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Delineating and sparing functional nephrons for radiotherapy in the case of lymphoma with polycystic kidney disease

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submitted on 2023-12-06, 07:34 and posted on 2023-12-06, 12:27 authored by Venkada Manickam Gurusamy, Suparna Halsnad Chandramouli, Muhammad Usman, Saju Raveendran Divakar, Rabih Wafiq Hammoud, Noora Al-Hammadi

Purpose

It is imperative to spare functioning kidneys from high radiation doses when they are near enough to radiotherapy (RT) target volumes in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). To achieve this intent, we designed the unique approach that we report here.

Methods and materials

The patient who has PKD, presented with B-cell lymphoma involving paraaortic lymph nodes. After completing chemotherapy, RT was planned to the residual nodal disease. The diagnostic positron emission tomography computed tomography (PETCT) scan was fused with the RT planning CT scan. 18F-2-deoxy-2(F)-fluro-d-glucose (FDG) avid active kidneys were contoured separately, and the treatment plan was optimized to avoid these volumes.

Results

The functional volume was 17.52% of the right kidney whereas it was 7.44% of the left. The mean doses were 4.61 Gy and 4.2 Gy, respectively. The baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was >60 mL/min; at 18 months follow-up, it was 62 mL/min.

Conclusions

Delineation of functional nephrons was feasible while utilizing the staging FDG-PETCT scan for radiotherapy contouring in our patient, which aided to achieve the optimal dose-volume constraints. Further studies are warranted to analyze and quantify the benefit of this easily accessible method in the future.

Other Information

Published in: Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100566

Funding

Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.

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Language

  • English

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Elsevier

Publication Year

  • 2022

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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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  • Hamad Medical Corporation
  • National Center for Cancer Care and Research - HMC

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