⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72016 Tübingen, Germany.

PMID: 27009394
DOI: 10.1038/nrc.2016.18

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Radiation oncology in the era of precision medicine

Michael Baumann et al. Nat Rev Cancer. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;16(4):234-49.

doi: 10.1038/nrc.2016.18. Epub 2016 Mar 18.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden.
² OncoRay - National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden.
³ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden.
⁴ German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Dresden, Germany.
⁵ German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
⁶ Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiation Oncology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
⁷ Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
⁸ Heidelberg Institute of Radiation Oncology (HIRO), National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (NCRO), University of Heidelberg Medical School and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
⁹ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg.
¹⁰ Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT), Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg.
¹¹ German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Heidelberg, Germany.
¹² Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Greene Street S9a03, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
¹³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Physics Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1000 Blossom Street Cox 362, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
¹⁴ German Cancer Consortium Tübingen, Postfach 2669, 72016 Tübingen.
¹⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72016 Tübingen, Germany.

PMID: 27009394
DOI: 10.1038/nrc.2016.18

Abstract

Technological advances and clinical research over the past few decades have given radiation oncologists the capability to personalize treatments for accurate delivery of radiation dose based on clinical parameters and anatomical information. Eradication of gross and microscopic tumours with preservation of health-related quality of life can be achieved in many patients. Two major strategies, acting synergistically, will enable further widening of the therapeutic window of radiation oncology in the era of precision medicine: technology-driven improvement of treatment conformity, including advanced image guidance and particle therapy, and novel biological concepts for personalized treatment, including biomarker-guided prescription, combined treatment modalities and adaptation of treatment during its course.

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