Efficacy of palliative liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy in curbing progression of dysphagia in esophageal cancer.

Authors

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Swathi Eluri

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

Swathi Eluri , Vivek Kaul , Neil R. Sharma , Stuart R. Gordon , Toufic Kachaamy , George Smallfield , Jason Samarasena , Arvind Trindade , Shivangi Kothari , Jeffrey Weber , Kenneth J. Chang , Petros Benias , Matthew J. McKinley , Nicholas Shaheen

Organizations

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, IN, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, IL, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange County, CA, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health System, Manhasset, NY, Western Regional Medical Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Goodyear, AZ, Univ of California Irvine Medcl Ctr, Orange, CA, North Shore-LIJ Health System, ProHEALTH Care Associates, Syosset, Lake Success, NY

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
CSA Medical, Inc

Background: Progressive dysphagia in locally advanced esophageal cancer worsens quality of life (QOL). Endoscopic cryoablation may effectively palliate dysphagia. Aim: To study the effect of palliative cryoablation with trūFreeze Spray Cryotherapy (SCT) in patients with esophageal cancer. Methods: This is an interim analysis of a multi-center prospective study of esophageal cancer patients who are non-surgical candidates, not on active systemic therapy, without esophageal stents, or prior SCT. SCT is an endoscopic ablation modality using liquid nitrogen (LN2) delivered by catheter. SCT occurred at 6 week intervals or as indicated at a dose of 2x30 or 3x30 secs/treatment site. Dysphagia and esophageal symptoms were assessed at baseline and after treatment with a 5-point Dysphagia score and the EORTC-QLQ-OES18 (higher score = more symptoms). Results: 39 subjects (mean age 74.4 ±12.2; 87% men, Table) had 182 treatment sessions over a mean follow-up of 206.9 days, and received a median 3 SCT sessions with an average dose of 90 (3x30) secs/site. There was 1 procedure related SAE (2.6% of patients and 0.5% procedures). Mean follow-up dysphagia score was 1.6 ±0.8 and 90% had same or improved dysphagia score after SCT treatment, p<0.01. On average, treated patients maintained the same or improved levels of dysphagia for 117 days. Esophageal QOL was maintained with improvement in “eating problems” (24.4 before treatment to 18.2 after, p=0.01). Only 4 subjects needed an esophageal stent (n=2) or gastrostomy tube (n=2) for nutrition. Conclusions: SCT for palliation of esophageal cancer was effective in limiting progression of dysphagia, while maintaining esophageal QOL. Only 10% required either esophageal stenting or feeding tube at >6 month follow-up. Clinical trial information: NCT03243734

Patient Characteristics.

Age, mean ± SD 74.4 ± 12.2
Cancer Type, n (%)
Adenocarcinoma 35 (90)
Squamous 4 (10)
Tumor stage, n (%)
Stage 1 9 (30)
Stage 2 3 (10)
Stage 3 15 (50)
Stage 4 3 (10)
Esophagectomy, n (%) 8 (21)
Chemoradiation, n (%) 27 (69)
Luminal obstruction, n (%)
None 8 (21)
<50% 22 (56)
³ 50% 9 (23)
Follow-up time, mean days (SD) 206.9 ± 161.1
SCT sessions, median (IQR) 3 (1-6)
Total freeze time/session, sec, median (IQR) 3x30 secs/site, 90 sec (71-160)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A: Esophageal and Gastric Cancer and Other GI Cancers

Track

Esophageal and Gastric Cancer,Other GI Cancer

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03243734

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 4; abstr 400)

Abstract #

400

Poster Bd #

F11

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