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MA02 - Miscellaneous Topics in the Management of Early Stage Lung Cancer (ID 116)
- Event: WCLC 2019
- Type: Mini Oral Session
- Track: Treatment of Early Stage/Localized Disease
- Presentations: 2
- Now Available
- Moderators:Mireia Serra-Mitjans, Thomas A. D'Amico
- Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 10:30 - 12:00, Interlaken (1988)
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MA02.02 - Toxicity of Lung SABR in Patients with Coexisting Interstitial Lung Disease (Now Available) (ID 586)
10:30 - 12:00 | Presenting Author(s): Tobias Finazzi
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Background
Patients with lung tumors and coexisting interstitial lung disease (ILD) are at increased risk of toxicity following stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). We report on our institutional experience with SABR in such patients.
Method
Institutional patients undergoing lung SABR with coexisting ILD were identified. ILD subtypes were determined by a pulmonologist specializing in ILD. From late 2015, patients were routinely counseled about the increased treatment risks. Magnetic resonance (MR-)guided SABR was used to reduce target volumes from 2016. Overall and progression-free survival (OS, PFS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and dosimetric predictors of radiation pneumonitis (RP) were analyzed based on total lung minus planning target volumes (PTV).
Result
Twenty-four SABR patients treated for lung cancer (n=22) or metastasis (n=2) between 2007-2018 were identified. Median patient age was 74 years, and the commonest ILD diagnosis was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The commonest fractionation schemes were 60 Gy in 8 fractions (n=11), or 55 Gy in 5 fractions (n=6), and SABR was delivered on a Linac (n=17) to a motion-encompassing internal target volume, or with MR-guided SABR (n=7). At median follow-up of 36.9 months (95% CI, 15.8 to not reached), median OS and PFS were 16.6 and 13.3 months, respectively, and 12-month local control was 88.9%. Five patients (20.8%) developed grade ≥3 RP, of which 3 (12.5%) were fatal. Patients with grade ≥3 RP had a higher total lung V20Gy, and a higher ipsilateral and total mean lung dose (MLDEQD2; Fig. 1) than those without (p <.05).
Conclusion
Our findings confirm that ILD patients have a poor prognosis and are at high risk for developing severe RP following SABR. Treatment should be preceded by patient counseling by an experienced ILD team. Careful attention must be given to limiting lung doses, and MR-guided SABR is our preferred approach in such patients.
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MA02.05 - Patient Selection and Early Clinical Outcomes of MR-Guided SABR in 54 Lung Tumors (Now Available) (ID 1318)
10:30 - 12:00 | Presenting Author(s): Tobias Finazzi
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Background
Magnetic resonance (MR-)guided stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with daily replanning was performed for patients in whom treatment delivery was challenging due to tumor location, motion or pulmonary comorbidity. We describe patient characteristics and early clinical outcomes using this novel approach.
Method
50 consecutive patients (54 lung tumors) underwent MR-guided SABR at a single center between 2016-2018 for either primary lung cancer (n = 29 tumors) or lung metastases (n = 25). Patients had one or more factors predisposing to toxicity, including a central tumor location (n = 27 patients), previous thoracic radiotherapy (n = 17), and interstitial lung disease (n = 7). A daily 17-second breath-hold MR scan was acquired in treatment position, followed by on-table plan adaptation. Gated delivery was performed using repeated breath-holds under continuous MR-guidance. Local control, overall (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, with PFS defined as time to disease progression or death from any cause.
Result
Breath-hold SABR delivery was well tolerated, with all but one patient completing the planned schedule. With daily replanning, a biologically equivalent dose (BED10Gy) ≥100Gy to 95% of the planning target volume was delivered in 51 tumors (94%). Median follow-up was 15.8 months (95% CI, [11.4-22.5]). Local control, OS and PFS at 12 months were 93.4%, 86.7% and 58.4%, respectively (Fig. 1). In-field recurrences developed in 2 patients who were re-irradiated for a local recurrence after previous SABR, and one marginal recurrence was observed. Overall rates of any grade ≥2 and ≥3 toxicity were 24% and 4%, respectively. No grade ≥4 toxicity was seen. Commonest toxicities were grade ≥2 radiation pneumonitis (8%) and chest wall pain (8%; including one rib fracture).
Conclusion
Early follow-up of the largest patient cohort to date undergoing thoracic MR-guided SABR indicates low toxicity rates, and promising local tumor control.
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P1.17 - Treatment of Early Stage/Localized Disease (ID 188)
- Event: WCLC 2019
- Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
- Track: Treatment of Early Stage/Localized Disease
- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 9/08/2019, 09:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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P1.17-26 - Delivery of Stereotactic MR-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Peripheral Lung Tumors (ID 1368)
09:45 - 18:00 | Presenting Author(s): Tobias Finazzi
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Background
Stereotactic MR-guided adaptive radiation therapy (SMART) allows delivery of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with high precision (van Sörnsen de Koste JR, 2018). For central lung tumors, SMART with on-table plan adaptation improves target coverage and avoids excessive normal organ doses (Finazzi T, 2019). The benefits of SMART for peripherally located lung tumors are unknown.
Method
Between 2016-2019, 23 patients (25 peripheral lung tumors) underwent SMART delivered in 3-8 fractions on an MR-Cobalt-60 system or MR-Linac. Before each fraction, a 17-second breath-hold MR scan was acquired, followed by on-table plan adaptation based on the anatomy-of-the-day, using a planning target volume (PTV) margin of 3 or 5 mm. Breath-hold gated delivery was performed under continuous MR-guidance using an in-room monitor (Fig. 1). For 14 patients, a motion-encompassing internal target volume (ITV) was created from a free-breathing 4DCT scan. Benefits of on-table adaptation were studied by comparing 112 «predicted» plans, which are the baseline plans recalculated on the anatomy-of-the-day, with on-table reoptimized plans.
Result
The SMART procedure took a median of 62 minutes on the MR-Cobalt-60 system, and 48 minutes on MR-Linac. Average SMART-PTVs were 15.4 cc (range, [3.1-55.6]). In 14 patients with a 4DCT, SMART-PTVs measured only 53.7% (range, [31.9-75.0]) of PTVs generated from the corresponding 4DCT scans (ITV+5mm). Clinicians chose the reoptimized plan for 91% of fractions. Per fraction, on-table plan adaptation improved prescription dose coverage (V100%) of the PTV from a median of 92.2% in predicted plans, to 95.0% in reoptimized ones, thereby increasing the proportion of fractions delivering a BED10Gy ≥100Gy to 95% of PTV from 90.2% to 100.0%.
Conclusion
Using SMART for peripheral lung tumors resulted in smaller target volumes, and on-table plan adaptation ensured delivery of ablative doses to the PTV. Despite longer SABR delivery times, our findings suggest that SMART can be beneficial for some peripheral lung tumors.
