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Long-Term Prospective Outcomes of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Chun SG; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.; Hu C; NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; American College of Radiology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; Komaki RU; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.; Timmerman RD; The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.; Schild SE; Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.; Bogart JA; State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.; Dobelbower MC; University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center.; Bosch W; Washington University, St Louis, Missouri.; Kavadi VS; Texas Oncology Cancer Center Sugar Land, Sugar Land.; Narayan S; Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.; Iyengar P; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.; Robinson C; Washington University, St Louis, Missouri.; Rothman J; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.; Raben A; Christiana Care Health System, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware.; Augspurger ME; Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville, Florida.; MacRae RM; Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.; Paulus R; NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; American College of Radiology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.; Bradley JD; University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia.
Source
Publisher: American Medical Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101652861 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2374-2445 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 23742437 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JAMA Oncol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Importance: The optimal radiotherapy technique for unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is controversial, so evaluating long-term prospective outcomes of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is important.
Objective: To compare long-term prospective outcomes of patients receiving IMRT and 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) with concurrent carboplatin/paclitaxel for locally advanced NSCLC.
Design, Setting, and Participants: A secondary analysis of a prospective phase 3 randomized clinical trial NRG Oncology-RTOG 0617 assessed 483 patients receiving chemoradiotherapy (3D-CRT vs IMRT) for locally advanced NSCLC based on stratification.
Main Outcomes and Measures: Long-term outcomes were analyzed, including overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), time to local failure, development of second cancers, and severe grade 3 or higher adverse events (AEs) per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 3. The percentage of an organ volume (V) receiving a specified amount of radiation in units of Gy is reported as V(radiation dose).
Results: Of 483 patients (median [IQR] age, 64 [57-70] years; 194 [40.2%] female), 228 (47.2%) received IMRT, and 255 (52.8%) received 3D-CRT (median [IQR] follow-up, 5.2 [4.8-6.0] years). IMRT was associated with a 2-fold reduction in grade 3 or higher pneumonitis AEs compared with 3D-CRT (8 [3.5%] vs 21 [8.2%]; P = .03). On univariate analysis, heart V20, V40, and V60 were associated with worse OS (hazard ratios, 1.06 [95% CI, 1.04-1.09]; 1.09 [95% CI, 1.05-1.13]; 1.16 [95% CI, 1.09-1.24], respectively; all P < .001). IMRT significantly reduced heart V40 compared to 3D-CRT (16.5% vs 20.5%; P < .001). Heart V40 (<20%) had better OS than V40 (≥20%) (median [IQR], 2.5 [2.1-3.1] years vs 1.7 [1.5-2.0] years; P < .001). On multivariable analysis, heart V40 (≥20%), was associated with worse OS (hazard ratio, 1.34 [95% CI, 1.06-1.70]; P = .01), whereas lung V5 and age had no association with OS. Patients receiving IMRT and 3D-CRT had similar rates of developing secondary cancers (15 [6.6%] vs 14 [5.5%]) with long-term follow-up.
Conclusions and Relevance: These findings support the standard use of IMRT for locally advanced NSCLC. IMRT should aim to minimize lung V20 and heart V20 to V60, rather than constraining low-dose radiation bath. Lung V5 and age were not associated with survival and should not be considered a contraindication for chemoradiotherapy.
Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00533949.