TY - JOUR
T1 - Penile bulb dose and impotence after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer on RTOG 9406
T2 - Findings from a prospective, multi-institutional, phase I/II dose-escalation study
AU - Roach, Mack
AU - Winter, Kathryn
AU - Michalski, Jeffrey M.
AU - Cox, James D.
AU - Purdy, James A.
AU - Bosch, Walter
AU - Lin, Xiao
AU - Shipley, William S.
PY - 2004/12/1
Y1 - 2004/12/1
N2 - To assess the relationship between the dose to the bulb of the penis and the risk of impotence in men treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9406. Men enrolled on a Phase I/II dose-escalation study, RTOG 9406, who were reported to be potent at entry and evaluable (n = 158) were selected for inclusion. Follow-up evaluations were scheduled every 3, 4, and 6 months for the first, second, and the third through fifth years, then annually. At each follow-up visit an assessment of potency status was made. Penile structures were defined by a single observer blinded to the potency status, using Web-based, on-line software. The dosimetry for penile structures was calculated at the Quality Assurance Center at Washington University and provided to RTOG Statistical Headquarters to determine whether there was a relationship between dose and impotence. Patients whose median penile dose was ≥52.5 Gy had a greater risk of impotence compared with those receiving <52.5 Gy (p = 0.039). In a multivariate analysis neither age, the dose to the prostate, nor the use of hormonal therapy correlated with the risk of impotence. Dose to the bulb of the penis seems to be associated with the risk of radiation-induced impotence.
AB - To assess the relationship between the dose to the bulb of the penis and the risk of impotence in men treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9406. Men enrolled on a Phase I/II dose-escalation study, RTOG 9406, who were reported to be potent at entry and evaluable (n = 158) were selected for inclusion. Follow-up evaluations were scheduled every 3, 4, and 6 months for the first, second, and the third through fifth years, then annually. At each follow-up visit an assessment of potency status was made. Penile structures were defined by a single observer blinded to the potency status, using Web-based, on-line software. The dosimetry for penile structures was calculated at the Quality Assurance Center at Washington University and provided to RTOG Statistical Headquarters to determine whether there was a relationship between dose and impotence. Patients whose median penile dose was ≥52.5 Gy had a greater risk of impotence compared with those receiving <52.5 Gy (p = 0.039). In a multivariate analysis neither age, the dose to the prostate, nor the use of hormonal therapy correlated with the risk of impotence. Dose to the bulb of the penis seems to be associated with the risk of radiation-induced impotence.
KW - Impotence
KW - Prostate cancer
KW - Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=10044274200&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.026
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 15590164
AN - SCOPUS:10044274200
SN - 0360-3016
VL - 60
SP - 1351
EP - 1356
JO - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
JF - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
IS - 5
ER -