Background and purpose: Recent progress in diagnostics and treatment of metastatic cancer patients have improved survival substantially. These developments also affect local therapies, with treatment aims shifting from short-term palliation to long-term symptom or disease control. There is consequently a need to better define the value of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of spinal metastases. Methods: This ESTRO clinical practice guideline is based on a systematic literature review conducted according to PRISMA standards, which formed the basis for answering four key questions about the indication and practice of SBRT for spine metastases. Results: The analysis of the key questions based on current evidence yielded 22 recommendations and 5 statements with varying levels of endorsement, all achieving a consensus among experts of at least 75%. In the majority, the level of evidence supporting the recommendations and statements was moderate or expert opinion, only, indicating that spine SBRT is still an evolving field of clinical research. Recommendations were established concerning the selection of appropriate patients with painful spine metastases and oligometastatic disease. Recommendations about the practice of spinal SBRT covered technical planning aspects including dose and fractionation, patient positioning, immobilization and image-guided SBRT delivery. Finally, recommendations were developed regarding quality assurance protocols, including description of potential SBRT-related toxicity and risk mitigation strategies. Conclusions: This ESTRO clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and statements regarding the selection of patients with spinal metastases for SBRT and its safe implementation and practice. Enrollment of patients into well-designed prospective clinical trials addressing clinically relevant questions is considered important.

ESTRO clinical practice guideline: Stereotactic body radiotherapy for spine metastases / Guckenberger, M.; Andratschke, N.; Belka, C.; Bellut, D.; Cuccia, F.; Dahele, M.; Guninski, R. S.; Josipovic, M.; Mancosu, P.; Minniti, G.; Niyazi, M.; Ricardi, U.; Munck af Rosenschold, P.; Sahgal, A.; Tsang, Y.; Verbakel, W. F. A. R.; Alongi, F.. - In: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-8140. - (2023). [10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109966]

ESTRO clinical practice guideline: Stereotactic body radiotherapy for spine metastases

Minniti G.;
2023

Abstract

Background and purpose: Recent progress in diagnostics and treatment of metastatic cancer patients have improved survival substantially. These developments also affect local therapies, with treatment aims shifting from short-term palliation to long-term symptom or disease control. There is consequently a need to better define the value of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for the treatment of spinal metastases. Methods: This ESTRO clinical practice guideline is based on a systematic literature review conducted according to PRISMA standards, which formed the basis for answering four key questions about the indication and practice of SBRT for spine metastases. Results: The analysis of the key questions based on current evidence yielded 22 recommendations and 5 statements with varying levels of endorsement, all achieving a consensus among experts of at least 75%. In the majority, the level of evidence supporting the recommendations and statements was moderate or expert opinion, only, indicating that spine SBRT is still an evolving field of clinical research. Recommendations were established concerning the selection of appropriate patients with painful spine metastases and oligometastatic disease. Recommendations about the practice of spinal SBRT covered technical planning aspects including dose and fractionation, patient positioning, immobilization and image-guided SBRT delivery. Finally, recommendations were developed regarding quality assurance protocols, including description of potential SBRT-related toxicity and risk mitigation strategies. Conclusions: This ESTRO clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations and statements regarding the selection of patients with spinal metastases for SBRT and its safe implementation and practice. Enrollment of patients into well-designed prospective clinical trials addressing clinically relevant questions is considered important.
2023
Clinical practice guideline; SBRT; Spinal metastases
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ESTRO clinical practice guideline: Stereotactic body radiotherapy for spine metastases / Guckenberger, M.; Andratschke, N.; Belka, C.; Bellut, D.; Cuccia, F.; Dahele, M.; Guninski, R. S.; Josipovic, M.; Mancosu, P.; Minniti, G.; Niyazi, M.; Ricardi, U.; Munck af Rosenschold, P.; Sahgal, A.; Tsang, Y.; Verbakel, W. F. A. R.; Alongi, F.. - In: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-8140. - (2023). [10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109966]
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