Prognostic value of radiobiological hypoxia during fractionated irradiation for local tumor control

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Abstract

Background and Purpose: Previous experiments showed that the fraction of radiobiologically hypoxic tumor cells (rHF) in un-treated tumors did not accurately predict local tumor control after fractionated irradiation. Thus, the prognostic value of rHF determined during fractionated irradiation was investigated. Materials and Methods: Six human squamous cell carcinoma lines were transplanted into nude mice and then irradiated with 15 fractions over 3 weeks. Thereafter, single dose irradiation under normal and clamped blood flow was given. Local tumor con-trol rates were used to calculate the rHF and the TCD50, i.e., the radiation dose necessary to control 50% of the tumors, after single dose irradiation. These values were compared with the in parallel determined TCD50 after 30 fractions in 6 weeks. Results: The rHF after 15 fractions varied between 28% and 100%. No correlation was found with the TCD50 after 30 fractions in 6 weeks. Single dose top-up TCD50 under ambient and clamp conditions after 15 fractions significantly correlated with TCD50 after 30 fractions in 6 weeks. Conclusion: rHF after 15 fractions is not a prognostic parameter for the outcome after fractionated irradiation. In contrast, the radiobiological parameters number of tumor stem cells, intrinsic radiosensitivity, and number of radiobiologically hypoxic tumor cells appear promising to predict outcome after fractionated irradiation.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-310
Number of pages5
JournalStrahlentherapie und Onkologie
Volume187
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 21533758

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Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Fractionated irradiation, Head and neck cancer, Human tumor xenograft, Local tumor control, Radiobiological hypoxia