Phase II study of short course hypofractionated proton beam therapy incorporating 18F-DOPA-PET/MRI for elderly patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

Authors

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Sujay A. Vora

Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ

Sujay A. Vora , Deanna Pafundi , Todd A DeWees , Molly Voss , Jonathan Ben Ashman , Bernard Bendock , Nadia N. Laack , Wei Liu , Anita Mahajan , Maciej M. Mrugala , Alyx B. Porter , Michael W. Ruff , Terence Tai Weng Sio , Joon H. Uhm , Debra Brinkmann , Ming Yang , Paul D. Brown

Organizations

Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, Department of Neurology and Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

Research Funding

Other Foundation
Marley/Matheson

Background: Elderly patients with glioblastoma have a poor prognosis with phase III trials reporting median overall survival (OS) and global time to deterioration of 6–9 and 1.2 months respectively. 18F-DOPA (3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F]-fluoro-L-phenylalanine) positron emission tomography (PET) is sensitive and specific for identifying regions of high density and biologically aggressive glioblastoma. Proton beam therapy (PBT) can spare more healthy tissue that may improve quality of life for this patient population. With improved targeting of disease along with dosimetric advantages of PBT, this phase II trial tested whether hypofractionated PBT can offer both improved survival and quality of life. Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma aged ≥65 years without contraindications to 18F-DOPA were eligible. Target volumes were defined by PET (tumor/normal brain SUV ≥2.0) and MRI areas of contrast enhancement including surgical cavity. Patients received dose escalated hypofractionated PBT of 35-40 GyE to PET/MRI over 5-10 treatments with 10 mm margin. Patients received concurrent/adjuvant temozolomide. With an alpha of 0.1, 18 of 39 patients would be required to be alive at 12 months for the study to be considered a success. Kaplan-Meier/Cox regression analysis was performed for progression free survival (PFS) and OS. Toxicities were evaluated with CTCAE v4.0. Patients completed EORTC BN20, QLQ-C30, and MMSE questionnaires. Time to deterioration, defined as a 10-point decrease in the score of the function domain or 10-point increase in score of symptom domain, was evaluated. Results: Between 5/2019-6/2021, 43 patients were enrolled, with 4 patients withdrawing due to progression/insurance denial prior to beginning protocol therapy. The median age was 70.2 yrs. and median follow-up was 12.5 months. MGMT methylation was present in 13 (33%). Tumors were multifocal in 10 (26%) and unifocal in 29 (74%). The primary endpoint was met with median PFS/OS was 6.5/12.9 months for all patients and for MGMT methylated patients 11.9/29.8 months respectively. Grade 3 baseline adjusted treatment related adverse events included 1 (3%) confusion, 2 (5%) fatigue, and 1 (3%) seizure. There were no grade 4/5 events. Multivariate analysis revealed MGMT unmethylated, ECOG 2 and biopsy only patients had worse survival. PET volume was more predictive than MRI volume for OS with PET volume>26 cc having a hazard ratio of 3.7. The median time to global deterioration per QLC-C30 was 6.3 months. Conclusions: This phase II trial incorporating 18F-DOPA PET-guided dose escalated hypofractionated proton beam treatment for elderly patients with glioblastoma met its primary endpoint for improved OS and patient reported quality of life compared to historical controls. Further investigation is warranted. Clinical trial information: NCT03778294.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Central Nervous System Tumors

Track

Central Nervous System Tumors

Sub Track

Primary CNS Tumors–Glioma

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03778294

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 2002)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.2002

Abstract #

2002

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