Current Status of Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
Identifieur interne : 000422 ( Pmc/Corpus ); précédent : 000421; suivant : 000423Current Status of Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
Auteurs : Dong Soo ParkSource :
- Korean Journal of Urology [ 2005-6737 ] ; 2012.
Abstract
Brachytherapy was developed to treat prostate cancer 50 years ago. Current advanced techniques using transrectal ultrasonography were established 25 years ago. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) has enabled the prostate to be viewed with improved resolution with the use of modern ultrasound machines. Moreover, the development of software that can provide images captured in real time has improved treatment outcomes. Other new radiologic imaging technologies or a combination of magnetic resonance and TRUS could be applied to brachytherapy in the future. The therapeutic value of brachytherapy for early-stage prostate cancer is comparable to that of radical prostatectomy in long-term follow-up. Nevertheless, widespread application of brachytherapy cannot be achieved for several reasons. The treatment outcome of brachytherapy varies according to the skill of the operator and differences in patient selection. Currently, only three radioactive isotopes are available for use in low dose rate prostate brachytherapy: I-125, Pd-103, and Cs-131; therefore, more isotopes should be developed. High dose rate brachytherapy using Ir-192 combined with external beam radiation, which is needed to verify the long-term effects, has been widely applied in high-risk patient groups. Recently, tumor-selective therapy or focal therapy using brachytherapy, which is not possible by surgical extraction, has been developed to maintain the quality of life in selected cases. However, this new application for prostate cancer treatment should be performed cautiously because we do not know the oncological outcome, and it would be an interim treatment method. This technique might evolve into a hybrid of whole-gland treatment and focal therapy.
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DOI: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.11.743
PubMed: 23185664
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Current advanced techniques using transrectal ultrasonography were established 25 years ago. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) has enabled the prostate to be viewed with improved resolution with the use of modern ultrasound machines. Moreover, the development of software that can provide images captured in real time has improved treatment outcomes. Other new radiologic imaging technologies or a combination of magnetic resonance and TRUS could be applied to brachytherapy in the future. The therapeutic value of brachytherapy for early-stage prostate cancer is comparable to that of radical prostatectomy in long-term follow-up. Nevertheless, widespread application of brachytherapy cannot be achieved for several reasons. The treatment outcome of brachytherapy varies according to the skill of the operator and differences in patient selection. Currently, only three radioactive isotopes are available for use in low dose rate prostate brachytherapy: I-125, Pd-103, and Cs-131; therefore, more isotopes should be developed. High dose rate brachytherapy using Ir-192 combined with external beam radiation, which is needed to verify the long-term effects, has been widely applied in high-risk patient groups. Recently, tumor-selective therapy or focal therapy using brachytherapy, which is not possible by surgical extraction, has been developed to maintain the quality of life in selected cases. However, this new application for prostate cancer treatment should be performed cautiously because we do not know the oncological outcome, and it would be an interim treatment method. 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<front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Korean J Urol</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Korean J Urol</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">KJU</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Korean Journal of Urology</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2005-6737</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2005-6745</issn><publisher><publisher-name>The Korean Urological Association</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="pmid">23185664</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="pmc">3502731</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4111/kju.2012.53.11.743</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Review Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Current Status of Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Park</surname><given-names>Dong Soo</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1"></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="A1">Department of Urology, Bundang CHA Hospital, CHA University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.</aff><author-notes><corresp>Corresponding Author: Dong Soo Park. Department of Urology, Bundang CHA Hospital, CHA University College of Medicine, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-712, Korea. TEL: +82-31-780-5352, FAX: +82-31-780-5323, <email>dsparkmd@cha.ac.kr</email></corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><month>11</month><year>2012</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>11</month><year>2012</year></pub-date><volume>53</volume><issue>11</issue><fpage>743</fpage><lpage>749</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>10</day><month>9</month><year>2012</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>28</day><month>9</month><year>2012</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>© The Korean Urological Association, 2012</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2012</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/"><license-p>This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (<ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0</ext-link>) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Brachytherapy was developed to treat prostate cancer 50 years ago. Current advanced techniques using transrectal ultrasonography were established 25 years ago. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) has enabled the prostate to be viewed with improved resolution with the use of modern ultrasound machines. Moreover, the development of software that can provide images captured in real time has improved treatment outcomes. Other new radiologic imaging technologies or a combination of magnetic resonance and TRUS could be applied to brachytherapy in the future. The therapeutic value of brachytherapy for early-stage prostate cancer is comparable to that of radical prostatectomy in long-term follow-up. Nevertheless, widespread application of brachytherapy cannot be achieved for several reasons. The treatment outcome of brachytherapy varies according to the skill of the operator and differences in patient selection. Currently, only three radioactive isotopes are available for use in low dose rate prostate brachytherapy: I-125, Pd-103, and Cs-131; therefore, more isotopes should be developed. High dose rate brachytherapy using Ir-192 combined with external beam radiation, which is needed to verify the long-term effects, has been widely applied in high-risk patient groups. Recently, tumor-selective therapy or focal therapy using brachytherapy, which is not possible by surgical extraction, has been developed to maintain the quality of life in selected cases. However, this new application for prostate cancer treatment should be performed cautiously because we do not know the oncological outcome, and it would be an interim treatment method. This technique might evolve into a hybrid of whole-gland treatment and focal therapy.</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Brachytherapy</kwd><kwd>Neoplasms</kwd><kwd>Prostate</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec><title>INTRODUCTION</title><p>Radioisotope implantation for prostate cancer was developed approximately 50 years ago by Whitmore Jr. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref>], who introduced the open retropubic approach to implant I-125. This initial technique failed to achieve precise seed placement and resulted in poor treatment quality.</p><p>With the advent of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), a transperineal implant approach with the use of a template guidance system was developed in brachytherapy for prostate cancer approximately 25 years ago. Computer software for a treatment-planning system was developed initially as a preplanning technique, and eventually the real-time planning system was added. The widespread application of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has led to a profound downward staging migration of prostate cancer [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2</xref>]. Therefore, the vast majority of patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer exhibit clinically localized disease. This clinical phenomenon can increase the incidence of the local treatments, e.g., radical prostatectomy and brachytherapy.</p><p>New radioisotopes such as Pd-103 and Cs-131 have been applied in low dose rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy. High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy using Ir-192 has been used with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in the treatment of high-risk prostate cancer.</p><p>In terms of effectiveness and morbidity, the treatment result of the current brachytherapy technique is comparable with that of radical prostatectomy and EBRT. A comparison of the recurrence rates or survival outcomes of radical prostatectomy and brachytherapy has shown inconsistent biochemical recurrence and survival rates in different studies.</p><p>A recent limited trial of partial prostate gland treatment using brachytherapy has been applied for early-stage indolent prostate cancer. This treatment strategy will be developed and modified.</p></sec><sec><title>LDR BRACHYTHERAPY</title><sec><title>1. Indications and contraindications</title><p>The best candidates for LDR brachytherapy are low-risk prostate cancer patients. The criteria for low-risk groups are a PSA level<10 ng/ml and Gleason scores≤6. The next ideal candidates for LDR brachytherapy are intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients with organ-confined disease. This group includes patients with a Gleason score of 7 with either 3+4 or 4+3. A Gleason grade sum of 3+4 is more appropriate than a sum of 4+3 in the application of LDR brachytherapy alone. High-risk prostate cancer and a Gleason score of 7 (4+3) are generally required for the combined treatment of EBRT and LDR brachytherapy. However, Gleason score 8 prostate cancer can be treated with high-dose LDR brachytherapy monotherapy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">3</xref>].</p><p>The prostate gland size should preferably be <50 to 60 ml because a large prostate frequently overlaps with the pubic arch, which interferes with needle placement. Additionally, large prostates require more seeds to achieve the prescribed dose, which results in an increased risk of urinary morbidity. Patients with large prostates should be prescribed a combination of androgen blockade with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue and anti-androgen to reduce the prostate size before implantation.</p><p>Patients who have a history of transurethral resection of the prostate should be treated with caution because of the increased risk for incontinence and superficial urethral necrosis. Patients with preexisting significant obstructive urinary symptoms are not ideal candidates for LDR brachytherapy.</p></sec><sec><title>2. Planning</title><sec><title>Preplanned technique</title><p>A plan is generated from the TRUS imaging that is obtained several days before isotope implantation. A preplanned prescription dose of radioisotope is delivered to the prostate through the needles that are placed under ultrasound guidance. Radioactive seeds are deposited through the needles with an applicator or with preloaded seeds on a strand containing the preplanned number of seeds, which is accomplished by using a needle obturator and withdrawing the needle. This technique causes the seeds to be distributed too homogeneously throughout the prostate, which increases the central dose; therefore, modified needle placement and seed-loading is required.</p></sec><sec><title>Intraoperative real-time treatment planning</title><p>Intraoperative planning results in excellent clinical outcomes. An advantage of the preplanned technique is that the prostate is measured in the unanesthetized state, which can be changed during anesthesia and the procedure. Multiple needle placements cause distortion and swelling of the prostate gland, which leads to imprecise implantation. A real-time treatment planning technique using transrectal ultrasonography can obviate the preplanning and can be used to determine the prostate volume and shape, which are needed to calculate the radiation dose prescription for the target. The preplanning dose to the prostate was based on the Anderson I-125 nomogram. Currently, many modified techniques that reduce the periurethral prescription dose are applied [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">4</xref>]. However, this dose modification has a risk of failing to eradicate the possible transitional zone cancer. Intraoperative planning has been used with various software programs, including the I-plant TPS [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref>] conformal optimization system [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">6</xref>].</p></sec></sec><sec><title>3. Isotopes</title><p>Radioisotopes I (iodine)-125, Pd (palladium)-103, and Cs (cesium)-131 have LDRs and low energy. I-125 is commonly used in LDR brachytherapy with a radiation dose of 145 Gy, 144 Gy, or more. The prescribed dose of 145 Gy was suggested by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 64 [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">7</xref>] and the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology/European Association of Urology/European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer recommendations on prostate brachytherapy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B8">8</xref>]. The prescribed dose of 144 Gy was developed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.</p><p>Pd-103 may be appropriate for rapidly proliferating tumors because of its radiobiologic characteristics. The usual prescription radiation dose of Pd-103 is 115 to 125 Gy. Cs-131 was approved in 2003 by the Food and Drug Administration for use in brachytherapy for prostate cancer. The recommended prescription dose of Cs-131 is 115 Gy.</p><p>The half-lives of I-125, Pd-103, and Cs-131 are 59.4 days, 17 days, and 9.7 days, respectively. The mean photon energy levels emitted by I-125, Pd-103, and Cs-131 are 21 KeV, 27 KeV, and 29 KeV, respectively.</p><p>When the photon energy is stronger, fewer radioactive seeds are required. Hence, the initial dose rates of I-125, Pd-103, and Cs-131 are 7 cGy, 18 cGy, and 20 cGy, respectively, per hour. Shorter half-lives and stronger radioisotope energy used for prostate cancer could reduce the risk of adverse reactions (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T1">Table 1</xref>).</p></sec><sec><title>4. Procedure</title><p>Prostate sizes and shapes are different, and irregularities of the prostate are commonly observed. Attention should be given during the procedure because the implanted radioactive seeds cannot be modified after placement.</p><p>The steps of LDR brachytherapy incorporate anesthesia, positioning, planning, implantation, cystoscopic examination, seed count checking, and postimplant evaluation. General endotracheal or spinal anesthesia can be applied. Epidural anesthesia is not recommended because immobilization during the procedure is crucial.</p><p>A high and mildly extended lithotomy position is required. After the TRUS image capture of the prostate, the appropriate distribution of sources is determined by a dose-optimization treatment-planning computer software program (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Fig. 1</xref>). The implantation is performed through the perineum (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Fig. 2</xref>). The median number of needles used is approximately 20 to 35. Cystoscopy is the final step to evaluate the urethra, bladder pathology, and misplaced seeds.</p><p>Normally, 1 month after the implantation to allow for edema to subside, routine evaluation of the implant quality must be performed with computed tomography (CT) scanning (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Fig. 3</xref>). The average of <italic>V</italic> and <italic>D</italic> (percent volume and radiation dose of the prostate exposed to the prescription dose) are calculated. V100 for the prostate (volume of the prostate receiving 100% of the prescription dose) and D90 of the prostate (dose delivered to 90% of the prostate) are evaluated. The bladder and rectal dose are also calculated. The American Brachytherapy Society strongly recommends CT-based postimplant prostate dosimetry with quality cutoff points of V100>80% and D90>90%. Dosimetric implant quality is essential for the optimization of biochemical outcomes [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9">9</xref>].</p><p>There are two types of seed preparations: stranded and loose. A comparison of loose seeds with stranded seeds reported higher prostate D90 values in the stranded seeds [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B10">10</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B11">11</xref>] because of reduced seed migration. However, other researchers have not observed any dosimetric advantages for stranded seeds [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B12">12</xref>-<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B15">15</xref>]. These differences may be caused by the operator's technique. The intraoperative prostrate dosimetric parameters were greater for the loose seeds than for the stranded seeds. Within days, however, the dosimetry of the two approaches was similar [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B15">15</xref>]. Recently, a new one-stage prostate brachytherapy technique (4D Brachytherapy) using a combination of stranded and loose seeds was developed. The use of both stranded and loose seeds may reduce the migration risk of peripherally placed seeds via the venous plexus while maintaining the flexibility to optimize the dose within the prostate and particularly at the apex of the gland [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B16">16</xref>].</p></sec><sec><title>5. LDR brachytherapy outcomes</title><p>It is difficult to compare results because of the many prognostic variables, including the pretreatment PSA, the Gleason score, the clinical stage, and the implant dose, and because the relapse definitions used vary. The American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology defines PSA failure as three consecutively rising PSA nadir levels. The Phoenix definition is 2.0 ng/ml plus the nadir point. Patients with a stable but higher PSA level than >0.5 ng/ml should remain disease free. PSA levels can fluctuate during the follow-up period.</p><p>The Seattle group reported that after their initial learning curve was achieved, I-125 brachytherapy improved the long-term outcomes of both low-risk and intermediate-risk patients compared with the patients initially treated at the center. The initial 7-year PSA relapse-free survival results were 70% and 37% in the low-risk group and the intermediate-risk group, respectively. After optimizing the implantation technique, the results dramatically improved; the 7-year PSA relapse-free survival rates in the low- and intermediate-risk groups were 87% and 80%, respectively [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B17">17</xref>].</p><p>Mount Sinai reported the 8-year outcomes of I-125 brachytherapy for 243 patients with a minimum follow-up of 5 years. The 8-year PSA relapse-free survival outcomes for patients with low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk disease were 88%, 81%, and 65%, respectively [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B18">18</xref>]. A prospective randomized controlled study of radical prostatectomy and brachytherapy showed the same biochemical-disease-free survival rate at 72 months [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B19">19</xref>] and more long-term excellent outcomes were reported for brachytherapy compared with radical prostatectomy in low-risk or intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B20">20</xref>]. In this report, the 5-year biochemical recurrence rates for the low-risk and intermediate-risk groups were 96.1% and 90.6%, respectively, which were not significantly different from radical prostatectomy.</p><p><xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref> summarizes the published biochemical outcomes after LDR brachytherapy according to prognostic risk groups [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B21">21</xref>-<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B25">25</xref>].</p><p>The comparison of the treatment results of the reported studies of radical prostatectomy (open and robot), EBRT (conformal, intensity modulated, and protons), brachytherapy, cryotherapy, and high-intensity focused ultrasound remains difficult to analyze because of reporting inconsistencies and the use of different disease outcome endpoints. The Prostate Cancer Results Study Group performed a comprehensive literature review of more than 18,000 articles (<xref ref-type="table" rid="T3">Table 3</xref>) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B26">26</xref>]. In terms of biochemical-recurrence-free rates, brachytherapy provides excellent outcomes in patients with low-risk disease. For intermediate-risk disease, the combination of EBRT and brachytherapy appears to be equivalent to brachytherapy alone. For high-risk patients, the combination therapies of EBRT and brachytherapy plus or minus androgen deprivation therapy appears superior to more localized treatment methods [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B26">26</xref>].</p></sec><sec><title>6. Acute and late side effects of LDR brachytherapy</title><p>Radiation-induced urethritis and prostatitis result in urinary morbidity, including urinary frequency, urgency, nocturia, hesitancy, weak stream, and terminal dysuria. Lower urinary tract symptoms vary in severity. Various implantation techniques, seed activity, and source distribution patterns have contributed to the wide range of morbidities.</p><p>Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after prostate brachytherapy often develop in 2 to 3 weeks and peak approximately 2 months after the procedure before gradually declining over 6 to 9 months. Approximately 90% of patients experience grade 1 to 2 acute LUTS during the first 12 months after the procedure [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B27">27</xref>]. Eight percent of patients experience grade 3 LUTS toxicity and 1.5% suffer grade 4 toxicity. Late urinary toxicity persists for more than 1 year after brachytherapy in approximately 40% of patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B8">8</xref>] and ultimately disappears in time. Alpha-blockers and phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors may ameliorate LUTS during this early postoperative period. Acute urinary retention requiring catheterization developed in 1% of the treatment population in our series, whereas other groups have reported incidences of 5.5 to 42% [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B28">28</xref>-<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B30">30</xref>].</p><p>Urethral stricture and grade 3 late urinary toxicity develop in 9 to 10% of patients [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B21">21</xref>]. Grade 4 late urinary toxicity is observed in 0.4% of patients requiring urinary diversion and a colostomy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B21">21</xref>]. Because the severity of urinary toxicity varies according to the exposure level of the urethral radiation, a modified implantation technique that peripherally loads the implant to reduce the urethral radiation dose has been attempted and has resulted in optimal outcomes.</p><p>Rectal toxicity after prostate brachytherapy develops in a delayed fashion approximately 1 year after the procedure and persists for 1 to 2 years. Grade 2 and 3 or grade 4 rectal toxicity occurs in 2 to 12% and 0.4 to 2% of patients, respectively [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B31">31</xref>].</p><p>The incidence of impotence at 2 years after implantation is 21%, and this rate increases to 42% at 5 years after the procedure without medication [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">5</xref>]. The addition of neoadjuvant androgen deprivation was reported to have a significant adverse impact on potency after prostate brachytherapy in one study [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B32">32</xref>], which must be verified.</p><p>The posttreatment quality of life secondary to urinary symptoms, the maintenance of sexual function, and the maintenance of normal bowel function are becoming increasingly important to both physicians and patients when deciding which treatment modality is the most suitable.</p><p>In a report on long-term toxicity after LDR brachytherapy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B33">33</xref>], patient quality of life and sexual function up to 10 years after prostate brachytherapy were analyzed. The results confirmed that brachytherapy had a favorable side effect profile over the long term with regard to potency and urinary and bowel toxicity.</p><p>A significant increase in the mean International Prostate Symptom Score at follow-up was observed. A smaller proportion of patients had mild urinary symptoms at follow-up compared with baseline, and a small percentage of men reported severe urinary symptoms at follow-up. The subjects were evaluated for their preoperative erectile function with potency 5 to 10 years later; 62.9% of patients who had been potent before the operation retained their potency. The use of a PDE-5 inhibitor could improve potency outcomes for men post-brachytherapy, and the men treated were routinely prescribed a PDE-5 inhibitor.</p></sec><sec><title>7. LDR brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancer</title><p>LDR brachytherapy alone may not deliver a high enough dosage to the periprostatic tissue in patients at high risk for prostate cancer. EBRT should be incorporated with LDR brachytherapy to deliver escalated radiation doses to this risk group. EBRT doses of 45 to 50 Gy are delivered to the prostate and peri-prostatic tissues, and the LDR prescription dose is 90 Gy for Pd-103 implants and 110 Gy for I-125 implants. The interval of the two treatments may be 3 to 4 weeks, and the order is not strict; however, LDR brachytherapy may preferably occur first.</p></sec></sec><sec><title>HDR BRACHYTHERAPY</title><p>After the needles are placed within and around the prostate by use of TRUS (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Fig. 4A</xref>), CT imaging for the treatment planning process is obtained. The urethra and the rectum are identified and a dose plan is created.</p><p>HDR temporary prostate brachytherapy using afterloading machines, which contain an Ir-192 source (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Fig. 4B</xref>), can be applied with EBRT to patients with high-risk prostate cancer. The Ir-192 source moves within the needles for a short period of time to a number of locations, thus allowing dose distribution to any prostate shape. The implant dose is 12-20 Gy in two to four fractions. Most HDR brachytherapy is combined with EBRT because candidates for this treatment method are intermediate-risk or high-risk prostate cancer groups. The 5-year biochemical relapse-free survival rate for this combination treatment is reported to range from 53 to 84% [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B34">34</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B35">35</xref>].</p><p>HDR brachytherapy can be used as a boost therapy of EBRT [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B36">36</xref>]. In a phase III randomized trial, EBRT followed by HDR brachytherapy was reported to result in significant improvement in relapse-free survival compared with EBRT alone with a marked reduction in the risk of recurrence and similar incidence of severe late urinary and rectal morbidity. This result is interpreted as effective in achieving dose escalation in the radical radiotherapy of intermediate and poor risk localized prostate cancer [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B36">36</xref>]. The clear dose response supports not only the role of escalated radiation and the use of hypo-fractionated regimens but also the concept of a much lower αβ ratio for prostate cancer than for normal genitourinary and rectal epithelia [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B37">37</xref>]. Other than Ir-192, two different available radionuclide sources, ytterbium-169 and thulium-170, have been tried in HDR brachytherapy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B38">38</xref>].</p><p>The acute and late morbidity following HDR brachytherapy are similar to those for LDR brachytherapy.</p></sec><sec><title>FOCAL BRACHYTHERAPY</title><p>With improved imaging techniques, it is possible to identify men with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer for the focal application of brachytherapy. Technically, focal brachytherapy requires advanced imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography for localization as well as detailed biopsy results. Although many new ultrasound imaging techniques have been developed, such as B-mode ultrasound, color Doppler ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound, elastography, and sonohistology, there are many limitations in cancer detection focus. New multiparametric MRI techniques, such as diffusion-weighting, dynamic contrast enhancement, and MR spectroscopy are also limited in defining the cancer area. Therefore, advancements in the imaging field are required to apply focal therapy. With this limitation of imaging technique, a mapping biopsy of the prostate should be performed before performing focal therapy.</p><p>Among the different permanent seed isotopes available, it was noted that I-125 had the most favorable characteristics considering half-life, tissue edema, and geographic misses. Loose seeds are more favorable than stranded seeds in focal brachytherapy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B39">39</xref>].</p><p>A number of scenarios in focal brachytherapy can be considered. An ultra-focal or hemi-gland treatment protocol could be considered delivering 145 Gy. In unilateral disease, an index lesion with other clinically insignificant lesions in the contralateral lobe might be treated with 145 Gy given to the side of the index lesion combined with a lower dose applied to the contralateral side [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B39">39</xref>].</p></sec><sec sec-type="conclusions"><title>CONCLUSIONS</title><p>Advancements in imaging technology and the development of new ideal radioisotopes could transform brachytherapy into an ideal therapeutic option for prostate cancer. Emerging new concepts for prostate cancer treatment can also be applied to the small portion of patients in the field of brachytherapy. 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id="F2" position="float"><label>FIG. 2</label><caption><p>Implantation is done through the perineum by using template guidance.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="kju-53-743-g002"></graphic></fig><fig id="F3" position="float"><label>FIG. 3</label><caption><p>Postimplant dosimetry by computed tomography scan.</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="kju-53-743-g003"></graphic></fig><fig id="F4" position="float"><label>FIG. 4</label><caption><p>High dose rate temporary prostate brachytherapy (A) and Ir-192 source (B).</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="kju-53-743-g004"></graphic></fig><table-wrap id="T1" position="float"><label>TABLE 1</label><caption><p>Radionuclides for low dose rate prostate brachytherapy</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="kju-53-743-i001"></graphic><table-wrap-foot><fn><p>EBRT, external beam radiotherapy.</p></fn></table-wrap-foot></table-wrap><table-wrap id="T2" position="float"><label>TABLE 2</label><caption><p>Biochemical outcomes of 125-I low dose rate brachytherapy according to prognostic risk</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="kju-53-743-i002"></graphic></table-wrap><table-wrap id="T3" position="float"><label>TABLE 3</label><caption><p>Distribution of patients treated with different treatment methods in meta-analysis [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B26">26</xref>]</p></caption><graphic xlink:href="kju-53-743-i003"></graphic><table-wrap-foot><fn><p>Values are presented as no. of patients.</p><p>RP, radical prostatectomy; RARP, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy; ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; EBRT, external beam radiotherapy; HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound.</p></fn></table-wrap-foot></table-wrap></floats-group></pmc></record>Pour manipuler ce document sous Unix (Dilib)
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