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    MINI 17 - WT EGFR, Angiogenesis and OMD (ID 131)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Treatment of Advanced Diseases - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MINI17.11 - Results of Radical Local Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with One or Two Synchronous Metastases (ID 581)

      16:45 - 18:15  |  Author(s): M. Verheij

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      Background:
      Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are considered incurable and mainly treated with palliative intent. The overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) of this patient group is considered as poor. The purpose of this study was to investigate the OS and DFS of NSCLC patients, diagnosed with synchronous oligometastatic disease treated with curative intent of the intrathoracic disease as well as the metastases.

      Methods:
      Patients treated between 2008 and 2014 were included in this retrospective cohort analysis. Main inclusion criteria were: synchronous presentation of NSCLC and oligometastatic disease at diagnosis, and multidisciplinary consent on a radical treatment of both the intrathoracic disease and the metastases. Besides systemic treatment. The intrathoracic disease was radically irradiated (> 55 Gy biological effective dose) or resected. Treatment of the metastases consisted of: radical/stereotactic radiotherapy, surgical resection or radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

      Results:
      A total of 56 patients, 31 men and 25 women, were included. The mean age was 61 years (range 36-79) and all were in good condition (WHO 0-1). Most patients had a solitary metastasis (brain (22), bone (17), adrenal gland (6), lymphe node (3), liver (2), soft tissue (1), pulmonary (1), thyroid gland (1) and breast (1)). Two patients had 2 metastases (liver and bone / pleural and bone). The intrathoracic tumor stage,ignoring M-status, was IA in 3 patients, IB in 2 patients, IIA in 8 patients, IIB in 4 patients, IIIA in 24 patients and IIIB in 15 patients. Fifty patients were treated with radiotherapy and 4 patients had a surgical intervention for the primary tumor; 2 patients only received systemical treatment for the intrathoracic disease. Fifty patients received chemotherapy (89%), of which 5 (10%) concurrent with the radiotherapy of the intrathoracic disease and 45 (90%) sequential. The metastases were treated with ablative/stereotactic radiotherapy (45), surgical intervention (2), only systemical treatment (5), combination of surgical intervention and radiotherapy (3) and RFA (1). The mean follow-up was 21 months (range 4-69). Forty-one (73%) patients developed recurrent disease of whom 29 (52%) died. Only 8 (20%) recurrences occurred within the irradiated area. Most recurrences where brain (13) and pulmonary metastases (11). For the whole group, the median DFS was 14 months (range 2-69, 95% CI 11-17) and the median OS was 32 months (range 4-69, 95% CI 16-48). The 1- and 2-year OS was 86% and 58%, respectively. The 1- and 2-year DFS was 66% and 30%, respectively.

      Conclusion:
      Radical local treatment of a highly selected group of NSCLC patients in good condition presenting with synchronous oligometastatic stage IV disease (maximum 2 metastases) resulted in excellent local control, and also in favorable long-term DFS and OS.

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    ORAL 20 - Chemoradiotherapy (ID 124)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Treatment of Locoregional Disease – NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      ORAL20.03 - Radiation Dose Escalation in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; 60 Month Follow-Up of a Randomized Phase II Trial (ID 1190)

      10:45 - 12:15  |  Author(s): M. Verheij

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      Background:
      Concurrent chemoradiotherapy imposes beneficial effects on overall survival (OS) in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nonetheless, the optimal radiation scheme still needs to be identified. The RTOG 0617 trial showed that patients receiving a high dose radiation scheme (37 x 2 Gy) had a significant shorter median OS (22.9 months) as compared to patients receiving a conventional 30 x 2 Gy radiation scheme (28.7 months). Dose escalation using hypo-fractionation however seems promising and might contribute to a better OS. We investigated long term OS in locally advanced NSCLC patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy, using a hypo-fractionation scheme of 24 x 2.75 Gy +/- Cetuximab.

      Methods:
      A 2-armed phase II, multi-center study (NTR2230) was performed with the initial aim to assess the effect of the addition of Cetuximab to concurrent chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced NSCLC patients. Arm A received high dose radiotherapy (24 x 2.75 Gy) and concurrent daily low-dose cisplatin (6 mg/m[2]). Arm B received an identical treatment regimen with the addition of weekly Cetuximab (400 mg/m[2] loading dose one week prior to radiotherapy followed by weekly 250 mg/m[2]). Mortality follow-up information was completed until January 2015. Overall survival (OS) rates were calculated as time from randomization until death from any cause. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted and 1-, 2- and 5-year OS proportions were calculated.

      Results:
      Between February 2009 and May 2011, 102 patients were randomly allocated in two arms; 51 patients (50%) in arm A and 51 patients (50%) in arm B. Follow-up information was available for 101 patients (99%). Median OS was 33.0 months (interquartile (IQ) range 20.0 to 46.0) and did not significantly differ between the two arms; 33.0 months (IQ-range 13.8 to 52.2) in Arm A and 30.0 months (IQ-range 15.3 to 44.7) in Arm B (Figure 1). 1-,2- and 5-year OS was 75.5%, 59.8% and 36.6%, respectively. Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      In this 2-armed phase II trial in NSCLC patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy, the addition of Cetuximab to concurrent chemoradiotherapy did not improve 60-month OS in unselected patients with locally advanced NSCLC, in line with the RTOG 0617. However, the median OS was remarkably high when compared to the RTOG 0617: 30 and 33 months versus 23 and 29 months, respectively. Furthermore, 5-year OS was still 36.6%. Dose escalation using hypo-fractionation of 2.75 Gy per fraction might be one of the factors contributing to extended OS in patients with locally advanced NSCLC.

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