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Efficacy and Toxicity of Moderately Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy with Helical TomoTherapy Versus Conventional
Qi Zhang1, Shaonan Fan1, Xiaohong Xu1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Purpose:
The standard treatment schedule for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is chemotherapy with concurrent radiation therapy (60 Gy delivered in 30 fractions), although moderately hypofractionated radiation therapy (Hypo-RT) has also been considered as an alternative strategy. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and toxicity of moderately Hypo-RT with helical TomoTherapy versus conventionally fractionated radiation therapy (Con-RT) in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC receiving concurrent chemotherapy.
Methods And Materials:
In this randomized, multicenter, nonblinded phase 3 clinical trial, eligible patients were randomised at a 1:1 ratio to either the Hypo-RT group (60 Gy in 20 fractions) or Con-RT group (60 Gy in 30 fractions). All patients received 2 cycles of concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy plus 2 cycles of consolidation therapy. The primary endpoint was 3-year overall survival (OS) in the intention-to-treat population. The secondary endpoints were progression-free survival and treatment-related adverse events.
Results:
A total of 146 patients were enrolled from July 27, 2018, to November 1, 2021. The median follow-up was 46 months. The 3-year OS rates in the Hypo-RT and Con-RT groups were 58.4% and 38.4%, respectively (P = .02). The median OS from randomisation was 41 months in the Hypo-RT group and 30 months in the Con-RT group (hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.40-0.94; P = .02). There was no significant difference in the rates of grade ≥2 treatment-related adverse events between the 2 groups.
Conclusions:
Moderately Hypo-RT using helical TomoTherapy may improve OS in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC, while maintaining toxicity rates.
