Prevention of pterygium recurrence by postoperative single-dose beta-irradiation: a prospective randomized clinical double-blind trial

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
Ina M Jürgenliemk-SchulzHarm K Wyrdeman

Abstract

To affirm the effectiveness and complication rate of postoperative single-dose beta-irradiation (RT) with (90)Sr in the case of primary pterygium in a clinical trial. Pterygium is a benign disease of the supporting orbital tissue that can cause impairment of visual function. Depending on the technique used for surgery, recurrence is described in up to 70% of cases-a reason to combine the initial treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. This trial was designed as a prospective, randomized, multicenter, double-blind study. Surgery was performed in all cases according to the bare sclera technique. Ninety-one patients with 96 pterygia were postoperatively randomized to either beta-RT or sham RT. In the case of beta-RT, a (90)Sr eye applicator was used to deliver 2500 cGy to the sclera surface at a dose rate of between 200 and 250 cGy/min. Sham RT was given using the same type of applicator without the (90)Sr layer. After treatment, both an ophthalmologist and a radiation oncologist performed the follow-up examinations. The accumulated data were analyzed using a group sequential test. Between February 1998 and September 2002, 96 eyes with primary pterygium were operated on according to the trial protocol. Additional treatment wa...Continue Reading

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