Safety and efficacy of accelerated hypofractionation and stereotactic body radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma in the setting of advanced liver dysfunction.

Authors

Nima Nabavizadeh

Nima Nabavizadeh

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Nima Nabavizadeh , Joseph Waller , Robert Fain III, Yiyi Chen , Catherine Degnin , David Elliott , Brandon T Mullins , Ishan Patel , Brandon Alan Dyer , Willscott E Naugler , Khashayar Farsad , James Tanyi , Martin Fuss , Charles R. Thomas Jr., Arthur Hung

Organizations

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, Meridian Park Radiation Oncology Center, Portland, OR

Research Funding

Other

Background: To report toxicities and outcomes for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and accelerated hypofractionated radiotherapy (AHRT) in patients with Child-Pugh (CP) A/B/C and Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI) score 1/2/3 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 151 patients with HCC treated with SBRT (50 Gy in 5 fractions) or AHRT (45 Gy in 18 fractions) between 2007 and 2015. Primary endpoint was incidence of grade 3 or higher toxicities within 6 months of radiotherapy (RT). Patients were censored for toxicity upon local progression, further liver-directed therapy, or if they exhibited grade 3 or higher toxicities prior to RT, unless RT elevated the grading or a new toxicity class was observed. Secondary endpoints of overall survival and local control were calculated. Results: Median follow-up was 11 months (1 – 90 months). Most received SBRT (72%), while 28% received AHRT due to size criteria ( > 5 cm) or proximity to a critical organ-at-risk. Grade 3 or higher hyperbilirubinemia and hypoalbuminemia was greater in the CP-B8/B9/C patients (42% and 22%) or ALBI-3 patients (45% and 31%) compared to patients with CP-A/B7 (11% and 4%, p < 0.001) or ALBI-1/2 (14% and 4%, p < 0.001). For all other toxicity classes, no difference between liver functionality groups was seen. Eleven grade 4 and no grade 5 toxicities were observed. For all pts, 1- and 2-year treated-lesion local control (LC) rates were greater for SBRT as compared to AHRT (2-year LC 95% vs. 66%, p < 0.0001). When excluding patients with planning treatment volumes > 115 cc (equivalent to a 6 cm sphere), SBRT still yielded superior outcomes. Conclusions: Other than higher rates of grade 3+ hypoalbuminemia and hyperbilirubinemia, highly conformal RT appears to be a potentially safe and effective treatment option for HCC patients with advanced liver dysfunction. Compared to AHRT, SBRT is associated with superior local control.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Sub Track

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Citation

J Clin Oncol 35, 2017 (suppl 4S; abstract 403)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2017.35.4_suppl.403

Abstract #

403

Poster Bd #

J9

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