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High dose rate brachytherapy combined with external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer patients
Article published in Urologia Polska 2003/56/1.

authors

Zbigniew Wolski 1, Andrzej Wronczewski 1, Roman Makarewicz 2, Anna Wronczewska 2
1 Raledra i Klinika Urologii Akademii Medycznej im. L. Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy
Kierownik katedry i kliniki: prof, AM dr hab. Zbigniew Wolski
2 Katedra i Zakład Onkologii Akademii Medycznej w Bydgoszczy i Oddział Brachyterapii Regionalnego Centrum Onkologii
Kierownik zakładu: prof. AM dr hab. Roman Makarewicz

keywords

prostate, prostate cancer, high dose rate brachytherapy

summary

Introduction. Ap;irl from radical prostatectomy and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), brachytherapy (BT) is one of the method of treatment of prostate cancer patients. II consists in transient or constant interstitial prostate irradiation with the use of different isotopes.
The aim of the study The aim of this study is to present our own results of transitional high dose rate brachytherapy (BT HDR) of iridium isotope 1192 combined with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT).
Material and method. From 2000. BT + EBRT has been performed according to our system, e.g. 2 BT fractions of 10 Gy + 2 3 EBRT sessions of 2 Gy + 2 BT fractions of 10 Gy. We used this mode of treatment in Y2 patients aged from 58 to 79 years with prostate cancer stage cTl-c\'l\'2-cT3ab NO MO, (II-J and serum PSA levels from 2 to 37,5 ng/ml (mean 12.3 ng/ml). The tolerance and complications of the treatment, as well as serum PSA levels 1 month and every 3 months after completion of radiotherapy were estimated.
Results. The follow-up ranged from 6 to 24 months. Except of transient hematuria in 4 patients, there were no complications of BT. Frequency was noted in 11 patients during EBRT. None of patients had symptoms of urinary retention, urinary incontinence or distant metastases. All patients are still alive without symptoms and signs of neoplasl ic disease. In 2 3 patients {72%) serum PSA levels decreased below 0.5 ng/ml.
Conclusions. The preliminary results of high rate dose of brachytherapy combined with external beam radiotherapy show that BT is a safe method.
In majority of patients rapid decrease of serum PSA levels a in short time was observed. Thus, brachytherapy seems to be an efficient method.

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correspondence

Zbigniew Wolski
Kalwini i Klinika Urologii Akademii Medycznej iv Bytlgossezg
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