Absence of correlation between radiation-induced CD8 T-lymphocyte apoptosis and sequelae in patients with prostate cancer accidentally overexposed to radiation

Guillaume Vogin*, Jean Louis Merlin, Alexandra Rousseau, Didier Peiffert, Alexandre Harlé, Marie Husson, Labib El Hajj, Mihai Levitchi, Tabassome Simon, Jean Marc Simon

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Abstract

Purpose: 454 patients with prostate adenocarcinoma were accidentally overexposed to radiation in Epinal hospital, France, between August 1999 and January 2007. We aimed toevaluate whether radiation-induced CD4 or CD8 T-lymphocyte apoptosis (RILA) correlates with the severity of radiation toxicity. Methods: Between 2007 and 2013, all patients who received more than 108% of the prescribed radiation dose, after correction of the treatment plan, were convened, and blood was sampled at 6-months follow-up. Maximal Digestive toxicity (MDT) and maximal urinary toxicity (MUT) were graded using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) v3.0 scale. RILA was assessed using flow cytometry. Results: 245 patients were included in our study. After a median follow-up of 4.8 years, the MDT and MUT reached grade 3-4 in 37 patients and 56 patients, respectively. Patients with prostatectomy exhibited a statistically higher grade of MUT compared with those treated with definitive radiotherapy (p=0.03). The median RILA values were 11.8% and 15.3% for CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocytes, respectively. We found no significant correlation between CD4 or CD8 RILA and either MDT or MUT. Conclusion: RILA does not correlate with the inter-individual variation in MDT or MUT in the largest cohort of patients overexposed to radiation. The magnitude of the overdosage probably overrides biological predictors of toxicity, including individual radiosensitivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32680-32689
Number of pages10
JournalOncotarget
Volume9
Issue number66
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Aug 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Epinal adverse event
  • Individual radiation sensitivity
  • Late radiation-induced toxicity
  • Prostate cancer
  • Radiation-induced lymphocyte apoptosis

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