Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is a form of very precise radiotherapy that delivers high doses to tumors while sparing adjacent organs at risk. Recent data show that SABR is a low-toxic and highly effective local treatment for metastatic localizations in various organs, obtaining local control rates of approximately 80%. Experimental evidence also suggests that SABR may play an important therapeutic role in oligometastatic/oligorecurrent/oligoprogressive patients, a subset of cancer patients who are probably in an intermediate disease state between localized disease and widespread dissemination. There is a strong biological and clinical rationale in combining the high local control rates achievable with SABR with effective systemic therapies, and recent results of pilot studies indicate that SABR may have a potential impact on prognosis in this subgroup of patients, being 'curative' in around 20-25% of cases. This paper reviews and discusses basic concepts and clinical applications of SABR in oligometastatic patients.

New concepts and insights into the role of radiation therapy in extracranial metastatic disease

Filippi AR
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2013-01-01

Abstract

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is a form of very precise radiotherapy that delivers high doses to tumors while sparing adjacent organs at risk. Recent data show that SABR is a low-toxic and highly effective local treatment for metastatic localizations in various organs, obtaining local control rates of approximately 80%. Experimental evidence also suggests that SABR may play an important therapeutic role in oligometastatic/oligorecurrent/oligoprogressive patients, a subset of cancer patients who are probably in an intermediate disease state between localized disease and widespread dissemination. There is a strong biological and clinical rationale in combining the high local control rates achievable with SABR with effective systemic therapies, and recent results of pilot studies indicate that SABR may have a potential impact on prognosis in this subgroup of patients, being 'curative' in around 20-25% of cases. This paper reviews and discusses basic concepts and clinical applications of SABR in oligometastatic patients.
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