Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Deaglan Joseph McHugh , Samuel Funt , Deborah Silber , Andrea Knezevic , Sujata Patil , Devon O'Donnell , Stephanie Tsai , Victor E. Reuter , Joel Sheinfeld , Brett Stewart Carver , Robert J. Motzer , Dean F. Bajorin , George J. Bosl , Darren R. Feldman
Background: The risk of relapse after primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for patients (pts) with PS IIA NSGCT is 10-20% and increases to over 50% for pts with PS IIB NSGCT. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy reduces the risk of relapse to approximately 1%. Standard adjuvant chemotherapy regimens consist of 2 cycles of EP or 2 cycles of bleomycin plus EP (BEP). Methods: From March 1989 to April 2016, 156 pts with PS II NSGCT seen at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and assigned to two cycles of EP chemotherapy following RPLND were included. Pts from a prior analysis (Kondagunta, JCO, 2004) were included with updated survival outcomes and expanded histopathologic parameters. Each treatment cycle consisted of cisplatin 20mg/m2 and etoposide 100mg/m2 administered on days 1 to 5 at 21-day intervals. Demographics, histopathologic features, therapeutic and survival outcomes were recorded. Results: Median age was 28 years (range 15-52). 30 pts (19%) had pN1 disease, 122 (78%) pN2 disease and 4 (3%) pN3 disease. Median number of positive lymph nodes was 3 (range 1-37) and median size of the largest positive node was 2.0cm (range 0.4-7.0cm). 69 pts (45%) had extranodal tumor extension. Embryonal carcinoma, seminoma, mature teratoma and yolk sac were the predominant histological subtypes in the RPLND pathology in 115 (90%), 8 (6%), 4 (3%) and 1 (1%) pts respectively. 150 pts (96%) received 2 cycles of EP, 5 (3%) received 1 cycle of EP and one received 4 cycles of EP due to a transient marker increase following his first cycle. Dose delays occurred in 54 (38%) pts, mostly as a result of neutropenia (44/54 delays). With a median follow-up of 9 years, two pts (1 pN2 and 1 pN3) relapsed; both achieved a CR to TIP and are NED at 65 and 143 months respectively. 3 pts died, all unrelated to GCT or treatment, for 10-year relapse-free and overall survival rates of 98% and 99%, respectively. Conclusions: This is the largest series reported to date on adjuvant chemotherapy with EP for PS II NSGCT and confirms that 2 cycles of EP is highly effective in reducing recurrence with disease-specific survival of 100% and acceptable toxicity. These data suggest that inclusion of bleomycin (e.g., BEP) in this setting is not necessary.
Disclaimer
This material on this page is ©2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology, all rights reserved. Licensing available upon request. For more information, please contact licensing@asco.org
Abstract Disclosures
2018 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
First Author: Deaglan Joseph McHugh
2024 ASCO Annual Meeting
First Author: Ahmed Bilal Khalid
2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program
First Author: Hirotsugu Kenmotsu
2021 ASCO Annual Meeting
First Author: Nabeel Naban