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01-03-2020 | Breast Cancer | Original Article
Meta-analysis of deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) versus free breathing (FB) in postoperative radiotherapy for left-side breast cancer
Authors:
Junming Lai, Shuang Hu, Yongbiao Luo, Rikui Zheng, Qibao Zhu, Pingliang Chen, Beiyuan Chi, Yunhui Zhang, Fangyan Zhong, Xin Long
Published in:
Breast Cancer
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Issue 2/2020
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Abstract
Objectives
This meta-analysis evaluates the difference in deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) versus free breathing (FB) for patients receiving postoperative radiotherapy for left breast cancer and provides a useful reference for clinical practice.
Methods
The relevant controlled trials of DIBH versus FB in postoperative radiotherapy for left-side breast cancer were retrieved from the databases of PubMed, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases. The principal outcome of interest was heart dose, left anterior descending coronary artery (LADCA) dose, and left lung dose and target coverage. We calculated summary standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.
Results
The analysis included 1019 patients from 12 observational studies, of which 576 cases were in the DIBH group and 443 cases in the FB group. Compared with the FB group, the DIBH group can have lower heart dose, left anterior descending coronary artery (LADCA) dose, and left lung dose more effectively, and the difference was statistically significant (heart dose, SMD = − 1.36, 95% CI − 1.64 ~ − 1.09, P < 0.01. LADCA dose, SMD = − 1.45, 95% CI − 1.62 ~ − 1.27, P < 0.01. Left lung dose, SMD = − 0.52, 95% CI − 0.81 ~ − 0.23, P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in target coverage between the two groups (SMD = 0.03, 95% CI − 0.11 ~ 0.18, P = 0.64).
Conclusion
By this meta-analysis, we found that implementation of DIBH in postoperative radiotherapy for left-side breast cancer can reduce irradiation of heart dose, LADCA dose and left lung dose, without compromising target coverage.