1. Recommendation for an oral mucosal contouring method in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving tomotherapy
Yuanyuan CHEN ; Peijing LI ; Shuangyan YANG ; Jiaben FANG ; Jiang ZHANG ; Qiaoying HU ; Ming CHEN ; Xiaozhong CHEN ; Ye TIAN
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology 2020;29(1):11-16
Objective:
To evaluate the value of two oral mucosal contouring methods for predicting acute radiation-induced oral mucositis (A-ROM) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients.
Methods:
A total of 150 AJCC 7th stage Ⅱ-IVB NPCs receiving radical tomotherapy (TOMO) in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from 2017 to 2019 were included in this prospective observational study. Oral cavity contour (OCC) and mucosal surface contour (MSC) were applied to delineate the oral mucosal structure. A-ROM grade was prospectively assessed and recorded weekly according to RTOG scoring criteria. The prediction value of two methods for A-ROM was statistically compared.
Results:
The incidence rate of ≥3 grade A-ROM was 33.3%. In univariate analysis, V5, V10, V15, V45, V50, V55, V60, V65 and V70 of OCC and V5, V10, V50, V55, V60, V65, V70 and Dmean of MSC were significantly correlated with the risk of ≥3 grade A-ROM (all