SIR 2024
Interventional Oncology
Kenneth Richardson, MS-4
University of Miami Medical Student
University of Miami
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Anmol Patel, MS-4
Medical Student
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Konrad Kozlowski, MS3
Medical Student
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Christopher Montoya, MD
Radiation Oncology Resident
Jackson Health System/UHealth System
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Crystal Seldon, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
University of Miami
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Matthew Studenski, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
University of Miami
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Benjamin Spieler, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Jackson Health System/UHealth System
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Francesco Alessandrino, MD
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Jackson Health System/UHealth System
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Lorraine Portelance, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Jackson Health System/UHealth System
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Lindsay Thornton, MD (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Interventional Radiology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Y90 radioembolization is widely used for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but safe and tolerable dose varies among patients. This study investigates whether higher doses in segmental Y90 embolization lead to increased adverse events.
Materials and Methods:
A retrospective study evaluated 40 Y90 segmental radioembolizations from 05/19-04/22 at a single institution with IRB approval. All patients were selected for Y90 via liver tumor board. Average age was 71 (±10.6), 60% were male. SPECT imaging was utilized to generate voxel-based dosimetry analysis. Adverse events were defined with common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE)v5.
Results:
The cohort had an average ALBI score of -2.59 (±0.46), median MELD of 9.0 (8-11), and was composed of Child-Pugh A 85% (34) and Child-Pugh B 15% (6) patients. The delivery parameters analyzed were: median Rx dose 220 Gy (180-450), median gross tumor volume (GTV) mean dose Gy 282.5 (167.3-465.5), median mean dose to healthy liver (DHL) 39.9 Gy (26.7-64.3) median GTV 55.0cc (21.9-92.2), GTV/Liver volume (LV) 0.031 (0.016-0.094), median conformality index (CI) 1.31 (0.51-2.89), median healthy tissue overtreatment factor (HOF) 0.858 (0.099-2.518), median activity density (AD) 28.86 (20.05-42.47), median homogeneity index (HI) 2.45 (1.52-3.92). Seven patients (17.9%) experienced G2 or higher adverse events within one month of radioembolization. Rx Dose, Mean GTV dose, Mean DHL, GTV, GTV/Liver volume, CI, HOF, AD, and HI did not show significant predictive value for ≥ G2 adverse events p=0.73, p=0.90, p=0.99, p=0.14, p=0.58, p=0.63, p=0.46, p=0.46, p=1.00 respectively. In a binary multivariable logistical regression analysis of Rx dose, HOF, GTV/LV, and Child-Pugh score, only Child-Pugh was a predictive factor for ≥G2 adverse events, with an Odds ratio of 142.8 p=0.018.
Conclusion: In our study, higher Rx dose, mean GTV dose, DHL, GTV, GTV/Liver, CI, HOF, AI, and HI failed to reach statistical significance in predicting ≥G2 adverse events, whereas Child-Pugh was predictive. Limitations include retrospective design and small sample size.