Helical Irradiation of Total Skin (HITS) for Cutaneous Lymphoma

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The stage I-IV cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) of International Society Cutaneous Lymphomas (ISCL) and U.S. Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium (USCLC)/European Organization for Research & Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), patients who are candidates for TSEB by recommendation of National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines (Version 4.2011, Mycosis fungoid/Sezary syndrome)

2. Patients who are refractory or not feasible to the topic UV irradiation, Interferon alpha, psoralen plus ultraviolet A photochemotherapy, and Isotretinoin or chemotherapy.

3. Eligibility criteria included the following: Karnofsky status 70% or greater; creatinine clearance greater than 50 mL/min; cardiac left ventricular ejection fraction 50% or greater; aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase less than 2.5 times the upper limits of institutional normal; adequate pulmonary function as shown by a forced expiratory volume of greater than 60%; and peripheral neuropathy grade 1 or lower. Patients were preassessed for their ability to lie supine for approximately 1 hour.

4. They had to be previously untreated TSEBT. Prior local radiation was permitted.

5. All patients voluntarily signed an informed consent form approved by the Institutional Review Board.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient were prior treated by TSEBT for CTCL, another type of cancer, abnormal cardiac function (systolic ejection fraction < 50 percent or an abnormal stress test), chronic respiratory disease (vital capacity or carbon monoxide diffusion, < 50 percent of normal), abnormal liver function (serum bilirubin, > 2.0 mg per deciliter [>35 micromol per liter]; or serum aminotransferase values more than four times the normal value), and psychiatric disease.

2. Females who are pregnant/lactating or planning to be pregnant.

3. Patients with other systemic diseases that required long-term (≥ 2 weeks) usage of glucocorticosteroid or immunosuppressant agent(s) within 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment.

4. Child or handicap are excluded