Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Page 86, January 2012

Erratum

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In the October, 2011 issue, errors were discovered in Table 1 in the article “Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases” [Semin Radiat Oncol 21(4):264-270] by Tracey E. Schefter, MD, and Brian D. Kavanagh, MD. The table appears on page 268 of the issue. Please see corrected table below.

Table 1. SBRT for Liver Metastases: Outcomes
PatientsLesionsSBRT (PTV dose)PTVTime PointLocal ControlComments
Heidelberg, 200448376011-21 Gy × 1GTV + 6 mm axial + 10 mm sup-inf18mo
<16 Gy: 0%

>16 Gy: 81%

Wuerzburg, 2006493951
7 Gy × 4

10 Gy × 3

12.5 Gy × 3

26 Gy × 1

GTV + 8 mm axial + 13 mm sup-inf2y
28-30 Gy: 58%

>30 Gy: 82%

P < 0.01

Aarhus, Copenhagen, 20065044Not stated10 Gy × 3GTV + 5 mm axial + 10 mm sup-inf2y79%3 ulcer, intestinal dose >30 Gy
Erasmus U, Rotterdam, 2010512031
12.5 Gy × 3 (18 pts)

15 Gy × 3 (2 pts)

Individualized2y74%1 late portal HTN in multiply treated patient
Colorado/multi-institutional, 200930476312-20 Gy × 3GTV + 5 mm axial + 10 mm sup-inf2y
≤3 cm: 100%

>3 cm: 77%

P = 0.015

PMH, 20093168141
Variable, NTCP-based

Median 7 Gy × 6

Individualized (5 mm minimum)1y71%Dose response for LC
Stanford, 201046193318-30 Gy × 1ITV + 3-5 mm or GTV + 5-10 mm without 4D-CT1y77%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 20103226356 Gy × 5ITV + 5 mm2y30 Gy: 56%
10 Gy × 550 Gy: 89%
12 Gy × 560 Gy: 100%

Abbrevations: PTV, planning target volume; ITV, internal target volume; LC, local control; MTD, maximum tolerated dose; PMH, Princess Margaret Hospital; 4D, 4-dimensional; pts, patients; sup-inf, superior and inferior.

Prospective study.

PII: S1053-4296(11)00115-9

doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2011.11.001

Refers to article:

  • Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases

    Tracey E. Schefter, Brian D. Kavanagh
    Seminars in Radiation Oncology October 2011 (Vol. 21, Issue 4, Pages 264-270)

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Page 86, January 2012