Hyperbaric Radiation Sensitization of Head and Neck Cancers

Summary

There is reason to believe that hyperbaric oxygen administered immediately prior to radiotherapy will prove beneficial for this cancer type and stage. The basis for this hypothesis is a review of several decades of published work, the conclusion of a recent (2018) Cochrane Review, and results of a Phase I trial.

Timeline

Start

2019-07-01

Primary completion

2022-12-31

Completion

2024-12-31

Publications

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• Background GRAY LH, CONGER AD, EBERT M, HORNSEY S, SCOTT OC. The concentration of oxygen dissolved in tissues at the time of irradiation as a factor in radiotherapy. Br J Radiol. 1953 Dec;26(312):638-48. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-26-312-638. No abstract available.
• Background GRAY LH. Oxygenation in radiotherapy. I. Radiobiological considerations. Br J Radiol. 1957 Aug;30(356):403-6. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-30-356-403. No abstract available.
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• Background CHURCHILL-DAVIDSON I, SANGER C, THOMLINSON RH. Oxygenation in radiotherapy. II. Clinical application. Br J Radiol. 1957 Aug;30(356):406-22. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-30-356-406. No abstract available.
• Background EMERY EW, LUCAS BG, WILLIAMS KG. Technique of irradiation of conscious patients under increased oxygen pressure. Lancet. 1960 Jan 30;1(7118):248-50. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(60)90170-7. No abstract available.
• Background SANGER C. High pressure oxygen and radiation therapy. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1959 Mar;81(3):498-503. No abstract available.
• Background ATKINS HL, SEAMAN WB, JACOX HW, MATTEO RS. EXPERIENCE WITH HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION IN CLINICAL RADIOTHERAPY. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1965 Mar;93:651-63. No abstract available.
• Background CATER DB, SCHOENIGER EL, WATKINSON DA. Effects on oxygen tension of tumours of breathing oxygen at high pressures. Lancet. 1962 Aug 25;2(7252):381-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(62)90233-7. No abstract available.
• Background Evans JC. Metastasis following radiotherapy in hyperbaric oxygen. Radiology. 1969 Nov;93(5):1155-7. doi: 10.1148/93.5.1155. No abstract available.
• Background Johnson RE, Kagan AR, Bryant TL. Hyperbaric oxygen effect on experimental tumor growth. Radiology. 1967 Apr;88(4):775-7. doi: 10.1148/88.4.775. No abstract available.
• Background Kohshi K, Kinoshita Y, Terashima H, Konda N, Yokota A, Soejima T. Radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation for malignant gliomas: a pilot study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 1996;122(11):676-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01209031.
• Background Machin D, Stenning SP, Parmar MK, Fayers PM, Girling DJ, Stephens RJ, Stewart LA, Whaley JB. Thirty years of Medical Research Council randomized trials in solid tumours. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 1997;9(2):100-14. doi: 10.1016/s0936-6555(05)80448-0.
• Background Haffty BG, Hurley R, Peters LJ. Radiation therapy with hyperbaric oxygen at 4 atmospheres pressure in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: results of a randomized clinical trial. Cancer J Sci Am. 1999 Nov-Dec;5(6):341-7.
• Background Kohshi K, Kinoshita Y, Imada H, Kunugita N, Abe H, Terashima H, Tokui N, Uemura S. Effects of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation on malignant gliomas. Br J Cancer. 1999 Apr;80(1-2):236-41. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690345.
• Background Kinoshita Y, Kohshi K, Kunugita N, Tosaki T, Yokota A. Preservation of tumour oxygen after hyperbaric oxygenation monitored by magnetic resonance imaging. Br J Cancer. 2000 Jan;82(1):88-92. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0882.
• Background Beppu T, Kamada K, Yoshida Y, Arai H, Ogasawara K, Ogawa A. Change of oxygen pressure in glioblastoma tissue under various conditions. J Neurooncol. 2002 May;58(1):47-52. doi: 10.1023/a:1015832726054.
• Background Becker A, Kuhnt T, Liedtke H, Krivokuca A, Bloching M, Dunst J. Oxygenation measurements in head and neck cancers during hyperbaric oxygenation. Strahlenther Onkol. 2002 Feb;178(2):105-8. doi: 10.1007/s00066-002-0892-0.
• Background Ogawa K, Yoshii Y, Inoue O, Toita T, Saito A, Kakinohana Y, Adachi G, Ishikawa Y, Kin S, Murayama S. Prospective trial of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation with chemotherapy for high-grade gliomas. Radiother Oncol. 2003 Apr;67(1):63-7. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(02)00406-1.
• Background Beppu T, Kamada K, Nakamura R, Oikawa H, Takeda M, Fukuda T, Arai H, Ogasawara K, Ogawa A. A phase II study of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation combined with interferon-beta and nimustine hydrochloride to treat supratentorial malignant gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2003 Jan;61(2):161-70. doi: 10.1023/a:1022169107872.
• Background Ogawa K, Yoshii Y, Inoue O, Toita T, Saito A, Kakinohana Y, Adachi G, Iraha S, Tamaki W, Sugimoto K, Hyodo A, Murayama S. Phase II trial of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation with chemotherapy for high-grade gliomas. Br J Cancer. 2006 Oct 9;95(7):862-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603342. Epub 2006 Sep 5.
• Background Kohshi K, Yamamoto H, Nakahara A, Katoh T, Takagi M. Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy using gamma unit after hyperbaric oxygenation on recurrent high-grade gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2007 May;82(3):297-303. doi: 10.1007/s11060-006-9283-1. Epub 2006 Nov 22.
• Background Bennett M, et al. Hyperbaric Oxygenation for Tumor Sensitization to Radiotherapy. In The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2006. Oxford: Update Software. 1-61.
• Background Feldmeier J, Carl U, Hartmann K, Sminia P. Hyperbaric oxygen: does it promote growth or recurrence of malignancy? Undersea Hyperb Med. 2003 Spring;30(1):1-18.
• Background Hartford AC, Davis TH, Buckey JC, Foote RL, Sinesi MS, Williams BB, Fariss AK, Schaner PE, Claus PL, Okuno SH, Hussey JR, Clarke RE. Hyperbaric Oxygen as Radiation Sensitizer for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx: A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Mar 1;97(3):481-486. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.10.048. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

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