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Dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers: ART DECO, a phase III randomised controlled trial
Nutting, C. M. Griffin, C. L. Sanghera, P. Foran, B. Beasley, M. Bernstein, D. Cosgrove, V. Fisher, S. West, Catharine M L Sibtain, A.
Nutting, C. M.
Griffin, C. L.
Sanghera, P.
Foran, B.
Beasley, M.
Bernstein, D.
Cosgrove, V.
Fisher, S.
West, Catharine M L
Sibtain, A.
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Abstract
Background: Radical (chemo)radiotherapy offers potentially curative treatment for patients with locally advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer. We aimed to show that dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (DE-IMRT) improved locoregional control.
Methods: We performed a phase III open-label randomised controlled trial in patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer (AJCC III-IVa/b, TNM 7). Patients were randomised (1:1) to DE-IMRT or standard dose IMRT (ST-IMRT) using a minimisation algorithm, balancing for centre, tumour site, nodal status and chemotherapy use. DE-IMRT was 67.2 gray (Gy) in 28 fractions (f) to the primary tumour and 56Gy/28f to at-risk nodes; ST-IMRT was 65Gy/30f to primary tumour and 54Gy/30f to at-risk nodes. Suitable patients received 2 cycles of concomitant cisplatin and up to 3 cycles of platinum-based induction chemotherapy. The primary end-point was time to locoregional failure analysed by intention-to-treat analysis using competing risk methodology.
Findings: Between February 2011 and October 2015, 276 patients (138 ST-IMRT; 138 DE-IMRT) were randomised. A preplanned interim futility analysis met the criterion for early closure. After a median follow-up of 47.9 months (interquartile range 37.5-60.5), there were locoregional failures in 38 of 138 (27.5%) ST-IMRT patients and 42 of 138 (30.4%) DE-IMRT patients; an adjusted subhazard ratio of 1.16 (95% confidence interval: 0.74-1.83, p = 0.519) indicated no evidence of benefit with DE-IMRT. Acute grade 2 pharyngeal mucositis was reported more frequently with DE-IMRT than with ST-IMRT (42% vs. 32%). No differences in grade ≥3 acute or late toxicity rates were seen.
Conclusion: DE-IMRT did not improve locoregional control in patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer.
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Nutting, C. M.
Griffin, C. L.
Sanghera, P.
Foran, B.
Beasley, M.
Bernstein, D.
Cosgrove, V.
Fisher, S.
West, Catharine M L
Sibtain, A.
Palaniappan, N.
Urbano, T. G.
Sen, M.
Soe, W.
Rizwanullah, M.
Wood, K.
Ramkumar, S.
Junor, E.
Cook, A.
Roques, T.
Scrase, C.
Bhide, S. A.
Gujral, D.
Harrington, K. J.
Mehanna, H.
Miah, A.
Emson, M.
Gardiner, D.
Morden, J. P
Hall, E.
Griffin, C. L.
Sanghera, P.
Foran, B.
Beasley, M.
Bernstein, D.
Cosgrove, V.
Fisher, S.
West, Catharine M L
Sibtain, A.
Palaniappan, N.
Urbano, T. G.
Sen, M.
Soe, W.
Rizwanullah, M.
Wood, K.
Ramkumar, S.
Junor, E.
Cook, A.
Roques, T.
Scrase, C.
Bhide, S. A.
Gujral, D.
Harrington, K. J.
Mehanna, H.
Miah, A.
Emson, M.
Gardiner, D.
Morden, J. P
Hall, E.
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2021
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Nutting CM, Griffin CL, Sanghera P, Foran B, Beasley M, Bernstein D, et al. Dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers: ART DECO, a phase III randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Cancer. 2021 Aug;153:242–56.