Moderately Hypofractionated Once-Daily Compared With Twice-Daily Thoracic Radiation Therapy Concurrently With Etoposide and Cisplatin in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer : A Multicenter, Phase II, Randomized Trial

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PURPOSE: Chemotherapy and concurrent thoracic radiation therapy (CCTRT) followed by prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) is the standard of care for limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). We aimed to compare the efficacy and toxicity of moderately hypofractionated once-daily CCTRT with that of a standard twice-daily regimen.

METHODS AND MATERIALS: This multicenter, phase 2, randomized study enrolled patients aged 18 to 75 years old who had pathologically confirmed LS-SCLC and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 1. Eligible patients received 4 to 6 cycles of etoposide-cisplatin chemotherapy and were randomized to receive twice-daily CCTRT at 45 Gray (Gy) in 30 fractions or once-daily CCTRT at 65 Gy in 26 fractions, commencing with cycles 1 to 3 of chemotherapy. PCI was given to good responders. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS).

RESULTS: The analyses included 182 patients, with 94 in the twice-daily group and 88 in the once-daily group. CCTRT started with cycle 3 of chemotherapy for most patients (80.2%). At a median follow-up of 24.3 months, the median PFS was 13.4 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.8-16.0) in the twice-daily group versus 17.2 months (95% CI, 11.8-22.6) in the once-daily group (P = .031), with 2-year PFS rates of 28.4% (95% CI, 18.2-38.6) and 42.3% (95% CI, 31.1-53.5), respectively. The estimated overall survival was 33.6 months in the twice-daily group versus 39.3 months in the once-daily group (P = .137). The median locoregional PFS was 23.9 months in the twice-daily group and was not reached in the once-daily group (P = .017). The incidences of most toxicities were similar in both groups, except for a higher incidence of ≥grade 3 acute lymphopenia in the once-daily group (71.7% vs 40.2% in the twice-daily group; P < .001). There was no difference in the incidences of ≥grade 3 esophagitis (17.4% vs 15.3%, respectively), pneumonitis (3.3% vs 2.4%, respectively) or treatment-related death (2.2% vs 1.2%, respectively) between the once-daily and twice-daily groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Moderately hypofractionated, once-daily CCTRT showed improved PFS and similar toxicities compared with twice-daily CCTRT in LS-SCLC. This regimen should be evaluated for comparison in a phase 3 randomized trial.

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CommentIn: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Apr 1;112(5):1067-1070. - PMID 35286875

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:111

Enthalten in:

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 111(2021), 2 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 424-435

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qiu, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Li, QiWen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, JunLing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Pang, QingSong [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, ZhengFei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Li [VerfasserIn]
Fang, JianLan [VerfasserIn]
Lin, MaoSheng [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, XiaoBo [VerfasserIn]
Guo, SuPing [VerfasserIn]
Guo, JinYu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, DaQuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, FangJie [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Chu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, XiaoYan [VerfasserIn]
Xie, ChuanMiao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hui [VerfasserIn]

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6PLQ3CP4P3
Cisplatin
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Comparative Study
Etoposide
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Q20Q21Q62J
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 29.09.2021

Date Revised 22.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02337712

CommentIn: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Apr 1;112(5):1067-1070. - PMID 35286875

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.05.003

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NLM325440182