RONC-04. RE-IRRADIATION AFTER TREATMENT OF MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RELAPSED CASES AND SECOND CANCER CASES

Abstract

PURPOSELate complications such as brainstem necrosis are great concern of re-irradiation for brain tumor. Proton beam therapy can reduce radiation dose of organs at risk such as brainstem, so is expected to reduce late complications.PATIENTS AND METHODSPatients with medulloblastoma treated with re-irradiation from January 2015 to February 2019 at the Kobe Children’s Hospital and the Kobe Proton Center were reviewed. There were three cases of relapsed medulloblastoma and three cases of second cancer (glioblastomas).RESULTSIn relapsed cases, all three cases treated with 12 Gy in 8 fractions cranio-spinal irradiation followed by gamma knife radiosurgery (one) or 28.8 Gy (RBE) in 16 fractions of proton beam therapy (two). Follow-up periods were 8 to 19 months (median 12 months) and all three cases survived without relapse. In second cancer cases, all three cases were treated with 40.05 Gy per 15 fractions of radiation therapy (2 cases were treated with photon and one case with proton). However, all cases relapsed and two cases died of disease.CONCLUSIONTwelve Gy in 8 fractions cranio-spinal irradiation followed by 28.8 Gy (RBE) in 16 fractions of proton beam therapy is thought to be useful for the relapsed case. Re-irradiation for second cancer was disappointing and further study is warranted.