Intra-treatment hypoxia directed major radiation de-escalation as definitive treatment for human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer.

Authors

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NANCY Y. LEE

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

NANCY Y. LEE , Eric Jeffrey Sherman , Heiko Schöder , Rick Wray , Charlie White , Lara Dunn , Tony Hung , David G. Pfister , Alan Loh Ho , Sean Matthew McBride , Yao Yu , Kaveh Zakeri , Noah Kalman , Charles Rutter , Luc Morris , Bhuvanesh Singh , Jay Boyle , Ian Ganly , Richard J. Wong , Nadeem Riaz

Organizations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, Hartford Health Care, Hartford, CT

Research Funding

NIH R01 CA238392-02A1
NCI Cancer Support GRANT P30 CA008, DIMON HPV Foundation, Serra Initiative on the Management of Head and Neck Cancer Side Effects, and James A. Rowen Precision Radiotherapy Fund

Background: We previously reported that surgery to the primary site with hypoxia-directed de-escalated radiation to the neck for human papillomavirus associated oropharyngeal carcinoma (HPV+ OPC) can lead to excellent oncologic outcomes. We now report the results of a successor multi-center phase II trial of hypoxia-directed de-escalated chemoradiotherapy without surgery for HPV+OPC. Methods: HPV+ OPC (T0-2/N1-N2c/AJCC 7th) patients were eligible for enrollment. Tumors without evidence of hypoxia on 18F-FMISO (fluoromisonidazole) PET received de-escalated chemoradiation to 30Gy while those with hypoxia received chemoradiation to 70Gy. The primary objective was achieving a 2-year locoregional control (LRC) of 95% (failure was locoregional recurrence where surgical salvage was unfeasible) with a 7% non-inferiority margin. We enrolled a total of 158 subjects upfront to account for a 5% loss due to death (of reasons other than cancer) or follow-up. Secondary objectives were local failure (LF), regional failure (RF), distant metastasis (DM), overall survival (OS), toxicities, and patient-reported MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) scores. LF, RF, and DM were estimated using the Cumulative Incidence Function, and OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results were reported up to 1/31/2024. Results: From 4/28/20-4/17/23, 158 HPV+ OPC patients were enrolled where150 patients were eligible for analyses. Patient characteristics: Tonsil (43%); Base of Tongue (47%); unknown primary (10%); >/=10 pack years (22%); T0 (9%), T1 (44%), T2 (47%); N1 (14%), N2a (11%), N2b (59%), N2c (16%). 111 (74%) received 30Gy; 95% cisplatin. With 24 months (8-43) of median follow-up, the 2-year LF, RF, DM rates were 4.2%, 6.9%, 2.0%, respectively. The 2-year overall survival probability was 99%. Only 2 patients could not undergo salvage surgery [one 30Gy (second recurrence); one 70Gy (M1)], both received systemic therapy with durable response. Acute grade 3-4 toxicities were 32% (67% neutropenia). Mean MDADI scores: 92.93 (baseline); 68.24 (3 weeks), 91.45 (4 months) after chemoradiation. Conclusions: These early data indicate that major de-escalation to 30Gy based on hypoxia status achieved significant toxicity reduction without compromise in survival for HPV+ OPC treated with chemoradiation without surgery. Clinical trial information: NCT03323463.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Head and Neck Cancer

Track

Head and Neck Cancer

Sub Track

Local-Regional Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03323463

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 16; abstr 6007)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.6007

Abstract #

6007

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