Jeanne Tie1, Joshua D Cohen1, Kamel Lahouel1, Serigne N Lo1, Yuxuan Wang1, Suzanne Kosmider1, Rachel Wong1, Jeremy Shapiro1, Margaret Lee1, Sam Harris1, Adnan Khattak1, Matthew Burge1, Marion Harris1, James Lynam1, Louise Nott1, Fiona Day1, Theresa Hayes1, Sue-Anne McLachlan1, Belinda Lee1, Janine Ptak1, Natalie Silliman1, Lisa Dobbyn1, Maria Popoli1, Ralph Hruban1, Anne Marie Lennon1, Nicholas Papadopoulos1, Kenneth W Kinzler1, Bert Vogelstein1, Cristian Tomasetti1, Peter Gibbs1. 1. From the Division of Personalised Oncology, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (J.T., R.W., M.L., B.L., P.G.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (J.T., B.L.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Western Health (J.T., S.K., M.L., P.G.), the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne (J.T., P.G.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Eastern Health (R.W., M.L.), the Eastern Health Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Monash University (R.W., M.L.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Cabrini Health (J.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Monash Health (M.H.), the Department of Medical Oncology, St. Vincent's Hospital (S.-A.M.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Northern Health (B.L.), Melbourne, VIC, the Research and Biostatistics Group, Melanoma Institute Australia, and the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney (S.N.L.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, VIC (S.H.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, and Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA (A.K.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, and the University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (M.B.), Newcastle Private Hospital (J.L.), and the Department of Medical Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (F.D.), Newcastle, NSW, the Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS (L.N.), and South West Healthcare, Warrnambool, VIC (T.H.) - all in Australia; the Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics (J.D.C., Y.W., J.P., N.S., L.D., M.P., N.P., K.W.K., B.V.), the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (K.L., C.T.), Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (J.D.C., Y.W., J.P., N.S., L.D., M.P., R.H., A.M.L., N.P., K.W.K., B.V.), the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center (J.D.C., Y.W., J.P., N.S., L.D., M.P., R.H., A.M.L., N.P., K.W.K., B.V.), and the Departments of Pathology (R.H.) and Medicine (A.M.L.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.P., N.S., B.V.), the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (J.D.C.), and the Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (C.T.) - all in Baltimore; and the Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (S.N.L.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II colon cancer continues to be debated. The presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) after surgery predicts very poor recurrence-free survival, whereas its absence predicts a low risk of recurrence. The benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for ctDNA-positive patients is not well understood. METHODS: We conducted a trial to assess whether a ctDNA-guided approach could reduce the use of adjuvant chemotherapy without compromising recurrence risk. Patients with stage II colon cancer were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to have treatment decisions guided by either ctDNA results or standard clinicopathological features. For ctDNA-guided management, a ctDNA-positive result at 4 or 7 weeks after surgery prompted oxaliplatin-based or fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy. Patients who were ctDNA-negative were not treated. The primary efficacy end point was recurrence-free survival at 2 years. A key secondary end point was adjuvant chemotherapy use. RESULTS: Of the 455 patients who underwent randomization, 302 were assigned to ctDNA-guided management and 153 to standard management. The median follow-up was 37 months. A lower percentage of patients in the ctDNA-guided group than in the standard-management group received adjuvant chemotherapy (15% vs. 28%; relative risk, 1.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25 to 2.65). In the evaluation of 2-year recurrence-free survival, ctDNA-guided management was noninferior to standard management (93.5% and 92.4%, respectively; absolute difference, 1.1 percentage points; 95% CI, -4.1 to 6.2 [noninferiority margin, -8.5 percentage points]). Three-year recurrence-free survival was 86.4% among ctDNA-positive patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy and 92.5% among ctDNA-negative patients who did not. CONCLUSIONS: A ctDNA-guided approach to the treatment of stage II colon cancer reduced adjuvant chemotherapy use without compromising recurrence-free survival. (Supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and others; DYNAMIC Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number, ACTRN12615000381583.).
BACKGROUND: The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II colon cancer continues to be debated. The presence of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) after surgery predicts very poor recurrence-free survival, whereas its absence predicts a low risk of recurrence. The benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for ctDNA-positive patients is not well understood. METHODS: We conducted a trial to assess whether a ctDNA-guided approach could reduce the use of adjuvant chemotherapy without compromising recurrence risk. Patients with stage II colon cancer were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to have treatment decisions guided by either ctDNA results or standard clinicopathological features. For ctDNA-guided management, a ctDNA-positive result at 4 or 7 weeks after surgery prompted oxaliplatin-based or fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy. Patients who were ctDNA-negative were not treated. The primary efficacy end point was recurrence-free survival at 2 years. A key secondary end point was adjuvant chemotherapy use. RESULTS: Of the 455 patients who underwent randomization, 302 were assigned to ctDNA-guided management and 153 to standard management. The median follow-up was 37 months. A lower percentage of patients in the ctDNA-guided group than in the standard-management group received adjuvant chemotherapy (15% vs. 28%; relative risk, 1.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.25 to 2.65). In the evaluation of 2-year recurrence-free survival, ctDNA-guided management was noninferior to standard management (93.5% and 92.4%, respectively; absolute difference, 1.1 percentage points; 95% CI, -4.1 to 6.2 [noninferiority margin, -8.5 percentage points]). Three-year recurrence-free survival was 86.4% among ctDNA-positive patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy and 92.5% among ctDNA-negative patients who did not. CONCLUSIONS: A ctDNA-guided approach to the treatment of stage II colon cancer reduced adjuvant chemotherapy use without compromising recurrence-free survival. (Supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and others; DYNAMIC Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number, ACTRN12615000381583.).
Authors: Belinda Lee; Lucy Gately; Sheau Wen Lok; Ben Tran; Margaret Lee; Rachel Wong; Ben Markman; Kate Dunn; Vanessa Wong; Matthew Loft; Azim Jalili; Angelyn Anton; Richard To; Miles Andrews; Peter Gibbs Journal: Cancers (Basel) Date: 2022-08-26 Impact factor: 6.575
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