Abstract
Various radiotherapy procedures are applied in the treatment of prostate cancer. Nevertheless, their early and late side effects measured by uroflow and residual volume measurements have not been studied extensively. We investigated by objective methods the early changes of urination ability after different radiotherapy procedures. According to the protocol defined in our study, all patients had their IPSS (international prostate symptom score) determined, as well as their uroflow examinations and measurements of their residual urine via suprapubic ultrasound, carried out before treatment. These tests were then repeated at 4-6 weeks after the end of their radiotherapy. A total of 26 patients were included in the study. 6 patients were treated with low-dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy and 5 patients with high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy, 12 patients with Cyberknife (CK) using extreme hypofractionation and 3 patients with moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy with a linear accelerator (LINAC). Due to the similarity of the treatments, the LDR and HDR groups together were also studied as brachytherapy group and the CK and LINAC patients as teletherapy group. We found that the early deterioration of IPSS and uroflow parameters after brachytherapy were significant (IPSS irritative symptoms: p = 0.003, IPSS obstructive symptoms: p = 0.011, maximum flow: p = 0.003, mean flow: p = 0.006), while in teletherapy only the IPSS irritative symptoms worsened significantly (p = 0.011). Based on our results, we suggest to perform uroflow examination and IPSS test before selecting therapeutic modality for patients with prostate cancer. In patients with moderate or severe urinary complaints before the treatment, we recommend to use teletherapy rather than brachytherapy. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(33): 1328-1334.
Highlights
Various radiotherapy procedures are applied in the treatment of prostate cancer
We investigated by objective methods the early changes of urination ability after different radiotherapy procedures
According to the protocol defined in our study, all patients had their IPSS determined, as well as their uroflow examinations and measurements of their residual urine via suprapubic ultrasound, carried out before treatment
Summary
A prosztatarák kezelésében alkalmazott besugárzási technikák vizelési képességre gyakorolt korai hatása. Bevezetés: A prosztatarák kezelésében jelentős szerepet kapnak a különböző sugárterápiás eljárások. Célkitűzés: Arra a kérdésre kerestük a választ, hogy hogyan változik a korai vizelési képesség a különböző sugárterápiás eljárások során. A kezelési modalitások szerint 6, kis dózisteljesítményű (low-dose rate; LDR) brachytherapiában, 5, nagy dózisteljesítményű (high-dose rate; HDR) brachytherapiában, 12, Cyberknife (CK) készüléken extrém hipofrakcionált sugárkezelésben és 3, lineáris gyorsítón (LINAC) mérsékelten hipofrakcionált sugárkezelésben részesített prosztatarákos beteget választottunk be. A kezelések hasonlósága miatt az LDR- és a HDR-csoportot együttesen brachytherapiás csoportként (BTCS), a CK- és a LINAC-csoportot teleterápiás csoportként (TTCS) vizsgáltuk. Eredményeink alapján azoknál a betegeknél, akiknél a kezelés előtt középsúlyos vagy súlyos dysuriás vizelési panaszok állnak fenn, a brachytherapia helyett teleterápiás módszerek alkalmazását javasoljuk, amelyek kevésbé rontják a betegek korai vizeletürítési képességét.
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