TY - JOUR
T1 - Real-world Pattern-of-Care Analysis of Cutaneous Lymphomas Radiotherapy Among EORTC Members
AU - Elsayad, Khaled
AU - Guenova, Emmanuella
AU - Fournier, Beatrice
AU - Fernandes, Carolina
AU - Clementel, Enrico
AU - Papadavid, Evangelia
AU - Barry, Marie Beylot
AU - Pavlotsky, Felix
AU - Specht, Lena
AU - Levis, Mario
AU - Morris, Stephen
AU - Campbell, Belinda
AU - Nicolay, Jan P
AU - Cowan, Richard
AU - Correia, Dora
AU - Assaf, Chalid
AU - Ortiz-Romero, Pablo L
AU - Kouloulias, Vassilis
AU - de Masson, Adele
AU - Dalle, Stephane
AU - Clavère, Pierre
AU - Schlaak, Max
AU - Booken, Nina
AU - Wobser, Marion
AU - Mitteldorf, Christina
AU - Aviv, Barzilai
AU - Mareco, Virgínia
AU - Gallardo, Fernando
AU - Dummer, Reinhard
AU - Gross, Markus
AU - Ehret, Felix
AU - Lancia, Andrea
AU - Tomasik, Bartłomiej
AU - Hawley, Lorna
AU - Rermouchamps, Vincent
AU - Ibrahim, Mona Abdel-Halim
AU - Gawish, Ahmed
AU - Abouegylah, Mohamed
AU - Stuschke, Martin
AU - Baten, Adinda
AU - Eich, Hans Theodor
AU - EORTC cutaneous lymphoma study group
N1 - Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/11/14
Y1 - 2024/11/14
N2 - PURPOSE: We aim to determine the current treatment patterns and recommendations among physicians for cutaneous lymphomas and to identify the types of skin lymphomas for which existing radiation regimens need improvement.MATERIALS/METHODS: A questionnaire from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) was distributed to all members of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Tumour Group and radiation oncology scintific council. This online survey included 13 questions regarding treatment practices for patients with cutaneous lymphoma. The survey was conducted from August 21 to December 18, 2023. Frequency distributions and subgroup comparisons were calculated and analyzed.RESULTS: We collected 51 completed questionnaires from investigators from 19 countries specializing in cutaneous lymphoma treatment. Radiation doses varied significantly (range, 4-60 Gy). Based on the histologic entity, up to one-third of the investigators delivered hypofractionated regimens (range, 14% - 35%). Reduced-dose radiotherapy was considered by 27% to 63% of investigators. Meanwhile, 18 (35%) investigators considered adapting the radiation dose to the response to immunochemotherapy when treating primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphomal-leg type. Regarding total skin electron beam therapy, 91% of centres delivered reduced-dose regimens, and 18% of investigators applied ultra-hypofractionated protocols.CONCLUSION: Radiotherapy of cutaneous lymphoma patients is highly heterogeneous among EORTC centres. Development of evidence-based recommendations for radiotherapy dose, fractionation, and technique for cutaneous lymphomas is required for optimization and standardization of treatment.
AB - PURPOSE: We aim to determine the current treatment patterns and recommendations among physicians for cutaneous lymphomas and to identify the types of skin lymphomas for which existing radiation regimens need improvement.MATERIALS/METHODS: A questionnaire from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) was distributed to all members of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Tumour Group and radiation oncology scintific council. This online survey included 13 questions regarding treatment practices for patients with cutaneous lymphoma. The survey was conducted from August 21 to December 18, 2023. Frequency distributions and subgroup comparisons were calculated and analyzed.RESULTS: We collected 51 completed questionnaires from investigators from 19 countries specializing in cutaneous lymphoma treatment. Radiation doses varied significantly (range, 4-60 Gy). Based on the histologic entity, up to one-third of the investigators delivered hypofractionated regimens (range, 14% - 35%). Reduced-dose radiotherapy was considered by 27% to 63% of investigators. Meanwhile, 18 (35%) investigators considered adapting the radiation dose to the response to immunochemotherapy when treating primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphomal-leg type. Regarding total skin electron beam therapy, 91% of centres delivered reduced-dose regimens, and 18% of investigators applied ultra-hypofractionated protocols.CONCLUSION: Radiotherapy of cutaneous lymphoma patients is highly heterogeneous among EORTC centres. Development of evidence-based recommendations for radiotherapy dose, fractionation, and technique for cutaneous lymphomas is required for optimization and standardization of treatment.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.11.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.11.011
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 39549760
SN - 0360-3016
JO - International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
JF - International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
ER -