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A RANDOMIZED PHASE III STUDY (NRG Oncology’s RTOG 1203) OF STANDARD VS. IMRT PELVIC RADIATION FOR POST-OPERATIVE TREATMENT OF ENDOMETRIAL AND CE CERVICAL CA CANCER (T (TIME-C) C) Ann H. Klopp MD, PhD MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ann Klopp, Anamaria Yeung, Snehal Deshmukh, Karen M Gil, Lari Wenzel, Shannon Westin, Kent Gifford, David Gaffney, William Small, Jr., Spencer Thompson, Desiree Doncals, Guilherme Cantuaria, Brian Yaremko, Amy Chang, Vijayananda Kundapur, Dasarahally Mohan, Michael Haas, Yong Bae Kim, Catherine Ferguson, Deborah W.Bruner
SLIDE 2 Conflicts of Interest
Research funding from
- American Cancer Society
- Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas
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Retrospective studies show lower rates of acute and chronic GI toxicity with IMRT as compared to standard 4-field RT. RTOG 0418 found IMRT to be feasible with a favorable rate of acute 2+ GI toxicity (25%).
IMRT for post-operative pelvic RT
IMRT reduces the dose delivered to small bowel in center of pelvis.
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Eligibility
Women with endometrial or cervical cancer requiring post-op pelvic RT or chemoRT
Stratification Factors Disease Site: Endometrial, Cervix XRT Dose: 45 Gy, 50.4 Gy Chemo: No chemo, 5 cycles of weekly cisplatin at 40mg/m2 RANDOMIZE IMRT pelvic radiation treatment 4-field pelvic radiation treatment
Schema
SLIDE 5 Objectives
Secondary endpoints:
- Acute urinary toxicity with patient reported outcome
- Quality of life (FACT)
- Local control, disease-free survival, overall survival
- Health utilities analysis
Primary endpoint: Determine if acute GI toxicity is reduced with IMRT after 5 weeks of treatment using a patient reported measure of toxicity.
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Time points for evaluation
Time Point Purpose Before RT Baseline 3 weeks after RT start Compare early acute toxicity End of RT (5 weeks after RT start) Maximum difference in acute toxicity 4-5 weeks after RT Compare resolution of acute toxicity 1 year from start of RT Early chronic toxicity 3 years from the start of RT Long term toxicity
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- Primary endpoint: change in acute GI toxicity using EPIC (expanded
prostate cancer index composite) bowel domain – Change from baseline to 5 weeks of RT
- Effect size of 0.4
- Two-sample t-test with one interim analysis
p= 0.049 for final analysis
- 225 evaluable patients needed
– Expanded by 20% for attrition, non-compliance or ineligibility resulting goal of 281 patients.
Sample size
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- Nodal CTV
- RTOG atlas
- Vaginal
- ITV w bladder full and empty
- 7mm PTV expansion
- OARs: Bone marrow, bowel,
bladder, rectum Rapid review of contours and plans required on the first case on each arm for a site.
Treatment planning
IMRT planning Standard RT
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Enrollment: 2012-2015 289 enrolled, 278 eligible IMRT (n=129) 4 Field (n=149) Age Median (yrs) 62 62 Race Black 12 (10%) 12 (8%) White 96 (74%) 114 (77%) PS (Zubrod) 101 (78%) 103 (69%) 1 27 (21%) 42 (28%) Radiation Dose 45 Gy 76 (59%) 84% (56%) 50.4 Gy 53 (41%) 65 (44%) Site Endo 108 (84%) 125 (84%) Cervix 21 (16%) 24 (16%) Chemotherapy No 95 (74%) 112 (75%)
SLIDE 10 EPIC Bowel Questions
Bowel Function:
- rectal urgency?
- uncontrolled leakage of stool?
- stools that were loose?
- bloody stools?
- your bowel movements been painful?
How often have you had… How many bowel movements have you had on a typical day? How often have you had crampy pain in your abdomen or pelvis? Bowel Bother:
- has each of these issues been for you?
- have your bowel habits been for you?
How big
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50 70 90
Baseline Week 3 of RT Week 5 of RT 4-6 weeks post-RT IMRT 128 113 111 102 4 Field 148 132 130 125
EPIC Bowel Score
p-value = 0.048
IMRT 4-field
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Bowel Summary
IMRT (n=107) 4 Field (n=126) p-value
Mean
18.7 19.4 0.048 Median
Bowel Bother
Mean
0.19
22.0 22.2 Median
Bowel Function Mean
0.02
19.0 19.3 Median
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Bowel Function:
- Did you have loose or watery stools?
- Did you lose control of bowel movements?
- What was the severity of your pain in the abdomen (belly
area) at its worst?
- Have you taken an anti-diarrhea medication?
In the last 7 days, how
Bowel Bother: In the last 7 days…
- How much did pain in the abdomen (belly area) interfere
with your usual or daily activities?
- How much did loss of control of bowel movements
interfere with your usual or daily activities?
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standard IMRT
Percent of patients with PRO- CTCAE Score ≥3 at 5 weeks
Abdominal pain Diarrhea Fecal incontinence
Frequency Interference Frequency Interference
* * *
*, p <0.05
Pro-CTCAE Results
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 0 or 1 2 or 3 4 or more standard IMRT
Percentage of patients
Use of Anti-Diarrheal Medications
Number of anti-diarrheal medications daily
p <0.05
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Change in EPIC Urinary Score from Baseline to 5 Weeks IMRT (n=107) 4 Field (n=126) p-value Urinary Summary Mean
0.03
15.3 17.5 Median
Min - Max
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Quality of Life: FACT-Cx
Physical well-being Energy, pain, feeling ill, time in bed, nausea, meeting needs of family Social well-being Emotional well-being Functional well-being Work, enjoy life, accept illness, sleep well Additional treatment related concerns Vaginal symptoms, interest in sex, body appearance, urinary fxn, appetite
Trial Outcome Index
SLIDE 18 Quality of Life: FACT-Cx
Change in FACT-Cx
IMRT 4 Field p-value Physical Well-Being (n=86) (n=106) Mean
0.03
6.0 6.1
Add’l treatment concerns (n=87) (n=104) Mean
0.01
6.1 6.5
Trial Outcome Index (n=86) (n=106) Mean
0.06
14.4 14.3
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Pelvic IMRT reduces acute patient reported GI and GU toxicity compared to standard pelvic RT. Pelvic IMRT improves quality of life with regard to physical functioning and other treatment effects during treatment . Longer term follow up will be needed to determine if these differences in acute toxicity result in lower rates of late toxicity. Pelvic IMRT reduces need for anti-diarrheal medications as compared to standard pelvic RT.
Conclusions
SLIDE 20 Acknowledgements
- Patients and physicians enrolling on study.
- NRG team
- Funding
- U10CA180868 (NRG Oncology Operations)
- U10CA180822 (NRG Oncology SDMC)
- UG1CA189867 (NCORP) from the National
Cancer Institute (NCI)