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. 2022 Aug;39(4):581-588.
doi: 10.1007/s10585-022-10167-6. Epub 2022 May 5.

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and concomitant systemic therapy in oligoprogressive breast cancer patients

Luca Nicosia  1 , Vanessa Figlia  2 , Nicola Ricottone  3 , Francesco Cuccia  2 , Rosario Mazzola  2 , Niccolò Giaj-Levra  2 , Francesco Ricchetti  2 , Michele Rigo  2 , Fatemeh Jafari  4 , Stefano Maria Magrini  5 , Andrea Girlando  3 , Filippo Alongi  2   6
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and concomitant systemic therapy in oligoprogressive breast cancer patients

Luca Nicosia et al. Clin Exp Metastasis. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Breast cancer is a heterogenous disease with a deep tailoring level. Evidence is accumulating on the role of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in the management of oligometastatic disease, however this is limited in breast cancer. The aim of the present study is to show the effectiveness of SBRT in delaying the switch to a subsequent systemic treatment in oligoprogressive breast cancer patients. Retrospective analysis from two Institutions. Primary endpoint: time to next systemic treatment (NEST). Secondary endpoints: freedom from local progression (FLP), time to the polymetastatic conversion (tPMC) and overall survival (OS). One-hundred fifty-three (153) metastases in 79 oligoprogressive breast cancer patients were treated with SBRT. Median follow-up 24 months. Median NEST 8 months. Predictive factor of NEST at the multivariate analysis (MVA) was the number of treated oligometastases (HR 1.765, 95%CI 1.322-2.355; p = < 0.01). Systemic treatment after SBRT was changed in 29 patients for polymetastatic progression and in 10 patients for oligometastatic progression < 6 months after SBRT. The 2-year FLP in the overall population was 86.7%. A biological effective dose (BED) > 70Gy10 was associated with improved FLP (90% versus 74.2%). The median tPMC was 10 months. At the MVA the only factors significantly associated with tPMC were the number of oligometastases (HR 1.172, 95%CI 1.000-1.368; p = 0.03), and the local control of the treated metastases (HR 2.726, CI95% 1.108-6.706; p = 0.02). SBRT can delay the switch to a subsequent systemic treatment, however patient selection is necessary. Several predictive factors for treatment tailoring have been identified.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Oligometastases; Predictive factor; SABR; SBRT; Stereotactic body radiotherapy.

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