Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Mai Takahashi , Michael Hwang , Krzysztof Misiukiewicz , Richard Lorne Bakst , Brett A. Miles , Vishal Gupta , Marcelo Raul Bonomi , Sonam Sharma , John Botzler , Eric Michael Genden , Erin Moshier , Isaiah Selkridge , Marshall R. Posner
Background: Human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer (HPV OPC) portends a more favorable prognosis compared to HPV-negative cases. To prevent overtreatment, long-term morbidity and deterioration in functionality and quality of life (QoL), multiple studies have focused on de-intensification techniques for HPV OPC treatment. To this end, we prospectively assessed differences in patient reported QoL in locally advanced HPV OPC patients receiving rdCRTversus sdCRT)in a randomized trial using a sequential therapy plan. Methods: Patients were enrolled between December 2012 and February 2016; received 3 cycles of induction docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU; and were randomized to sdCRT (70 Gy) or rdCRT (56 Gy) with weekly carboplatin. Patients were followed for Progression Free Survival (PFS), Overall Survival (OS), and changes in QoL as assessed by the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI), MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI Head and Neck), Xerostomia Questionnaire (XQ), and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) with the head and neck module (EORTC HN). A mixed model ANOVA was used to estimate changes from baseline QoL to that at each follow-up timepoint and to compare the difference in QoL changes between the treatment arms. Results: We randomized 20 HPV+ locally advanced (LA) patients (median age: 56.5 yrs) to rdCRT (12 subjects) or sdCRT (8 subjects). 70% had high risk features. At a median follow-up of 81.5 mos, PFS and OS were 87.5% and 83.3% for sdCRT and rdCRT, respectively with a median OS of 76 mos in both arms. One patient in the sdCRT arm developed an HPV negative retromolar trigone squamous cell cancer in the radiation field 7 yrs after therapy. Baseline QoL was identical in the 15 patients who completed the QoL modules. Patients receiving rdCRT hadsignificantly lower declines in QoL scores at 3-6 month follow-up. At 5 yrs, differences in QoL changes all favored the rdCRT arm (Table) and two QoL scales reached statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusions: In HPV OPC patients, rdCRT resulted in comparable long-term survival and greater improvement in specific domains of QoL when compared to sdCRT. Our results support the need for a larger, long-term Phase 3 study in LA HPVOPC to assess these two treatments with respect to survival, QoL, and safety. Clinical trial information: NCT02945631
rdCRT | sdCRT | P-value | |
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MDADI | -0.75 [-14.62, 13.11] | -11.76 [-31.8, 8.27] | 0.37 |
MDASI SI | -0.45 [-2.6, 1.7] | 1.36 [-1.73, 4.44] | 0.34 |
MDASI SS | 0.06 [-1.22, 1.34] | 1.57 [-0.28, 3.42] | 0.18 |
XQ | 1.55 [-0.57, 3.68] | 4.69 [1.64, 7.75] | 0.10 |
EORTC GHS | 11.49 [-4.36, 27.35] | -23.94 [-46.84, -1.05] | 0.01 |
EORTC FS | 9.35 [-3.67, 22.36] | -8.16 [-26.92, 10.6] | 0.13 |
EORTC SS | -7.76 [-18.16, 2.64] | 15.19 [0.26, 30.12] | 0.01 |
EORTC HN | -7.49 [-16.68, 1.71] | 7.90 [-5.34, 21.15] | 0.06 |
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