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  • 1.
    Ajithkumar, Thankamma
    et al.
    Cambridge Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Cambridge, England.
    Horan, Gail
    Cambridge Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Cambridge, England.
    Padovani, Laetitia
    Assistance Publ Hop Marseille, Dept Radiat Oncol, Marseille, France.
    Thorp, Nicky
    Clatterbridge Canc Ctr, Dept Oncol, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
    Timmermann, Beate
    Univ Essen Gesamthsch, West German Proton Ctr, Essen, Germany.
    Alapetite, Claire
    Inst Curie, Dept Radiat Oncol, Paris, France;Inst Curie, Proton Ctr, Paris, France;Inst Curie, Dept Radiat Oncol, Orsay, France;Inst Curie, Proton Ctr, Orsay, France.
    Gandola, Lorenza
    Fdn IRCCS Ist Nazl Tumori, Dept Radiat Oncol, Milan, Italy.
    Ramos, Monica
    Hosp Univ Vall dHebron, Barcelona, Spain.
    Van Beek, Karen
    UZ Leuven, Radiotherapie Oncol, Leuven, Belgium.
    Christiaens, Melissa
    UZ Leuven, Radiotherapie Oncol, Leuven, Belgium.
    Lassen-Ramshad, Yasmin
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Danish Ctr Particle Therapy, Aarhus, Denmark.
    Magelssen, Henriette
    Norwegian Radium Hosp, Oslo Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Oslo, Norway.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Saran, Frank
    Royal Marsden Hosp, Dept Oncol, Sutton, Surrey, England.
    Rombi, Barbara
    Santa Chiara Hosp, Proton Therapy Ctr, Trento, Italy.
    Kortmann, Rolf
    Univ Leipzig, Dept Radiat Oncol, Leipzig, Germany.
    Janssens, Geert O.
    Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, Dept Radiat Oncol, Utrecht, Netherlands;Princess Maxima Ctr Pediat Oncol, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    SIOPE - Brain tumor group consensus guideline on craniospinal target volume delineation for high-precision radiotherapy2018Ingår i: Radiotherapy and Oncology, ISSN 0167-8140, E-ISSN 1879-0887, Vol. 128, nr 2, s. 192-197Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Objective: To develop a consensus guideline for craniospinal target volume (TV) delineation in children and young adults participating in SIOPE studies in the era of high-precision radiotherapy. Methods and materials: During four consensus meetings (Cambridge, Essen, Liverpool, and Marseille), conventional field-based TV has been translated into image-guided high-precision craniospinal TV by a group of expert paediatric radiation oncologists and enhanced by MRI images of liquor distribution. Results: The CTVcranial should include the whole brain, cribriform plate, most inferior part of the temporal lobes, and the pituitary fossa. If the full length of both optic nerves is not included, the dose received by different volumes of optic nerve should be recorded to correlate with future patterns of relapse (no consensus). The CTVcranial should be modified to include the dural cuffs of cranial nerves as they pass through the skull base foramina. Attempts to spare the cochlea by excluding CSF within the internal auditory canal should be avoided. The CTVspinal should include the entire subarachnoid space, including nerve roots laterally. The lower limit of the spinal CTV is at the lower limit of the thecal sac, best visible on MRI scan. There is no need to include sacral root canals in the spinal CTV. Conclusion: This consensus guideline has the potential to improve consistency of craniospinal TV delineation in an era of high-precision radiotherapy. This proposal will be incorporated in the RTQA guidelines of future SIOPE-BTG trials using CSI.

  • 2. Alcorn, S. R.
    et al.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Dieckmann, K.
    McNutt, T. R.
    Chen, M. J.
    Ermoian, R. P.
    Ford, E. C.
    MacDonald, S.
    Nechesnyuk, A.
    Tryggestad, E. J.
    Smith, K.
    Villar, R. C.
    Winey, B.
    Terezakis, S. A.
    Predictors of Setup Accuracy in Image-Guided CNS Radiation Therapy: Prospective Data From a Multinational Pediatrics Consortium2014Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, ISSN 0360-3016, E-ISSN 1879-355X, Vol. 90, nr S1, s. S723-S723Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 3.
    Alcorn, Sara
    et al.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Rao, Avani D.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA.
    Ladra, Matthew M.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA.
    Ermoian, Ralph P.
    Univ Washington, Dept Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
    Villar, Rosangela C.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Dept Radiat Oncol, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
    Chen, Michael J.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Canc, Dept Radiat, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
    Kobyzeva, Daria
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Dept Radiotherapy, Moscow, Russia.
    Nechesnyuk, Alexey V.
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Dept Radiotherapy, Moscow, Russia.
    Ford, Eric
    Univ Washington, Dept Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
    MacDonald, Shannon
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA.
    Winey, Brian
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA.
    Dieckmann, Karin
    Univ Klin Strahlentherapie & Strahlenbiol, Dept Radiat Oncol, Vienna, Austria.
    Terezakis, Stephanie A.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA.
    Practice Patterns of Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Pediatrics: Results From an International Pediatric Research Consortium2018Ingår i: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology (Print), ISSN 1077-4114, E-ISSN 1536-3678, Vol. 40, nr 7, s. 522-526Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose/Objectives: There is little consensus regarding the application of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) in pediatrics. We evaluated patterns of pediatric SRT practice through an international research consortium. Materials and Methods: Eight international institutions with pediatric expertise completed a 124-item survey evaluating patterns of SRT use for patients 21 years old and younger. Frequencies of SRT use and median margins applied with and without SRT were evaluated. Results: Across institutions, 75% reported utilizing SRT in pediatrics. SRT was used in 22% of brain, 18% of spine, 16% of other bone, 16% of head and neck, and <1% of abdomen/pelvis, lung, and liver cases across sites. Of the hypofractionated SRT cases, 42% were delivered with definitive intent. Median gross tumor volume to planning target volume margins for SRT versus non-SRT plans were 0.2 versus 1.4 cm for brain, 0.3 versus 1.5 cm for spine/other bone, 0.3 versus 2.0 cm for abdomen/pelvis, 0.7 versus 1.5 cm for head and neck, 0.5 versus 1.7 cm for lung, and 0.5 versus 2.0 cm for liver sites. Conclusions: SRT is commonly utilized in pediatrics across a range of treatment sites. Margins used for SRT were substantially smaller than for non-SRT planning, highlighting the utility of this approach in reducing treatment volumes.

  • 4. Alcorn, Sara R
    et al.
    Chen, Michael J
    Claude, Line
    Dieckmann, Karin
    Ermoian, Ralph P
    Ford, Eric C
    Malet, Claude
    MacDonald, Shannon M
    Nechesnyuk, Alexey V
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Villar, Rosangela C
    Winey, Brian A
    Tryggestad, Erik J
    Terezakis, Stephanie A
    Practice patterns of photon and proton pediatric image guided radiation treatment: results from an International Pediatric Research consortium2014Ingår i: Practical radiation oncology, ISSN 1879-8500, Vol. 4, nr 5, s. 336-341Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    PURPOSE: Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) has become common practice for both photon and proton radiation therapy, but there is little consensus regarding its application in the pediatric population. We evaluated clinical patterns of pediatric IGRT practice through an international pediatrics consortium comprised of institutions using either photon or proton radiation therapy.

    METHODS AND MATERIALS: Seven international institutions with dedicated pediatric expertise completed a 53-item survey evaluating patterns of IGRT use in definitive radiation therapy for patients ≤21 years old. Two institutions use proton therapy for children and all others use IG photon therapy. Descriptive statistics including frequencies of IGRT use and means and standard deviations for planning target volume (PTV) margins by institution and treatment site were calculated.

    RESULTS: Approximately 750 pediatric patients were treated annually across the 7 institutions. IGRT was used in tumors of the central nervous system (98%), abdomen or pelvis (73%), head and neck (100%), lung (83%), and liver (69%). Photon institutions used kV cone beam computed tomography and kV- and MV-based planar imaging for IGRT, and all proton institutions used kV-based planar imaging; 57% of photon institutions used a specialized pediatric protocol for IGRT that delivers lower dose than standard adult protocols. Immobilization techniques varied by treatment site and institution. IGRT was utilized daily in 45% and weekly in 35% of cases. The PTV margin with use of IGRT ranged from 2 cm to 1 cm across treatment sites and institution.

    CONCLUSIONS: Use of IGRT in children was prevalent at all consortium institutions. There was treatment site-specific variability in IGRT use and technique across institutions, although practices varied less at proton facilities. Despite use of IGRT, there was no consensus of optimum PTV margin by treatment site. Given the desire to restrict any additional radiation exposure in children to instances where the exposure is associated with measureable benefit, prospective studies are warranted to optimize IGRT protocols by modality and treatment site.

  • 5.
    Alcorn, Sara R.
    et al.
    Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA..
    Zhou, Xian Chiong
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Bojechko, Casey
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Rubo, Rodrigo A.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Sao Paulo, Brazil.;Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Regiao, Brazil..
    Chen, Michael J.
    Grp Apoio Ao Adolescente & Crianca Com Canc, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Dieckmann, Karin
    Univ Klin Strahlentherapie & Strahlenbiol, Vienna, Austria..
    Ermoian, Ralph P.
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Ford, Eric C.
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Kobyzeva, Daria
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Moscow, Russia..
    MacDonald, Shannon M.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    McNutt, Todd R.
    Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA..
    Nechesnyuk, Alexey
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Moscow, Russia..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Sjöstrand, Håkan
    Uppsala Univ Hosp, Uppsala, Sweden..
    Smith, Koren S.
    Johns Hopkins Univ Hosp, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA..
    Stock, Markus
    Univ Klin Strahlentherapie & Strahlenbiol, Vienna, Austria..
    Tryggestad, Erik J.
    Mayo Clin, Rochester, MN USA..
    Villar, Rosangela C.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Sao Paulo, Brazil.;Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Regiao, Brazil..
    Winey, Brian A.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Terezakis, Stephanie A.
    Univ Minnesota, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, 420 Delaware St, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA..
    Low-Dose Image-Guided Pediatric CNS Radiation Therapy: Final Analysis From a Prospective Low-Dose Cone-Beam CT Protocol From a Multinational Pediatrics Consortium2020Ingår i: Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, ISSN 1533-0346, E-ISSN 1533-0338, Vol. 19, artikel-id 1533033820920650Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: Lower-dose cone-beam computed tomography protocols for image-guided radiotherapy may permit target localization while minimizing radiation exposure. We prospectively evaluated a lower-dose cone-beam protocol for central nervous system image-guided radiotherapy across a multinational pediatrics consortium.

    Methods: Seven institutions prospectively employed a lower-dose cone-beam computed tomography central nervous system protocol (weighted average dose 0.7 mGy) for patients <= 21 years. Treatment table shifts between setup with surface lasers versus cone-beam computed tomography were used to approximate setup accuracy, and vector magnitudes for these shifts were calculated. Setup group mean, interpatient, interinstitution, and random error were estimated, and clinical factors were compared by mixed linear modeling.

    Results: Among 96 patients, with 2179 pretreatment cone-beam computed tomography acquisitions, median age was 9 years (1-20). Setup parameters were 3.13, 3.02, 1.64, and 1.48 mm for vector magnitude group mean, interpatient, interinstitution, and random error, respectively. On multivariable analysis, there were no significant differences in mean vector magnitude by age, gender, performance status, target location, extent of resection, chemotherapy, or steroid or anesthesia use. Providers rated >99% of images as adequate or better for target localization.

    Conclusions: A lower-dose cone-beam computed tomography protocol demonstrated table shift vector magnitude that approximate clinical target volume/planning target volume expansions used in central nervous system radiotherapy. There were no significant clinical predictors of setup accuracy identified, supporting use of this lower-dose cone-beam computed tomography protocol across a diverse pediatric population with brain tumors.

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  • 6. Baumann, Pia
    et al.
    Nyman, Jan
    Hoyer, Morten
    Gagliardi, Giovanna
    Lax, Ingmar
    Wennberg, Berit
    Drugge, Ninni
    Ekberg, Lars
    Friesland, Signe
    Johansson, Karl-Axel
    Lund, Jo-Smund
    Morhed, Elisabeth
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi, Enheten för onkologi.
    Levin, Nina
    Paludan, Merete
    Sederholm, Christer
    Traberg, Anders
    Wittgren, Lena
    Lewensohn, Rolf
    Stereotactic body radiotherapy for medically inoperable patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a first report of toxicity related to COPD/CVD in a non-randomized prospective phase II study2008Ingår i: Radiotherapy and Oncology, ISSN 0167-8140, E-ISSN 1879-0887, Vol. 88, nr 3, s. 359-67Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In a retrospective study using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in medically inoperable patients with stage I NSCLC we previously reported a local control rate of 88% utilizing a median dose of 15Gyx3. This report records the toxicity encountered in a prospective phase II trial, and its relation to coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardio vascular disease (CVD). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty patients were entered in the study between August 2003 and September 2005. Fifty-seven patients (T1 65%, T2 35%) with a median age of 75 years (59-87 years) were evaluable. The baseline mean FEV1% was 64% and median Karnofsky index was 80. A total dose of 45Gy was delivered in three fractions at the 67% isodose of the PTV. Clinical, pulmonary and radiological evaluations were made at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36 months post-SBRT. Toxicity was graded according to CTC v2.0 and performance status was graded according to the Karnofsky scale. RESULTS: At a median follow-up of 23 months, 2 patients had relapsed locally. No grade 4 or 5 toxicity was reported. Grade 3 toxicity was seen in 12 patients (21%). There was no significant decline of FEV1% during follow-up. Low grade pneumonitis developed to the same extent in the CVD 3/17 (18%) and COPD 7/40 (18%) groups. The incidence of fibrosis was 9/17 (53%) and pleural effusions was 8/17 (47%) in the CVD group compared with 13/40 (33%) and 5/40 (13%) in the COPD group. CONCLUSION: SBRT for stage I NSCLC patients who are medically inoperable because of COPD and CVD results in a favourable local control rate with a low incidence of grade 3 and no grade 4 or 5 toxicity.

  • 7. Baumann, Pia
    et al.
    Nyman, Jan
    Hoyer, Morten
    Wennberg, Berit
    Gagliardi, Giovanna
    Lax, Ingmar
    Drugge, Ninni
    Ekberg, Lars
    Friesland, Signe
    Johansson, Karl-Axel
    Lund, Jo-Asmund
    Morhed, Elisabeth
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Levin, Nina
    Paludan, Merete
    Sederholm, Christer
    Traberg, Anders
    Wittgren, Lena
    Lewensohn, Rolf
    Outcome in a prospective phase II trial of medically inoperable stage I non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.2009Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Oncology, ISSN 0732-183X, E-ISSN 1527-7755, Vol. 27, nr 20, s. 3290-6Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    PURPOSE: The impact of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) on 3-year progression-free survival of medically inoperable patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was analyzed in a prospective phase II study.

    PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-seven patients with T1NOMO (70%) and T2N0M0 (30%) were included between August 2003 and September 2005 at seven different centers in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark and observed up to 36 months. SBRT was delivered with 15 Gy times three at the 67% isodose of the planning target volume.

    RESULTS: Progression-free survival at 3 years was 52%. Overall- and cancer-specific survival at 1, 2, and 3 years was 86%, 65%, 60%, and 93%, 88%, 88%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in survival between patients with T1 or T2 tumors. At a median follow-up of 35 months (range, 4 to 47 months), 27 patients (47%) were deceased, seven as a result of lung cancer and 20 as a result of concurrent disease. Kaplan-Meier estimated local control at 3 years was 92%. Local relapse was observed in four patients (7%). Regional relapse was observed in three patients (5%). Nine patients (16%) developed distant metastases. The estimated risk of all failure (local, regional, or distant metastases) was increased in patients with T2 (41%) compared with those with T1 (18%) tumors (P = .027).

    CONCLUSION: With a 3-year local tumor control rate higher than 90% with limited toxicity, SBRT emerges as state-of-the-art treatment for medically inoperable stage I NSCLC and may even challenge surgery in operable instances.

  • 8.
    Blomquist, Erik
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Ronne Engström, Elisabeth
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Neurokirurgi.
    Borota, Ljubisa
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för radiologi.
    Gál, Gyula
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Lewén, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Neurokirurgi.
    Montelius, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Grusell, Erik
    Isacsson, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Enblad, Per
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Neurokirurgi.
    Positive correlation between occlusion rate and nidus size of proton beam treated brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)2016Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 55, nr 1, s. 105-112Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    BACKGROUND: Proton beam radiotherapy of arteriovenous malformations (AVM) in the brain has been performed in Uppsala since 1991. An earlier study based on the first 26 patients concluded that proton beam can be used for treating large and medium sized AVMs that were considered difficult to treat with photons due to the risk of side effects. In the present study we analyzed the result from treating the subsequent 65 patients.

    MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective review of the patients' medical records, treatment protocols and radiological results was done. Information about gender, age, presenting symptoms, clinical course, the size of AVM nidus and rate of occlusion was collected. Outcome parameters were the occlusion of the AVM, clinical outcome and side effects.

    RESULTS: The rate of total occlusion was overall 68%. For target volume 0-2cm(3) it was 77%, for 3-10 cm(3) 80%, for 11-15 cm(3) 50% and for 16-51 cm(3) 20%. Those with total regress of the AVM had significantly smaller target volumes (p < 0.009) higher fraction dose (p < 0.001) as well as total dose (p < 0.004) compared to the rest. The target volume was an independent predictor of total occlusion (p = 0.03). There was no difference between those with and without total occlusion regarding mean age, gender distribution or symptoms at diagnosis. Forty-one patients developed a mild radiation-induced brain edema and this was more common in those that had total occlusion of the AVM. Two patients had brain hemorrhages after treatment. One of these had no effect and the other only partial occlusion from proton beams. Two thirds of those presenting with seizures reported an improved seizure situation after treatment.

    CONCLUSION: Our observations agree with earlier results and show that proton beam irradiation is a treatment alternative for brain AVMs since it has a high occlusion rate even in larger AVMs.

  • 9.
    Correia de Verdier, Maria
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Radiologi.
    Ronne-Engström, Elisabeth
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Enblad: Neurokirurgi.
    Borota, Ljubisa
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Radiologi.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Blomquist, Erik
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wikström, Johan
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper, Radiologi.
    Magnetic resonance imaging detected radiation-induced changes in patients with proton radiation-treated arteriovenous malformations2021Ingår i: Acta Radiologica Open, E-ISSN 2058-4601, Vol. 10, nr 10, artikel-id 205846012110508Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background

    Treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) includes surgery, radiation therapy, endovascular occlusion, or a combination. Proton radiation therapy enables very focused radiation, minimizing dose to the surrounding brain.

    Purpose

    To evaluate the presence of radiation-induced changes on post-treatment MRI in patients with AVMs treated with proton radiation and to compare these with development of symptoms and nidus obliteration.

    Material and Methods

    Retrospective review of pre- and post-treatment digital subtraction angiography and MRI and medical records in 30 patients with AVMs treated with proton radiation. Patients were treated with two or five fractions; total radiation dose was 20–35 physical Gy. Vasogenic edema (minimal, perinidal, or severe), contrast enhancement (minimal or annular), cavitation and nidus obliteration (total, partial, or none) were assessed.

    Results

    26 of 30 patients (87%) developed MRI changes. Vasogenic edema was seen in 25 of 30 (83%), abnormal contrast enhancement in 18 of 26 (69%) and cavitation in 5 of 30 (17%). Time from treatment to appearance of MRI changes varied between 5 and 25 months (median 7, mean 10). Seven patients developed new or deteriorating symptoms that required treatment with corticosteroids; all these patients had extensive MRI changes (severe vasogenic edema and annular contrast enhancement). Not all patients with extensive MRI changes developed symptoms. We found no relation between MRI changes and nidus obliteration.

    Conclusion

    Radiation-induced MRI changes are seen in a majority of patients after proton radiation treatment of AVMs. Extensive MRI changes are associated with new or deteriorating symptoms.

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  • 10.
    Engvall, Gunn
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Pediatrik. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap.
    Ångstrom-Brännstrom, Charlotte
    Umea Univ, Dept Nursing, Umea, Sweden..
    Mullaney, Tara
    Umea Univ, Umea Inst Design, Umea, Sweden..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wickart-Johansson, Gun
    Karolinska Univ Hosp, Radiumhemmet, Dept Oncol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Svärd, Anna-Maja
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Nyholm, Tufve
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Lindh, Jack
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Lindh, Viveca
    Umea Univ, Dept Nursing, Umea, Sweden..
    It Is Tough and Tiring but It Works - Children's Experiences of Undergoing Radiotherapy2016Ingår i: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 11, nr 4, artikel-id e0153029Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Approximately 300 children ages 0 to 18 are diagnosed with cancer in Sweden every year, and 80 to 90 of them undergo radiotherapy treatment. The aim was to describe children's experiences of preparing for and undergoing radiotherapy, and furthermore to describe children's suggestions for improvement. Thirteen children between the ages of 5 and 15 with various cancer diagnoses were interviewed. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed five categories: positive and negative experiences with hospital stays and practical arrangements; age-appropriate information, communication, and guidance to various degrees; struggle with emotions; use of distraction and other suitable coping strategies; and children's suggestions for improvement during radiotherapy. An overarching theme emerged: "It is tough and tiring but it works". Some key areas were: explanatory visits, the need for information and communication, being afraid, discomfort and suffering, the need for media distraction, dealing with emotions, and the need for support. A systematic, family-centered preparation program could possible help families prepare and individualized distraction during radiotherapy could contribute to reducing distress. Further studies with interventions could clarify successful programs.

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  • 11. Hallqvist, A.
    et al.
    Wagenius, Gunnar
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Rylander, H.
    Brodin, O.
    Holmberg, E.
    Lödén, B.
    Ewers, S. -B
    Bergström, S.
    Wichardt-Johansson, G.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Ekberg, L.
    Sederholm, C.
    Nyman, J.
    Concurrent cetuximab and radiotherapy after docetaxel-cisplatin induction chemotherapy in stage III NSCLC: Satellite-A phase II study from the Swedish Lung Cancer Study Group2011Ingår i: Lung Cancer, ISSN 0169-5002, E-ISSN 1872-8332, Vol. 71, nr 2, s. 166-172Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: Several attempts to increase the locoregional control in locally advanced lung cancer including concurrent chemotherapy, accelerated fractionation and dose escalation have been made during the last years. As the EGFR directed antibody cetuximab has shown activity concurrent with radiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, as well as in stage IV NSCLC combined with chemotherapy, we wanted to investigate radiotherapy with concurrent cetuximab in locally advanced NSCLC, a tumour type often over expressing the EGF-receptor. Methods: Between February 2006 and August 2007 75 patients in stage Ill NSCLC with good performance status (PS 0 or 1) and adequate lung function (FEV1 > 1.0) were enrolled in this phase II study at eight institutions. Treatment consisted of 2 cycles of induction chemotherapy, docetaxel 75 mg/m(2) and cisplatin 75 mg/m(2) with 3 weeks interval. An initial dose of cetuximab 400 mg/m(2) was given before start of 3D-CRT to 68 Gy with 2 Gy per fraction in 7 weeks concurrent with weekly cetuximab 250 mg/m(2). Toxicity was scored weekly during radiotherapy (CTC 3.0), and after treatment the patients were followed every third month with CT-scans, toxicity scoring and QLQ. Results: Seventy-one patients were eligible for analysis as four were incorrectly enrolled. Histology: adenocarcinoma 49%, squamous cell carcinoma 39% and other NSCLC 12%. The majority had PS 0 (62.5%), median age 62.2 (42-81), 50% were women and 37% had a pre-treatment weight loss > 5%. Toxicity: esophagitis grade 1-2: 72%; grade 3:1.4%. Hypersensitivity reactions grade 3-4: 5.6%. Febrile neutropenia grade 3-4: 15.4%. Skin reactions grade 1-2: 74%; grade 3: 4.2%. Diarrhoea grade 1-2: 38%; grade 3: 11.3%. Pneumonitis grade 1-2: 26.8%; grade 3: 4.2%; grade 5:1.4%. The median follow-up was 39 months for patients alive and the median survival was 17 months with a 1-, 2- and 3-year OS of 66%, 37% and 29% respectively. Until now local or regional failure has occurred in 20 patients and 22 patients have developed distant metastases. Weight loss, PS and stage were predictive for survival in univariate as well as in multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent cetuximab and RT to 68 Gy is clearly feasible with promising survival. Toxicity, e.g. pneumonitis and esophagitis is low compared to most schedules with concurrent chemotherapy. This treatment strategy should be evaluated in a randomised manner vs. concurrent chemoradiotherapy to find out if it is a valid treatment option.

  • 12. Indelicato, Daniel J
    et al.
    Merchant, Thomas
    Laperriere, Normand
    Lassen, Yasmin
    Vennarini, Sabina
    Wolden, Suzanne
    Hartsell, William
    Pankuch, Mark
    Brandal, Petter
    Law, Chi-Ching K
    Taylor, Roger
    Laskar, Siddhartha
    Okcu, Mehmet Fatih
    Bouffet, Eric
    Mandeville, Henry
    Björk-Eriksson, Thomas
    The Scandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    The Scandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Nyström, Hakan
    The Scandion Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Constine, Louis Sandy
    Story, Michael
    Timmermann, Beate
    Roberts, Kenneth
    Kortmann, Rolf-Dieter
    Consensus Report From the Stockholm Pediatric Proton Therapy Conference.2016Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, ISSN 0360-3016, E-ISSN 1879-355X, Vol. 96, nr 2, s. 387-92, artikel-id S0360-3016(16)32781-XArtikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 13.
    Isacsson, Ulf
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi.
    Asplund, Stefan
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi.
    Morhed, Elizabeth
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi.
    Montelius, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi.
    Turesson, Ingela
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi.
    A method to separate the rectum from the prostate during proton beam radiotherapy of prostate cancer patients2010Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 49, nr 4, s. 500-505Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The use of protons for curative treatment of prostate cancer is increasing, either as a single treatment modality or in combination with conventional radiotherapy. The proximity between prostate (target) and rectum (organ at risk) often leads to a compromise between dose to target and organ at risk. Material and methods. The present study describes a method where the distance between prostate and rectum is increased by retraction of the rectum in dorsal direction. Comparative treatment plans with and without retraction of the rectum in the same patients have been studied. Nine patients with biopsy proven, localised adenocarcinoma of the prostate were studied. A cylindrical rod of Perspex was inserted into the rectum. This device allows the rectum to be retracted posteriorly. The patients were given a proton boost of 20 Gy in four fractions of 5 Gy in addition to a conventional photon beam treatment to a dose of 50 Gy in 25 fractions of 2 Gy. Results. Comparative treatment planning shows that the treatment plan with rectal retraction significantly reduces (p < 0.01) the volume of the rectal wall receiving high doses (equal to 70 Gy in 2 Gy fractions) in all patients. Conclusions. The proton boost treatment with retraction of rectum during treatment decreases the rectal dose substantially. This is expected to reduce rectal side effects.

  • 14.
    Kristensen,
    et al.
    Lund Univ, Skane Univ Hosplital Lund, Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi. Uppsala Univ Hosp, Clin Oncol, Dept Immunol Genet & Pathol Expt & Clin Oncol Cli, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Knöös, T.
    Lund Univ, Skane Univ Hosplital Lund, Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden.
    Nilsson, P.
    Lund Univ, Skane Univ Hosplital Lund, Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden.
    Evaluation of inter-observer variations in target delineation - A dose based approach2018Ingår i: Radiotherapy and Oncology, ISSN 0167-8140, E-ISSN 1879-0887, Vol. 127, nr Suppl. 1, s. S883-S884, artikel-id EP-1642Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 15. Kristensen, Ingrid
    et al.
    Agrup, Mans
    Bergstrom, Per
    Engellau, Jacob
    Haugen, Hedda
    Martinsson, Ulla
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Taheri-Kadkhoda, Zahra
    Lindh, Jack
    Nilsson, Per
    Assessment of volume segmentation in radiotherapy of adolescents; a treatment planning study by the Swedish Workgroup for Paediatric Radiotherapy2014Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 53, nr 1, s. 126-133Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background and purpose. The variability in target delineation for similar cases between centres treating paediatric and adolescent patients, and the apparent differences in interpretation of radiotherapy guidelines in the treatment protocols encouraged us to perform a dummy-run study as a part of our quality assurance work. The aim was to identify and quantify differences in the segmentation of target volumes and organs at risk (OARs) and to analyse the treatment plans and dose distributions. Materials and methods. Four patient cases were selected: Wilm's tumour, Hodgkin's disease, rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate and chordoma of the skull base. The five participating centres received the same patient-related material. They introduced the cases in their treatment planning system, delineated target volumes and OARs and created treatment plans. Dose-volume histograms were retrieved for relevant structures and volumes and dose metrics were derived and compared, e. g. target volumes and their concordance, dose homogeneity index (HI), treated and irradiated volumes, remaining volume at risk and relevant V x and D x values. Results. We found significant differences in target segmentation in the majority of the cases. The planning target volumes (PTVs) varied two-to four-fold and conformity indices were in the range of 0.3-0.6. This resulted in large variations in dose distributions to OARs as well as in treated and irradiated volumes even though the treatment plans showed good conformity to the PTVs. Potential reasons for the differences in target delineation were analysed. Conclusion. Considerations of the growing child and difficulties in interpretation of the radiotherapy information in the treatment protocols were identified as reasons for the variation. As a result, clarified translated detailed radiotherapy guidelines for paediatric/adolescent patients have been recognised as a way to reduce this variation.

  • 16.
    Lindh, Viveca
    et al.
    Umea Univ, Dept Nursing, Umea, Sweden..
    Engvall, Gunn
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Pediatrik.
    Ångström-Brannström, Charlotte
    Umea Univ, Dept Nursing, Umea, Sweden..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wickart-Johansson, Gun
    Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Lindh, Jack
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Children's Voices On Experiencing Radiotherapy2016Ingår i: Oncology Nursing Forum, ISSN 0190-535X, E-ISSN 1538-0688, Vol. 43, nr 2, s. 134-134Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 17.
    Myrdal, Gunnar
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kirurgiska vetenskaper.
    Lambe, Mats
    Gustafsson, Gunnar
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Ståhle, Elisabeth
    Survival in primary lung cancer potentially cured by operation: Influences of tumor stage and clinical characteristics2003Ingår i: Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 75, s. 356-363Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 18.
    Nilsson, K
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Evander, E
    Wollmer, P
    Wollmer, P
    Pulmonary clearance of (99mTc)DTPA and (99mTc)albumin in smokers.1997Ingår i: Cl Physiol, Vol. 17, s. 183-Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 19.
    Nilsson, K
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Lachmann, JB
    Robertson, B
    Wollmer, P
    Pulmonary clearance of (99mTc)DTPA in experimental surfactant dysfunction treated with surfactant instillation.1997Ingår i: Acta Anaesthesiol. Scand., Vol. 41, s. 297-Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 20.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wollmer, P
    Pulmonary clearance of 99mTc--DTPA and 99mTc-albumin in rabbits with surfactant dysfunction and lung injury.1992Ingår i: Clinical Physiology, ISSN 0144-5979, E-ISSN 1365-2281, Vol. 12, nr 5, s. 587-94Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    We measured the pulmonary clearance of inhaled 99mTc-DTPA and 99mTc-albumin in rabbits with surfactant dysfunction induced by dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate and in rabbits with lung injury induced by oleic acid. The animals were tracheotomized and mechanically ventilated. After inhalation of 99mTc-albumin in ten animals, clearance of the tracer from the lungs was monitored for 90 min. The first 30 min was a control period. Dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate was then administered in aerosol and after another 30 min oleic acid was injected intravenously. Ten other rabbits were given 99mTc-DTPA, and clearance was externally recorded for 60 min. Five animals inhaled detergent aerosol and five animals were given oleic acid intravenously after 30 min. Airway pressures, tidal volume, and arterial blood gases were measured before and after each intervention. The half-life of 99mTc-albumin in the lung was 442 +/- 123 min during the control period, 363 +/- 52 min after detergent administration, and 134 +/- 18 min after oleic acid administration (P less than 0.05 compared to control and P less than 0.01 compared to the period after detergent). The half-life of 99mTc-DTPA was 94 +/- 16 min before and 10 +/- 0.6 min (P less than 0.01) after detergent administration and 75 +/- 12 min before and 18 +/- 1.8 min (P less than 0.01) after oleic acid administration. Gas exchange was not affected by administration of dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate but markedly impaired after injection of oleic acid. Compliance of the respiratory system remained unaffected by detergent but decreased after injection of oleic acid.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

  • 21.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wollmer, P
    Pulmonary clearance of tracers with different lipid and water solubility in experimental surfactant dysfunction.1993Ingår i: European Respiratory Journal, ISSN 0903-1936, E-ISSN 1399-3003, Vol. 6, nr 4, s. 505-8Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    We measured the pulmonary clearance of inhaled 99mTc-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA), 99mTc-sestamibi and 99mTc-dimethyliminodiacetic acid (HIDA) in normal rabbits, and rabbits with surfactant dysfunction induced by the detergent dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. The tracers differ widely in lipid/water partition coefficients, but have similar molecular radius and weight. Five animals in each group received the detergent in aerosol, and the other five a vehicle aerosol, before the administration of the tracer. Pulmonary clearance of the tracers was measured with a gamma camera. The half-life of 99mTc-DTPA was 94 +/- 16 min in normal lungs, and 10 +/- 1 min after detergent administration (p < 0.001). The half-life for 99mTc-sestamibi was 45 +/- 4 min and 39 +/- 4 min, respectively, (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the half-life of 99mTc-HIDA in normal lungs and in lungs with surfactant dysfunction. The half-life was 20 +/- 3 min and 17 +/- 2 min, respectively. The results indicate that the clearance rate limiting factors for the alveolocapillary transfer of water and lipid soluble substances are not the same. Surfactant dysfunction affects the transfer of water soluble substances (99mTc-DTPA) but not of substances with high lipid solubility (99mTc-HIDA).

  • 22.
    Ogasawara, Hiroyuki
    et al.
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Teramura, Yuji
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Klinisk immunologi. Univ Tokyo, Dept Bioengn, Tokyo, Japan.
    Imura, Takehiro
    Tohoku Univ, Div Transplantat & Regenerat Med, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Inagaki, Akiko
    Tohoku Univ, Div Transplantat & Regenerat Med, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Saito, Yoshikatsu
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Matsumura, Muneyuki
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Fukuoka, Kengo
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Fathi, Ibrahim
    Tohoku Univ, Div Transplantat & Regenerat Med, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Miyagi, Shigehito
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi.
    Ohashi, Kazuo
    Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Osaka, Japan.
    Unno, Michiaki
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Kamei, Takashi
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Satomi, Susumu
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    Nilsson, Bo
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Klinisk immunologi.
    Gustafson, Elisabet K.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Forskargrupper (Inst. för kvinnor och barns hälsa), Barnkirurgisk forskning.
    Goto, Masafumi
    Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan;Tohoku Univ, Div Transplantat & Regenerat Med, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
    The Optimization of the Hepatocyte Surface Modification Procedures in Terms of Heparin and Apyrase for Improving Hepatocyte Engraftment2018Ingår i: Transplantation, ISSN 0041-1337, E-ISSN 1534-6080, Vol. 102, s. S727-S727Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 23.
    Rao, A.
    et al.
    Johns Hopkins Univ, Radiat Oncol, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Ermoian, R.
    Univ Washington, Med Ctr, Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Alcorn, S.
    Johns Hopkins Univ, Radiat Oncol, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Figueiredo, M. L.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Com Canc, Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Chen, M.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Com Canc, Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Dieckmann, K.
    Med Univ Vienna, Radiat Oncol, Vienna, Austria..
    MacDonald, S.
    Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02115 USA..
    Ladra, M.
    Provis Ctr Proton Therapy, Radiat Oncol, Nashville, TN USA..
    Kobyzeva, D.
    Nechesnyuk, A.
    Fed Res & Clin Ctr Paediat Haematol Oncol & Immun, Radiat Oncol, Moscow, Russia..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Winey, B.
    Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02115 USA..
    Villar, R.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Terezakis, S.
    Johns Hopkins Univ, Radiat Oncol, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Practice Patterns of Palliative Radiation Therapy in Paediatric Oncology Patients Amongst An International Paediatric Research Consortium2016Ingår i: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, ISSN 1545-5009, E-ISSN 1545-5017, Vol. 63, s. S63-S64Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 24.
    Rao, Avani D.
    et al.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Rashid, Arif
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Chen, Qinyu
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Villar, Rosangela C.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Dept Radiat Oncol, Campinas, SP, Brazil..
    Kobyzeva, Daria
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Moscow, Russia..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Dieckmann, Karin
    Univ Klin Strahlentherapie & Strahlenbiol, Vienna, Austria..
    Nechesnyuk, Alexey
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Moscow, Russia..
    Ermoian, Ralph
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Alcorn, Sara
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA..
    MacDonald, Shannon M.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Ladra, Matthew M.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Ford, Eric C.
    Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Winey, Brian A.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Figueiredo, Maria Luisa S.
    Grp Apoio Ao Adolescente & Crianca Canc, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Terezakis, Stephanie A.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Chen, Michael J.
    Grp Apoio Ao Adolescente & Crianca Canc, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Re-Irradiation for Recurrent Pediatric CNS Malignancies: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Review2017Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, ISSN 0360-3016, E-ISSN 1879-355X, Vol. 98, nr 2, s. E14-E15Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 25.
    Rao, Avani D.
    et al.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat & Mol Radiat Sci, Sidney Kimmel Comprehens Canc Ctr, 401 N Broadway,Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA..
    Rashid, Arif S.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat & Mol Radiat Sci, Sidney Kimmel Comprehens Canc Ctr, 401 N Broadway,Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA..
    Chen, Qinyu
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat & Mol Radiat Sci, Sidney Kimmel Comprehens Canc Ctr, 401 N Broadway,Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA..
    Villar, Rosangela C.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Dept Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Kobyzeva, Daria
    Fed Res & Clin Ctr Pediat Hematol Oncol & Immunol, Dept Radiat Oncol, Moscow, Russia..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Dieckmann, Karin
    Univ Klin Strahlentherapie & Strahlenbiol, Dept Radiat Oncol, Vienna, Austria..
    Nechesnyuk, Alexey
    Fed Res & Clin Ctr Pediat Hematol Oncol & Immunol, Dept Radiat Oncol, Moscow, Russia..
    Ermoian, Ralph
    Univ Washington, Dept Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA USA..
    Alcorn, Sara
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat & Mol Radiat Sci, Sidney Kimmel Comprehens Canc Ctr, 401 N Broadway,Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA..
    MacDonald, Shannon M.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Ladra, Matthew M.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat & Mol Radiat Sci, Sidney Kimmel Comprehens Canc Ctr, 401 N Broadway,Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA..
    Ford, Eric C.
    Univ Washington, Dept Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA USA..
    Winey, Brian A.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Figueiredo, Maria Luisa S.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Com Canc, Dept Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Chen, Michael J.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Com Canc, Dept Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Terezakis, Stephanie A.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat & Mol Radiat Sci, Sidney Kimmel Comprehens Canc Ctr, 401 N Broadway,Suite 1440, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA..
    Reirradiation for Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies: A Multi-institutional Review2017Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, ISSN 0360-3016, E-ISSN 1879-355X, Vol. 99, nr 3, s. 634-641Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose: Reirradiation has been proposed as an effective modality for recurrent central nervous system (CNS) malignancies in adults. We evaluated the toxicity and outcomes of CNS reirradiation in pediatric patients.

    Methods and Materials: The data from pediatric patients <21 years of age at the initial diagnosis who developed a recurrent CNS malignancy that received repeat radiation therapy (RT) across 5 facilities in an international pediatric research consortium were retrospectively reviewed.

    Results: Sixty-seven pediatric patients underwent CNS reirradiation. The primary diagnoses included medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (n = 20; 30%), ependymoma (n = 19; 28%), germ cell tumor (n = 8; 12%), high-grade glioma (n = 9; 13%), low-grade glioma (n = 5; 7%), and other (n = 6; 9%). The median age at the first course of RT was 8.5 years (range 0.5-19.5) and was 12.3 years (range 3.3-30.2) at reirradiation. The median interval between RT courses was 2.0 years (range 0.3-16.5). The median radiation dose and fractionation in equivalent 2-Gy fractions was 63.7 Gy (range 27.6-74.8) for initial RT and 53.1 Gy (range 18.6-70.1) for repeat RT. The relapse location was infield in 52 patients (78%) and surrounding the initial RT field in 15 patients (22%). Thirty-seven patients (58%) underwent gross or subtotal resection at recurrence. The techniques used for reirradiation were intensity modulated RT (n = 46), 3-dimensional conformal RT (n = 9), stereotactic radiosurgery (n = 4; 1213 Gy x 1 or 5 Gy x 5), protons (n = 4), combined modality (n = 3), 2-dimensional RT (n = 1), and brachytherapy (n = 1). Radiation necrosis was detected in 2 patients after the first RT course and 1 additional patient after reirradiation. Six patients (9%) developed secondary neoplasms after initial RT (1 hematologic, 5 intracranial). One patient developed a secondary neoplasm identified shortly after repeat RT. The median overall survival after completion of repeat RT was 12.8 months for the entire cohort and 20.5 and 8.4 months for patients with recurrent ependymoma and medulloblastoma after reirradiation, respectively.

    Conclusions: CNS reirradiation in pediatric patients could be a reasonable treatment option, with moderate survival noted after repeat RT. However, prospective data characterizing the rates of local control and toxicity are needed.

  • 26.
    Rao, Avani Dholakia
    et al.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Chen, Qinyu
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Ermoian, Ralph P.
    Univ Washington, Dept Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Alcorn, Sara R.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Figueiredo, Maria Luisa S.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Canc, Dept Radiat, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Chen, Michael J.
    Grp Apoio Adolescente & Crianca Canc, Dept Radiat, Sao Paulo, Brazil..
    Dieckmann, Karin
    Univ Klin Strahlentherapie & Strahlenbiol, Dept Radiat Oncol, Vienna, Austria..
    MacDonald, Shannon M.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Ladra, Matthew M.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Kobyzeva, Daria
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Dept Radiotherapy, Moscow, Russia..
    Nechesnyuk, Alexey V.
    Fed Sci Clin Ctr Childrens Hematol Oncol & Immuno, Dept Radiotherapy, Moscow, Russia..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Ford, Eric C.
    Univ Washington, Dept Radiat Oncol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA..
    Winey, Brian A.
    Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Boston, MA 02114 USA..
    Villar, Rosangela C.
    Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Dept Radiat Oncol, Sao Paulo, Brazil.;Ctr Infantil Boldrini, Dept Radiat Oncol, Regiao, Brazil..
    Terezakis, Stephanie A.
    Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Radiat Oncol & Mol Radiat Sci, Baltimore, MD USA..
    Practice patterns of palliative radiation therapy in pediatric oncology patients in an international pediatric research consortium2017Ingår i: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, ISSN 1545-5009, E-ISSN 1545-5017, Vol. 64, nr 11, artikel-id e26589Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background/Objectives:

    The practice of palliative radiation therapy (RT) is based on extrapolation from adult literature. We evaluated patterns of pediatric palliative RT to describe regimens used to identify opportunity for future pediatric-specific clinical trials.

    Design/Methods:

    Six international institutions with pediatric expertise completed a 122-item survey evaluating patterns of palliative RT for patients 21 years old from 2010 to 2015. Two institutions use proton RT. Palliative RT was defined as treatment with the goal of symptom control or prevention of immediate life-threatening progression.

    Results:

    Of 3,225 pediatric patients, 365 (11%) were treated with palliative intent to a total of 427 disease sites. Anesthesia was required in 10% of patients. Treatment was delivered to metastatic disease in 54% of patients. Histologies included neuroblastoma (30%), osteosarcoma (18%), leukemia/lymphoma (12%), rhabdomyosarcoma (12%), medulloblastoma/ependymoma (12%), Ewing sarcoma (8%), and other (8%). Indications included pain (43%), intracranial symptoms (23%), respiratory compromise (14%), cord compression (8%), and abdominal distention (6%). Sites included nonspine bone (35%), brain (16% primary tumors, 6% metastases), abdomen/pelvis (15%), spine (12%), head/neck (9%), and lung/mediastinum (5%). Re-irradiation comprised 16% of cases. Techniques employed three-dimensional conformal RT (41%), intensity-modulated RT (23%), conventional RT (26%), stereotactic body RT (6%), protons (1%), electrons (1%), and other (2%). The most common physician-reported barrier to consideration of palliative RT was the concern about treatment toxicity (83%).

    Conclusion:

    There is significant diversity of practice in pediatric palliative RT. Combined with ongoing research characterizing treatment response and toxicity, these data will inform the design of forthcoming clinical trials to establish effective regimens and minimize treatment toxicity for this patient population.

  • 27.
    Stoppel, Gerhild
    et al.
    Med Sch Hannover, Dept Radiotherapy, Hannover, Germany..
    Eich, Hans-Theodor
    Univ Hosp Munster, Dept Radiotherapy, Munster, Germany..
    Matuschek, Christiane
    Heinrich Heine Univ Hosp Dusseldorf, Dept Radiat Oncol, Dusseldorf, Germany..
    Kortmann, Rolf-Dieter
    Univ Leipzig, Dept Radiotherapy, Leipzig, Germany..
    Meyer, Frank
    Dept Radiotherapy Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany..
    Martinsson, Ulla
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Kristensen, Ingrid
    Skane Univ Hosp, Dept Clin Sci Oncol & Pathol & Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden..
    Vordermark, Dirk
    Martin Luther Univ Halle Wittenberg, Dept Radiat Oncol, Wittenberg, Germany..
    Willich, Normann
    Univ Hosp Munster, Dept Radiotherapy, Munster, Germany..
    Christiansen, Hans
    Med Sch Hannover, Dept Radiotherapy, Hannover, Germany..
    Koch, Raphael
    Univ Munster, Inst Biostat & Clin Res, Munster, Germany..
    Steinmann, Diana
    Med Sch Hannover, Dept Radiotherapy, Hannover, Germany..
    Lung toxicity after radiation in childhood: Results of the International Project on Prospective Analysis of Radiotoxicity in Childhood and Adolescence2017Ingår i: Radiotherapy and Oncology, ISSN 0167-8140, E-ISSN 1879-0887, Vol. 125, nr 2, s. 286-292Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background and purpose: This study presents the evaluation of acute and late toxicities of the lung in children and adolescents after irradiation in terms of dose-volume effects. Materials and methods: Irradiated children and adolescents in Germany have prospectively been documented since 2001 in the "Registry for the Evaluation of Side-Effects after Radiotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence (RiSK)"; in Sweden since 2008 in the RADTOX registry. Results: Up to April 2012, 1,392 children were recruited from RiSK, and up to June 2013, 485 from the RADTOX-registry. Of these patients, 295 were irradiated to the lung. Information about acute toxicity was available for 228 patients. 179 patients have been documented concerning late toxicity (>= grade 1: n = 28). The acute toxicity rate was noticeably higher in children irradiated with 5-20 Gy (p < 0.05). In the univariate analysis, a shorter time until late toxicity was noticeably associated with irradiation with 5-15 Gy (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Acute and late toxicities appear to be correlated with higher irradiation volumes and low doses. Our data indicate that similar to the situation in adult patients, V5, V10, V15 and V20 should be kept as low as possible (e.g., at least V5 < 50%, V10 and V15 < 35% and V20 < 30%) in children and adolescents to lower the risk of toxicity. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  • 28. Terezakis, S. A.
    et al.
    MacDonald, S.
    Dieckmann, K.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Villar, R.
    Nechesnyuk, A.
    Winey, B.
    Ford, E.
    Malet, C.
    Tryggestad, E.
    Clinical Practice Patterns of Pediatric Image Guided Radiation Treatment: Results From an International Pediatric Research Consortium2013Ingår i: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, ISSN 0360-3016, E-ISSN 1879-355X, Vol. 87, nr 2, s. S602-S603Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 29.
    Toussaint, Laura
    et al.
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Danish Ctr Particle Therapy, Aarhus, Denmark..
    Brandal, Petter
    Oslo Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Oslo, Norway.;Oslo Univ Hosp, Inst Canc Genet & Informat, Oslo, Norway..
    Embring, Anna
    Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Engellau, Jacob
    Skane Univ Hosp, Dept Hematol Oncol & Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden..
    Evensen, Morten Egeberg
    Oslo Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Oslo, Norway..
    Griskeviskius, Romualdas
    Natl Canc Inst, Dept Med Phys, Vilnius, Lithuania..
    Hansen, Jolanta
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Aarhus, Denmark..
    Hietala, Henna
    Oulu Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol & Radiotherapy, Oulu, Finland..
    Wickart Johansson, Gun
    Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Jorgensen, Morten
    Copenhagen Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Rigshosp, Copenhagen, Denmark..
    Kramer, Paul-Heinz
    Essen Univ Hosp, West German Proton Therapy Ctr Essen, Essen, Germany..
    Kristensen, Ingrid
    Skane Univ Hosp, Dept Hematol Oncol & Radiat Phys, Lund, Sweden..
    Lehtio, Kaisa
    Oulu Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol & Radiotherapy, Oulu, Finland..
    Magelssen, Henriette
    Oslo Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Oslo, Norway..
    Maraldo, Maja Vestmo
    Copenhagen Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Rigshosp, Copenhagen, Denmark..
    Marienhagen, Kirsten
    Univ Hosp North Norway, Dept Oncol, Tromso, Norway..
    Martinsson, Ulla
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Peters, Sarah
    Univ Hosp Essen, Dept Particle Therapy, Essen, Germany..
    Plaude, Sandija
    Essen Univ Hosp, West German Proton Therapy Ctr Essen, Essen, Germany..
    Seiersen, Klaus
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Danish Ctr Particle Therapy, Aarhus, Denmark..
    Sendiuliene, Daiva
    Natl Canc Inst, Dept External Beam Radiotherapy, Vilnius, Lithuania..
    Smulders, Bob
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Danish Ctr Particle Therapy, Aarhus, Denmark.;Copenhagen Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Rigshosp, Copenhagen, Denmark..
    Edvardsen, Tone
    Univ Hosp North Norway, Dept Oncol, Tromso, Norway..
    Sobstad, Johan Martin
    Univ Hosp North Norway, Dept Oncol, Tromso, Norway..
    Taheri Kadkhoda, Zarah
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Vaalavirta, Leila
    Helsinki Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol, Helsinki, Finland..
    Vestergaard, Anne
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Danish Ctr Particle Therapy, Aarhus, Denmark..
    Timmermann, Beate
    Essen Univ Hosp, West German Proton Therapy Ctr Essen, Essen, Germany.;Univ Hosp Essen, Dept Particle Therapy, Essen, Germany.;German Canc Consortium DKTK, West German Canc Ctr WTZ, Essen, Germany..
    Lassen-Ramshad, Yasmin
    Aarhus Univ Hosp, Danish Ctr Particle Therapy, Aarhus, Denmark..
    Inter-observer variation in target delineation and dose trade-off for radiotherapy of paediatric ependymoma2022Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 61, nr 2, s. 235-238Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 30.
    van Griensven, Martijn
    et al.
    Tech Univ Munich, Klinikum Rechts Isar, Dept Trauma Surg, Expt Trauma Surg, Munich, Germany.
    Ricklin, Daniel
    Univ Penn, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Philadelphia, PA USA;Univ Basel, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Basel, Switzerland.
    Denk, Stephanie
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    Halbgebauer, Rebecca
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    Braun, Christian K.
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    Schultze, Anke
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    Hoenes, Felix
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    Koutsogiannaki, Sofia
    Univ Penn, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Philadelphia, PA USA.
    Primikyri, Alexandra
    Univ Penn, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Philadelphia, PA USA.
    Reis, Edimara
    Univ Penn, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Philadelphia, PA USA.
    Messerer, David
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    Hafner, Sebastian
    Univ Ulm, Inst Anaesthesiol Pathophysiol & Proc Dev, Ulm, Germany.
    Radermacher, Peter
    Univ Ulm, Inst Anaesthesiol Pathophysiol & Proc Dev, Ulm, Germany.
    Biglarnia, Ali-Reza
    Lund Univ, Malmo Univ Hosp, Dept Transplantat, Lund, Sweden.
    Resuello, Ranillo R. G.
    Simian Conservat Breeding & Res Ctr SICONBREC, Makati, Philippines.
    Tuplano, Joel V.
    Simian Conservat Breeding & Res Ctr SICONBREC, Makati, Philippines.
    Mayer, Benjamin
    Univ Ulm, Inst Epidemiol & Med Biometry, Ulm, Germany.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Nilsson, Bo
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Klinisk immunologi.
    Lambris, John D.
    Univ Penn, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Philadelphia, PA USA.
    Huber-Lang, Markus
    Univ Ulm, Inst Clin & Expt Trauma Immunol, Helmholtzstr 8-2, D-89081 Ulm, Germany.
    PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF THE COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR COMPSTATIN CP40 IN HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK2019Ingår i: Shock, ISSN 1073-2322, E-ISSN 1540-0514, Vol. 51, nr 1, s. 78-87Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Trauma-induced hemorrhagic shock (HS) plays a decisive role in the development of immune, coagulation, and organ dysfunction often resulting in a poor clinical outcome. Imbalanced complement activation is intricately associated with the molecular danger response and organ damage after HS. Thus, inhibition of the central complement component C3 as turnstile of both inflammation and coagulation is hypothesized as a rational strategy to improve the clinical course afterHS. Applying intensive care conditions, anaesthetized, monitored, and protectively ventilated nonhuman primates (NHP; cynomolgusmonkeys) received a pressure-controlled severe HS (60min at mean arterial pressure 30 mmHg) with subsequent volume resuscitation. Thirty minutes after HS, animals were randomly treated with either an analog of the C3 inhibitor compstatin (i.e., Cp40) in saline (n =4) or with saline alone (n =4). The observation period lasted 300 min after induction of HS. We observed improved kidney function in compstatin Cp40-treated animals after HS as determined by improved urine output, reduced damage markers and a tendency of less histopathological signs of acute kidney injury. Sham-treated animals revealed classical signs ofmucosal edema, especially in the ileum and colon reflected by worsened microscopic intestinal injury scores. In contrast, Cp40-treated HS animals exhibited only minor signs of organ edema and significantly less intestinal damage. Furthermore, early systemic inflammation and coagulation dysfunction were both ameliorated by Cp40. The data suggest that therapeutic inhibition of C3 is capable to significantly improve immune, coagulation, and organ function and to preserve organ-barrier integrity early after traumatic HS. C3-targeted complement inhibition may therefore reflect a promising therapeutic strategy in fighting fatal consequences of HS.

  • 31.
    Vlachogiannis, Pavlos
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Neurokirurgi.
    Gudjonsson, Olafur
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Neurokirurgi.
    Montelius, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Grusell, Erik
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Isacsson, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Blomquist, Erik
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Hypofractionated high-energy proton-beam irradiation is an alternative treatment for WHO grade I meningiomas2017Ingår i: Acta Neurochirurgica, ISSN 0001-6268, E-ISSN 0942-0940, Vol. 159, nr 12, s. 2391-2400Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Radiation treatment is commonly employed in the treatment of meningiomas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of hypofractionated high-energy proton therapy as adjuvant or primary treatment for WHO grade I meningiomas. A total of 170 patients who received irradiation with protons for grade I meningiomas between 1994 and 2007 were included in the study. The majority of the tumours were located at the skull base (n = 155). Eighty-four patients were treated post subtotal resection, 42 at tumour relapse and 44 with upfront radiotherapy after diagnosis based on the typical radiological image. Irradiation was given in a hypofractionated fashion (3-8 fractions, usually 5 or 6 Gy) with a mean dose of 21.9 Gy (range, 14-46 Gy). All patients were planned for follow-up with clinical controls and magnetic resonance imaging scans at 6 months and 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years after treatment. The median follow-up time was 84 months. Age, gender, tumour location, Simpson resection grade and target volume were assessed as possible prognostic factors for post-irradiation tumour progression and radiation related complications. The actuarial 5- and 10-year progression-free survival rates were 93% and 85% respectively. Overall mortality rate was 13.5%, while disease-specific mortality was 1.7% (3/170 patients). Older patients and patients with tumours located in the middle cranial fossa had a lower risk for tumour progression. Radiation-related complications were seen in 16 patients (9.4%), with pituitary insufficiency being the most common. Tumour location in the anterior cranial fossa was the only factor that significantly increased the risk of complications. Hypofractionated proton-beam radiation therapy may be used particularly in the treatment of larger World Health Organisation grade I meningiomas not amenable to total surgical resection. Treatment is associated with high rates of long-term tumour growth control and acceptable risk for complications.

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  • 32. Wennberg, Berit M.
    et al.
    Baumann, Pia
    Gagliardi, Giovanna
    Nyman, Jan
    Drugge, Ninni
    Hoyer, Morten
    Traberg, Anders
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap, Enheten för onkologi.
    Morhed, Elisabeth
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap.
    Ekberg, Lars
    Wittgren, Lena
    Lund, Jo-Åsmund
    Levin, Nina
    Sederholm, Christer
    Lewensohn, Rolf
    Lax, Ingmar
    NTCP modelling of lung toxicity after SBRT comparing the universal survival curve and the linear quadratic model for fractionation correction2011Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 50, nr 4, s. 518-527Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background. In SBRT of lung tumours no established relationship between dose-volume parameters and the incidence of lung toxicity is found. The aim of this study is to compare the LQ model and the universal survival curve (USC) to calculate biologically equivalent doses in SBRT to see if this will improve knowledge on this relationship. Material and methods. Toxicity data on radiation pneumonitis grade 2 or more (RP2+) from 57 patients were used, 10.5% were diagnosed with RP2+. The lung DVHs were corrected for fractionation (LQ and USC) and analysed with the Lyman-Kutcher-Burman (LKB) model. In the LQ-correction alpha/beta = 3 Gy was used and the USC parameters used were: alpha/beta = 3 Gy, D-0 = 1.0 Gy, (n) over bar = 10, alpha = 0.206 Gy(-1) and d(T) = 5.8 Gy. In order to understand the relative contribution of different dose levels to the calculated NTCP the concept of fractional NTCP was used. This might give an insight to the questions of whether "high doses to small volumes" or "low doses to large volumes" are most important for lung toxicity. Results and Discussion. NTCP analysis with the LKB-model using parameters m = 0.4, D-50 = 30 Gy resulted for the volume dependence parameter (n) with LQ correction n = 0.87 and with USC correction n = 0.71. Using parameters m = 0.3, D-50 = 20 Gy n = 0.93 with LQ correction and n = 0.83 with USC correction. In SBRT of lung tumours, NTCP modelling of lung toxicity comparing models (LQ, USC) for fractionation correction, shows that low dose contribute less and high dose more to the NTCP when using the USC-model. Comparing NTCP modelling of SBRT data and data from breast cancer, lung cancer and whole lung irradiation implies that the response of the lung is treatment specific. More data are however needed in order to have a more reliable modelling.

  • 33.
    Wikström, Kenneth
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Isacsson, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
    Ahnesjö, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Evaluation of four surface surrogates for modeling lung tumor positions over several fractions in radiotherapy2021Ingår i: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, E-ISSN 1526-9914, Vol. 22, nr 9, s. 103-112Artikel i tidskrift (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Patient breathing during lung cancer radiotherapy reduces the ability to keep a sharp dose gradient between tumor and normal tissues. To mitigate detrimental effects, accurate information about the tumor position is required. In this work, we evaluate the errors in modeled tumor positions over several fractions of a simple tumor motion model driven by a surface surrogate measure and its time derivative. The model is tested with respect to four different surface surrogates and a varying number of surrogate and image acquisitions used for model training. Fourteen patients were imaged 100 times with cine CT, at three sessions mimicking a planning session followed by two treatment fractions. Patient body contours were concurrently detected by a body surface laser scanning system BSLS from which four surface surrogates were extracted; thoracic point TP, abdominal point AP, the radial distance mean RDM, and a surface derived volume SDV. The motion model was trained on session 1 and evaluated on sessions 2 and 3 by comparing modeled tumor positions with measured positions from the cine images. The number of concurrent surrogate and image acquisitions used in the training set was varied, and its impact on the final result was evaluated. The use of AP as a surface surrogate yielded the smallest error in modeled tumor positions. The mean deviation between modeled and measured tumor positions was 1.9 mm. The corresponding deviations for using the other surrogates were 2.0 mm (RDM), 2.8 mm (SDV), and 3.0 mm (TP). To produce a motion model that accurately models the tumor position over several fractions requires at least 10 simultaneous surrogate and image acquisitions over 1–2 minutes.

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  • 34.
    Wikström, Kenneth
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Isacsson, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Ahnesjö, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap.
    Reproducibility of heart and thoracic wall position in repeated deep inspiration breath holds for radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer patients2018Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 57, nr 10, s. 1318-1324Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background: Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) for radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer patientscan effectively move the heart away from the target and reduce the heart dose compared to treatmentsin free breathing. This study aims to investigate the positional reproducibility of heart edge(HE) and thoracic wall (TW) during repeated DIBHs.

    Material and methods: At three occasions, 11 left-sided breast cancer patients were CT imaged during6 minutes of repeated DIBHs with 60 cine CT series. The series were evenly distributed over threebed positions and for each bed position, the heart edge associated maximum heart distance (MHD)and thoracic wall-associated maximum lung distance (MLD) from a reference line were retrospectivelyanalyzed. The high temporal resolution of the CT series enabled intrinsic heart movements to beresolved from breath hold variations. A body surface laser scanning system continuously extracted thethorax height and displayed it in a pair of goggles for patient feedback. To check for ‘fake-breathing’movements, e.g. that the patient lifts its back from the couch to reach DIBH, the couch-to-spine distancewas also measured in all CT series.

    Results: The analysis was done for 1432 cine CTs captured during 292 breath holds. The DIBH movedthe heart on average 15mm in medial direction compared with free breathing. For the three bed positionsstudied, the mean value of the max range, across all patients, was between 11–13mm for theMHD and 4–8mm for the MLD. The MHD variation due to breath hold variation was twice as large asthe MHD variation due to intrinsic heart movement. The couch-to-spine distance varied less than3mm for all fractions, i.e., no fake-breathing was discovered.

    Conclusions: The heart edge and thoracic wall reproducibility was high in relation to the medial heartdisplacement induced by the DIBH.

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  • 35.
    Wikström, Kenneth
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap. Medical Radiation Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
    Isacsson, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap. Medical Radiation Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
    Pinto, Marta C.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap. Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Swedish Armed Forces, 107 85 Stockholm, Sweden.
    Ahnesjö, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap. Medical Radiation Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
    Evaluation of irregular breathing effects on Internal Target Volume definition for lung cancer radiotherapy2021Ingår i: Medical physics, E-ISSN 2473-4209, Vol. 48, nr 5, s. 2136-2144Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose Irregular breathing may compromise the treated volume for free-breathing lung cancer patients during radiotherapy. We try to find a measure based on a breathing amplitude surrogate that can be used to select the patients who need further investigation of tumor motion to ensure that the internal target volume (ITV) provides reliant coverage of the tumor.

    Material and methods Fourteen patients were scanned with four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) during free-breathing. The breathing motion was detected by a pneumatic bellows device used as a breathing amplitude surrogate. In addition to the 4DCT, a breath-hold (BH) scan and three cine CT imaging sessions were acquired. The cine images were taken at randomized intervals at a rate of 12 per minute for 8 minutes to allow tumor motion determination during a typical hypo-fractionated treatment scenario. A clinical target volume (CTV) was segmented in the BH CT and propagated over all cine images and 4DCT bins. The center-of-volume of the translated CTV (CTVCOV) in the ten 4DCT bins were interconnected to define the 4DCT determined tumor trajectory (4DCT-TT). The volume of CTV inside ITV for all cine CTs was calculated and reported at the 10th percentile (V-CTV10%). The deviations between CTVCOV in the cine CTs and the 4DCT-TT were calculated and reported at its 90th percentile (d(90%)). The standard deviation of the bellows amplitude peaks (SDP) and the ratio between large and normal inspirations, kappa(rel), were tested as surrogates for V-CTV10% and d(90%).

    Results The values of d(90%) ranged from 0.6 to 5.2 mm with a mean of 2.2 mm. The values of V-CTV10% ranged from 59-93% with a mean of 78 %. The SDP had a moderate correlation (r = 0.87) to d(90%). Less correlation was seen between SDP and V-CTV10% (r = 0.77), kappa(rel) and d(90%) (r = 0.75) and finally kappa(rel) and V-CTV10% (r = 0.75).

    Conclusions The ITV coverage had a large variation for some patients. SDP seems to be a feasible surrogate measure to select patients that needs further tumor motion determination.

  • 36.
    Wikström, Kenneth
    et al.
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap.
    Isacsson, Ulf
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap.
    Ahnesjö, Anders
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för radiologi, onkologi och strålningsvetenskap.
    A comparison of patient position displacements from body surface laser scanning and cone beam CT bone registrations for radiotherapy of pelvic targets2014Ingår i: Acta Oncologica, ISSN 0284-186X, E-ISSN 1651-226X, Vol. 53, nr 2, s. 268-277Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Background and purpose

    Optical surface detection has attractive features as a mean in radiotherapy for patient positioning tasks such as set-up, monitoring and gating. To aid in hitting radiotherapy targets the correlation between detected surface displacements and internal structure displacements is crucial. In this study, we compare set-up displacements derived from a body surface laser scanning (BSLS) system to displacements derived from bone registrations with a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) system in order to quantify the accuracy and applicability of BSLS for fractionated treatments in the pelvic region.

    Material and methods

    Displacements from concurrent BSLS and CBCT registrations were compared for 40 patients treated in the pelvic region for a total of 170 set-ups. Surface data captured by BSLS at the first treatment fraction (BSLSref) was used as main reference for the BSLS system, while bony structures from the planning CT were used as a reference for the CBCT method. As comparison, the patient outline extracted from the planning CT was used as BSLS reference (CTref). The displacements detected by the CBCT system (skin-marks-only) was also used for comparison.

    Results

    The mean differences (+/- 1 SD) between the BSLS and CBCT displacements were -0.01 (+0.17) cm, 0.00 (+0.21) cm and 0.01 (+0.17) cm in the lateral, longitudinal and vertical directions, respectively. The median length of the difference was 0.26 cm (0.24-0.29 cm, 95% CI). The median of the difference between CBCT and BSLS displacements based on CTref was 0.37 cm (0.30-0.39 cm) and the median for skin-marks-only was 0.38 cm (0.34-0.42 cm).

    Conclusions

    The BSLS system is a good supplement to the CBCT system for accurate set-up for fractions when no CBCT is deemed necessary for pelvic targets. Inter-fractional skin movement in relation to bone was estimated to be 0.2 cm in the lateral (X), longitudinal (Y) and vertical direction (Z), respectively.

  • 37.
    Ångström-Brännström, C.
    et al.
    Umea Univ, Dept Nursing, Umea, Sweden..
    Engvall, Gunn
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Pediatrik.
    Mullaney, T.
    Umea Univ, Umea Inst Design, Umea, Sweden..
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wickart-Johansson, G.
    Karolinska Univ Hosp, Dept Oncol Radiumhemmet, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Svärd, A. M.
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Nyholm, T.
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Lindh, J.
    Umea Univ, Dept Radiat Sci, Umea, Sweden..
    Lindh, V.
    Umea Univ, Dept Nursing, Umea, Sweden..
    Facilitating Radiotherapy for Children: Technique, Design and Professional Care in Synergy, a Multicenter Intervention Study2016Ingår i: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, ISSN 1545-5009, E-ISSN 1545-5017, Vol. 63, s. S213-S213Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 38.
    Ångström-Brännström, Charlotte
    et al.
    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
    Lindh, Viveca
    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
    Mullaney, Tara
    Veryday, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Nilsson, Kristina
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi, Experimentell och klinisk onkologi.
    Wickart-Johansson, Gun
    Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Svärd, Anna-Maja
    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
    Nyholm, Tufve
    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
    Lindh, Jack
    Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
    Engvall, Gunn
    Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Forskargrupper (Inst. för kvinnor och barns hälsa), Barnneurologi/Barnonkologi.
    Parents' Experiences and Responses to an Intervention for Psychological Preparation of Children and Families During the Child's Radiotherapy.2018Ingår i: Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, ISSN 1043-4542, E-ISSN 1532-8457, Vol. 35, nr 2, s. 132-148Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The aim of this study was to evaluate parents' experiences and responses to a systematic intervention for psychological preparation of children and families during the child's radiotherapy (RT) treatment. In this case-control study at 3 pediatric RT centers, an intervention with a preparatory kit, including age-adjusted information on tablets, gift of a stuffed toy or a pair of headphones, a parent booklet, and toy models of the computed tomography and RT machines was implemented. For evaluation, a mixed methods data collection was conducted. A total of 113 parents of children undergoing RT were included-n = 59 in the baseline group and n = 54 in the intervention group. Health-related quality of life was rated low, but parents in the intervention group expressed less anxiety after the RT compared with the baseline group. They found information suitable for their young children, siblings, and friends were involved and the toy models were used for play. Parents expressed positive feelings due to close interaction with staff and each other within the family. The solutions developed within a human-centered design approach and shaped as a systematic family-centered strategy contributed to parents understanding and coping with the child's RT.

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