Safety and Efficacy of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for the Treatment of Canine Thyroid Carcinoma
Abstract
Thyroid carcinoma develops spontaneously in dogs, with only 25% to 50% of cases amenable to surgery at diagnosis. Local control for unresectable tumors can be provided with external beam radiotherapy. The aim of this retrospective study is to describe the safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for treatment of canine thyroid carcinoma. Twenty-three dogs met inclusion criteria; median tumor volume before SBRT was 129.9 cm3 (range, 2.7-452.8 cm3 ). Sixteen patients (70%) had unresectable tumors. Pulmonary metastasis was present or suspected in 10 patients (44%) before SBRT. Patients were prescribed 15 to 40 Gy to targeted tumor volume in one to five fractions. Twenty patients evaluated had overall response rate of 70% (complete response, n = 4; partial response, n = 10). Thirteen out of sixteen (81%) symptomatic patients had clinical improvement within a median time of 16 days (range, 2-79 days). Median progression free survival (MPFS) was 315 days. Median survival time (MST) was 362 days. Nine patients (39%) had grade 1 acute radiation toxicity. Three patients had grade 1 late radiation toxicity (two leukotrichia and one [4%] with intermittent cough). Responders had significantly longer MPFS (362 vs 90 days; HR 4.3; 95% CI 1.4-13.5; P = 0.013) and MST (455 vs 90 days; HR 2.9; 95% CI 1-8.4; P = 0.053). Presenting with metastasis was not a significant negative prognostic factor (MST 347 vs 348 days without metastasis; P = 0.352). SBRT is a safe and…
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