The SBRT database initiative of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO): patterns of care and outcome analysis of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for liver oligometastases in 474 patients with 623 metastases.

Nicolaus H AndratschkeH AlheidM AllgäuerG BeckerO BlanckJ Boda-HeggemannT BrunnerM DumaS GerumM GuckenbergerG HildebrandtR J KlementV LewitzkiC OstheimerA PapachristofilouC PetersenT SchneiderR SemrauS WachterD Habermehl

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

After an initial learning curve with regards to total cumulative doses, consistently high biologically effective doses have been employed translating into high local tumor control at 1 and 2 years. The true impact of histology and motion management method on treated metastases control deserve deeper analysis. Overall survival is mainly influenced by histology and metastatic tumor burden.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
quality improvement
squamous cell carcinoma
healthcare
early stage
small cell lung cancer
palliative care
radiation induced
locally advanced
emergency department