The Normal, the Radiosensitive, and the Ataxic in the Era of Precision Radiotherapy: A Narrative Review
Résumé
(1) Background: radiotherapy is a cornerstone of cancer treatment. When delivering a tu-
moricidal dose, the risk of severe late toxicities is usually kept below 5% using dose-volume con-
straints. However, individual radiation sensitivity (iRS) is responsible (with other technical factors)
for unexpected toxicities after exposure to a dose that induces no toxicity in the general population.
Diagnosing iRS before radiotherapy could avoid unnecessary toxicities in patients with a grossly
normal phenotype. Thus, we reviewed iRS diagnostic data and their impact on decision-making
processes and the RT workflow; (2) Methods: following a description of radiation toxicities, we con-
ducted a critical review of the current state of the knowledge on individual determinants of cellu-
lar/tissue radiation; (3) Results: tremendous advances in technology now allow minimally-invasive
genomic, epigenetic and functional testing and a better understanding of iRS. Ongoing large trans-
lational studies implement various tests and enriched NTCP models designed to improve the pre-
diction of toxicities. iRS testing could better support informed radiotherapy decisions for individu-
als with a normal phenotype who experience unusual toxicities. Ethics of medical decisions with an
accurate prediction of personalized radiotherapy’s risk/benefits and its health economics impact are
at stake; (4) Conclusions: iRS testing represents a critical unmet need to design personalized radio-
therapy protocols relying on extended NTCP models integrating iRS
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