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    OA13 - Therapeutics and Radiation for Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 927)

    • Event: WCLC 2018
    • Type: Oral Abstract Session
    • Track: Small Cell Lung Cancer/NET
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 9/26/2018, 10:30 - 12:00, Room 203 BD
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      OA13.01 - The Impact of [<sup>18</sup>F]fludeoxyglucose PET/CT in Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis of the Phase 3 CONVERT Trial  (ID 13319)

      10:30 - 10:40  |  Author(s): Sarah Woods

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      Background

      The role of 18fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET/CT in the management of limited stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) is uncertain. Previous studies have shown that 18F-FDG PET/CT upstages up to 30% of LS-SCLC patients. Data from the CONVERT trial was analysed to investigate the impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the management of LS-SCLC. The prognostic significance of pre-treatment 18F-FDG PET parameters was also investigated in an exploratory analysis.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      CONVERT is an international multi-centre phase III trial that randomly assigned fit patients to receive either twice-daily (45Gy in 30 fractions) or once-daily (66Gy in 33 fractions) radiotherapy starting on day 22 of chemotherapy cycle 1 (NCT00433563). Chemotherapy consisted of 4-6 cycles of cisplatin and etoposide. Prophylactic cranial irradiation was offered, if indicated. Contrast-enhanced thorax and abdomen CT and brain imaging (with/without bone scintigraphy according to clinical indication) were mandated for all CONVERT participants (conventional imaging). Staging with 18F-FDG PET/CT was allowed but not mandated. The primary endpoint was overall survival. Pre-treatment 18F-FDG PET metabolic parameters were investigated in a subset of patients (n=96) including standardised uptake values (max, mean and peak), volumetric and heterogeneity parameters.

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      Of 547 patients recruited to CONVERT, 540 patients with data on staging investigations and outcome were included in this analysis. The use of staging 18F-FDG PET/CT was variable in the 8 countries recruiting to CONVERT (range, 41-100%). Compared to patients who underwent conventional imaging (n=231), patients who were also staged with 18F-FDG PET/CT (n=309) had smaller gross tumour volume (p=0·003), were less likely to have elevated pre-treatment serum lactate dehydrogenase (p=0·035), and received more chemotherapy cycles (p=0·026). There were no other significant differences in baseline and treatment characteristics between the two groups. There were no significant differences in overall (hazard ratio 0·87 [95% CI 0·70-1·08]; p=0·192) and progression-free survival (hazard ratio 0·87 [95% CI 0·71-1·07]; p=0·198) between patients staged with 18F-FDG PET/CT in addition to conventional imaging or with conventional imaging alone. These results were observed irrespective of treatment group (once-daily and twice-daily radiotherapy). Pre-treatment 18F-FDG PET parameters were also not prognostic.

      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      In CONVERT, survival outcomes were not different in LS-SCLC patients staged with or without 18F-FDG PET/CT. This was despite those patients staged with 18F-PET/CT having more favourable baseline and treatment characteristics. Our findings suggest that conventional imaging is sufficient to select LS-SCLC patients for concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

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