Current Gold Standard • Surgery remains gold standard for early stage lung cancer • Many patients cannot or prefer to not undergo surgery • SBRT/ SABR is emerging, improving • Radiosurgery targets only primary tumor • Control at 1 O site excellent • But +/- 15% recur regionally (with T1& T2 patients, adequate follow • Identify regions at highest risk of micro-metastatic disease • Deliver ablative radiation to primary nodal drainage Problem Concept Under Investigati on
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CurrentGoldStandard
•Surgery remains gold standard for early stage lung cancer•Many patients cannot or prefer to not undergo surgery•SBRT/ SABR is emerging, improving alternative
•Radiosurgery targets only primary tumor•Control at 1O site excellent•But +/- 15% recur regionally (with T1& T2 patients, adequate follow up, imaging at follow-up & actuarial method)
•Identify regions at highest risk of micro-metastatic disease•Deliver ablative radiation to primary nodal drainage
Problem
Concept Under Investigation
Pulmonary Interstitial Lymphography
Pulmonary Interstitial Lymphography
Primary Nodal DrainageSquare = primary tumor
Circle = primary drainage
5 fractions, simultaneous integrated boost RapidArc, >340 d
PTV 50 Gy (primary tumor) coverage Normalized to 95%