Short-term effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma: an analysis of 24 cases

TANG Zhi-Ge, CHEN Ke-Ke, DENG Tan, LEI Sheng-Fei, HE Xiang-Ling

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6) : 621-625.

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6) : 621-625. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2103038
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Short-term effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma: an analysis of 24 cases

  • TANG Zhi-Ge1, CHEN Ke-Ke1, DENG Tan2, LEI Sheng-Fei2, HE Xiang-Ling1
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Objective To study the efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in children with high-risk neuroblastoma (NB). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 24 children with high-risk NB who were diagnosed and treated with IMRT in the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, from April 2018 to December 2020. The medical data included age, radiotherapy dose, times of radiotherapy, laboratory examination results, adverse reactions, and survival. Results All 24 children (14 boys and 10 girls) received IMRT, with a mean age of (65±23) months and a median age of 59 months. The primary tumor was located in the abdomen in 23 children and 1 child had primary tumor in the mediastinum. The median age was 41.5 months at the time of radiotherapy. The radiation dose of radiotherapy ranged from 14.4 to 36.0 Gy, with a mean dose of (22±3) Gy and a daily dose of 1.8-2.0 Gy. The radiotherapy was performed for a total number of 8-20 times, with a mean number of 11.9 times. Among these children, 6 received radiotherapy for the residual or metastatic lesion. Of all the 23 children, 3 experienced cough, 2 experienced diarrhea, and 1 experienced vomiting during radiotherapy. At 2 weeks after radiotherapy, serum creatinine ranged from 2.3 to 70.1 μmol/L and alanine aminotransferase ranged from 9.1 to 65.3 μ/L. Ten children experienced grade Ⅲ bone marrow suppression and 2 experienced grade Ⅳ bone marrow suppression 1 to 2 weeks after radiotherapy. Four children experienced grade Ⅲ bone marrow suppression and 1 experienced grade Ⅳ bone marrow suppression 3 to 4 weeks after radiotherapy. During a median follow-up time of 13.5 months, 23 children (96%) achieved stable disease and 1 died. Up to the follow-up date, second malignant tumor or abnormal organ function was not observed. Conclusions IMRT can improve the local control rate of NB. IMRT appears to be safe in the treatment of children with NB.

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Neuroblastoma / Intensity-modulated radiotherapy / Therapeutic effect / Child

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TANG Zhi-Ge, CHEN Ke-Ke, DENG Tan, LEI Sheng-Fei, HE Xiang-Ling. Short-term effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma: an analysis of 24 cases[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2021, 23(6): 621-625 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2103038

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