PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - LINDBLOM, EMELY KJELLSSON
AU  - DASU, ALEXANDRU
AU  - TOMA-DASU, IULIANA
TI  - Hypoxia Induced by Vascular Damage at High Doses Could Compromise the Outcome of Radiotherapy
AID  - 10.21873/anticanres.13350
DP  - 2019 May 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 2337--2340
VI  - 39
IP  - 5
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/5/2337.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/5/2337.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2019 May 01; 39
AB  - Background/Aim: This study investigated the impact of temporary vascular collapse on tumour control probability (TCP) in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), taking into account different radiosensitivities of chronically and acutely hypoxic cells. Materials and Methods: Three-dimensional tumours with heterogeneous oxygenation were simulated assuming different fractions of collapsed vessels at every treatment fraction. The modelled tumours contained a chronically hypoxic subvolume of 30-60% of the tumour diameter, and a hypoxic fraction ≤5 mm Hg of 30-50%. The rest of the tumours were well-oxygenated at the start of the simulated treatment. Results: For all simulated cases, the largest reduction in TCP from 97% to 2% was found in a tumour with a small chronically hypoxic core treated with 60 Gy in eight fractions and assuming a treatment-induced vascular collapse of 35% in the well-oxygenated region. Conclusion: The timing of SBRT fractions should be considered together with the tumour oxygenation to avoid loss of TCP in SBRT.