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    MA01 - Oligometastatic Disease (ID 114)

    • Event: WCLC 2019
    • Type: Mini Oral Session
    • Track: Oligometastatic NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA01.02 - Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy and Concurrent Immunotherapy: A Multi-Center Safety and Toxicity Analysis (Now Available) (ID 597)

      10:30 - 12:00  |  Author(s): Shannon E Kahn

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      Background

      Radical treatment of metastases with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with advanced malignancies is an emerging treatment paradigm. SBRT is increasingly used in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI); however, limited toxicity data for this treatment approach exists. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lung SBRT with concurrent ICI.

      Method

      Records from a single academic institution were reviewed to identify patients treated with lung SBRT and concurrent (within 30 days) ICI; a contemporaneous cohort receiving lung SABR without ICI were included as a reference cohort. Treatment-related adverse-effects (AE) occurring within 30 days (acute) and 180 days (subacute) of SBRT were graded via CTCAE v5.0.

      Result

      110 patients were included; 47 received SBRT with concurrent ICI (49 SBRT courses, 61 lesions) between August 2015 and January 2019. 63 received SBRT without ICI (68 courses, 79 lesions). For the SBRT+ICI cohort, median age at treatment was 64 years, median follow-up was 6.7 months. 70% were lung, 15% were melanoma, 6.4% were from head and neck primaries. 90% were treated for metastatic consolidation/oligo-progression, 10% received SBRT for locally advanced/recurrent disease. 65.3% of patients received prior RT. 36.7% received prior lung RT, 40% of which were overlapping. 67% received ICI monotherapy, 16% ICI/chemotherapy, and 16% ICI/ICI combinations. 24.5% received ICI between SBRT fractions; 38.8% received ICI both before and after SBRT. Grade 3 (G3) and any grade pneumonitis rates were 8.2% and 30.6%; there were no G4-5 events. ICI was discontinued due to toxicity in 22.4% of patients. Receipt of ICI/ICI combinations increased the risk of any grade pneumonitis (62.5% vs 24.4%, p=0.04); but not G3 pneumonitis. Risk of G3 pneumonitis was higher in the SBRT+ICI vs SBRT alone cohort (8.2 vs 0%, p=0.03); but not any grade pneumonitis (30.6% vs 29.9%, SBRT+ICI vs SBRT p=0.75). Median time to onset was 3.4 months from end of SBRT in both groups. Risk of G3 and any grade pneumonitis was not predicted by ICI agent, timing of ICI administration, prior RT, prior lung RT, lesion centrality, number of target lesions, or smoking status. Overall acute G3+ AE rates were 2% (SBRT+ICI) and 0% (SBRT). Subacute G3+ AEs occurred in 26.5% (SBRT+ICI) and 2.9% (SBRT) of patients.

      Conclusion

      Concurrent ICI, especially ICI/ICI combinations, increased the risk of G3 pneumonitis with lung SBRT. However, SBRT+ICI appears safe and tolerable compared to SBRT alone. Strategies integrating SBRT and ICI warrant additional investigation.

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