Severe Chest Wall Toxicity From Cryoablation in the Setting of Prior Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy.

Predictors of chest wall toxicity after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy using real-time tumor tracking for lung tumors

BACKGROUND To evaluate the incidence of chest wall toxicity after lung stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) and identify risk factors for the development of rib fracture. METHODS Thirty-nine patients with 49 lesions underwent SABR for primary or metastatic lung tumors using Cyberknife® with tumor tracking systems. Patient characteristics, treatment factors and variables obtained from dos...

Erratum to: Predictors of chest wall toxicity after stereotactic ablative radiotherapy using real-time tumor tracking for lung tumors

Is stereotactic ablative radiotherapy equivalent to sublobar resection in high-risk surgical patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer?

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'Is stereotactic ablative radiotherapy equivalent to sublobar resection in high-risk surgical patients with Stage I non-small cell lung cancer?'. Altogether over 318 papers were found, of which 18 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal...

Hypofractionated ablative radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer

The role of radiation in locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer (LAPC) is controversial. Randomized trials evaluating standard doses of chemoradiation have not shown a significant benefit from the use of consolidative radiation. Results from non-randomized studies of 3-5-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) have been similar to standard chemoradiation, but with less toxicity ...

Treatment of peripheral lung tumors arising after a prior pneumonectomy.

We read with interest the report from Yamauchi et al 1 in an issue of CHEST (December 2011) on the use of percutaneous cryoablation to manage lung tumors arising in the contralateral lung postpneumonectomy. The authors indicated they were unaware of reported outcomes for the use of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) in this group of patients. In 2009, we reported such outcomes for 15 patients pres...