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Gustavo Viani: Is this enough to make SBRT the go-to option for inoperable HCC?
Jan 12, 2025, 16:51

Gustavo Viani: Is this enough to make SBRT the go-to option for inoperable HCC?

Gustavo Viani, Professor of Radiation Oncology at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, posted on X about recent paper by Naoko Sanuki et al., titled “Final results of a multicenter prospective study of stereotactic body radiotherapy for previously untreated solitary primary hepatocellular carcinoma (the STRSPH study)” published on Red Journal.

Authors: Naoko Sanuki, Tomoki Kimura, Atsuya Takeda, Keisuke Ariyoshi, Shunsuke Oyamada, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Tsurugai, Yoshiko Doi, Masaki Kokubo, Toshiyuki Imagumbai, Norio Katoh, Takahisa Eriguchi, Satoshi Ishikura

Gustavo Viani: Is this enough to make SBRT the go-to option for inoperable HCC?

“Is this enough to make SBRT the go-to option for inoperable HCC? Or will it stay in the shadow of other treatments.

Objective:
Assess SBRT for solitary HCC in patients unfit for surgery or ablation
Methods
•Trial: Multicenter, phase II
•Participants: 34 with untreated solitary HCC (1–5 cm)
•Treatment: 40 Gy/5 fractions
Outcomes:
•3-year OS: 82%
•3-year LC: 93%
•Toxicity: Mild/no Grade 5 events
Conclusion:
SBRT offers a safe, effective alternative for HCC when curative treatments aren’t possible.”