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  P3.16 - Treatment of Early Stage/Localized Disease (Not CME Accredited Session) (ID 982)

  • Event: WCLC 2018
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  • Coordinates: 9/26/2018, 12:00 - 13:30, Exhibit Hall

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    P3.16-18 - Modern Radiotherapy Increases Patient Access to Curative Intent Radiotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 13871)

    12:00 - 13:30  |  Presenting Author(s): Karen Tumelty
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    Background
    

    Technical developments in the delivery of radiotherapy such as image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) have permitted the introduction of advanced radiation techniques such stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). These new techniques have the advantage of more accurate localisation of the tumour and reduced irradiation of normal tissues. In our centre, we have implemented a range of new techniques to deliver IGRT (such as PET/CT and 4-dimensional CT planning, and cone beam CT during treatment delivery). We postulate that using the advanced techniques increases the access to curative intent radiotherapy treatment of lung cancer. We seek to assess the access rates to curative intent thoracic radiotherapy.

    a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method
    

    Using our institutional lung radiotherapy database we analysed the data recording intent of treatment with reference to the stage and performance status (PS) of all patients with stage 1-3 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in 2007 and compared this to the same population receiving radiotherapy during 2017 and up to April 2018.

    4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result
    

    In 2007, 217 patients with stages 1-3 NSCLC received any radiotherapy compared to 218 patients for the 2017/2018 cohort. Within the 2017/2018 cohort 96% of patients (n=94) received radical radiotherapy compared to 28% of patients in 2007 (n=26). Of the 94 patients receiving radical treatment in 2017/2018, 61% received SABR. This increase was largely due to in the introduction of SABR. In those patients with stage 3 disease, overall fewer patients received any radiotherapy in 2017/2018 compared to 2007, however the number of patients receiving curative intent radiotherapy increased from 20 (13% of all stage 3 patients) to 44 (37%). Of note in those patients receiving curative intent radiotherapy there was an increase in access for patients with poorer PS, with only 7% of patients with a PS ≥2 in 2007 receiving curative intent radiotherapy compared with 42% of patients in 2017/2018.

    8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion
    

    In our series, we report an increase in the proportion of patients with NSCLC receiving curative intent radiotherapy. Furthermore, more patients with a poorer performance status received curative intent radiotherapy. We suggest that the introduction of advanced radiotherapy techniques has permitted the curative intent treatment of patients who were previously treated with a palliative approach to management.

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