The Insider's Guide to Radiation Therapy: SBRT

On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker continue The Insider's Guide to Radiation Therapy! 

This four episode series will cover radiation 101, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and proton therapy!

In this episode, we discuss SBRT, alternatively called stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR). We also discuss a related treatment, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Here are some links to things we discussed during the show:

• Rare Cancer Research Foundation
• Pattern.org
• Count Me In
• JAMA Oncology SBRT/SABR patient page
• CyberKnife information from the manufacturer (Accuray)
• GammaKnife information from the manufacturer (Eleckta)
• The patient-led Remove the Mask Campaign

Here are some clinical and scientific publications mentioned during this show:

• Original Timmerman study of SBRT for early stage lung cancer
• Discovery of the SBRT "No Fly Zone" in the chest
• International Radiosurgery Consortium of the Kidney (IROCK) meta-analysis of SBRT for primary kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma).

Here are some resources that may be of interest, but were not discussed in this episode:

• An excellent video on Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) versus Whole Brain Radiotherapy (WBRT) for brain metastases from our friends at PRIMR
• RTOG 1112 Trial: Benefit of adding SBRT to Sorafenib in locally advanced liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). (conference abstract only)
• TRENDY Trial: Suggests that SBRT is superior to trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for early liver cancer (haptocellular carcinoma).
• MD Anderson Cancer Center Phase II Trial: Suggests that SBRT may be used to defer systemic therapy in patients with oligometastatic kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) 

Oncology Unscripted is a Photon Media production. Intro and Outro music by Emmy-award winning artist Lucas Cantor Santiago.

Additional content from Katie Coleman can be found at her website, https://www.katiekickscancer.com/. 

This show and our opinions are meant for general informational purposes and are not medical advice. We encourage you to reach out to your doctors to discuss your individual case.