Vivek Verma1, Charles B Simone2, Pamela K Allen3, Steven H Lin4. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address: shlin@mdanderson.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although T1-T2N0 non-small cell lung cancer can be managed with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) alone, this management has often been extrapolated to T1-T2N0 small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This secondary analysis of a multi-institutional cohort study investigated whether the addition of chemotherapy and prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) improved the outcomes for these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All cases of histologically confirmed T1-T2N0M0 SCLC were obtained from 24 institutions' prospectively collected SBRT databases. The clinical and treatment characteristics, toxicities, outcomes, and patterns of failure were assessed. We used Kaplan-Meier analysis to evaluate the survival outcomes. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified the predictors of outcomes. RESULTS: From 24 institutions, 76 lesions were treated in 74 patients (median follow-up, 18 months). Chemotherapy and PCI were delivered in 56% and 23% of cases, respectively. The median SBRT dose per fraction was 50 Gy/5 fractions. Patients receiving chemotherapy experienced increased median disease-free survival (61.3 vs. 9.0 months; P = .02) and overall survival (31.4 vs. 14.3 months; P = .02). Chemotherapy independently predicted for better outcomes for disease-free survival and overall survival on multivariate analysis (P = .01). Toxicities were uncommon; 5.2% experienced grade ≥ 2 pneumonitis. Post-treatment failures were most commonly distant (45.8% of recurrences), followed by nodal (25.0%), and elsewhere in the lung (20.8%). The median time to each was 5 to 7 months. CONCLUSION: Patients undergoing primary SBRT for T1-T2N0 SCLC should also undergo additional chemotherapy. No established role was found for PCI in this population.
BACKGROUND: Although T1-T2N0 non-small cell lung cancer can be managed with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) alone, this management has often been extrapolated to T1-T2N0 small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This secondary analysis of a multi-institutional cohort study investigated whether the addition of chemotherapy and prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) improved the outcomes for these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All cases of histologically confirmed T1-T2N0M0 SCLC were obtained from 24 institutions' prospectively collected SBRT databases. The clinical and treatment characteristics, toxicities, outcomes, and patterns of failure were assessed. We used Kaplan-Meier analysis to evaluate the survival outcomes. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified the predictors of outcomes. RESULTS: From 24 institutions, 76 lesions were treated in 74 patients (median follow-up, 18 months). Chemotherapy and PCI were delivered in 56% and 23% of cases, respectively. The median SBRT dose per fraction was 50 Gy/5 fractions. Patients receiving chemotherapy experienced increased median disease-free survival (61.3 vs. 9.0 months; P = .02) and overall survival (31.4 vs. 14.3 months; P = .02). Chemotherapy independently predicted for better outcomes for disease-free survival and overall survival on multivariate analysis (P = .01). Toxicities were uncommon; 5.2% experienced grade ≥ 2 pneumonitis. Post-treatment failures were most commonly distant (45.8% of recurrences), followed by nodal (25.0%), and elsewhere in the lung (20.8%). The median time to each was 5 to 7 months. CONCLUSION:Patients undergoing primary SBRT for T1-T2N0 SCLC should also undergo additional chemotherapy. No established role was found for PCI in this population.
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