Effect of single-fraction vs multifraction radiotherapy on ambulatory status among patients with spinal canal compression from metastatic cancer: The SCORAD randomized clinical trial
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Hoskin, Peter JHopkins, K
Misra, Vivek
Holt, T
McMenemin, R
Dubois, D
McKinna, F
Foran, B
Madhavan, K
MacGregor, C
Bates, A
O'Rourke, N
Lester, JF
Sevitt, T
Roos, D
Dixit, S
Brown, G
Arnott, S
Thomas, SS
Forsyth, S
Beare, S
Reczko, K
Hackshaw, A
Lopes, A
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Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United KingdomIssue Date
2019
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IMPORTANCE: Malignant spinal canal compression, a major complication of metastatic cancer, is managed with radiotherapy to maintain mobility and relieve pain, although there is no standard radiotherapy regimen. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether single-fraction radiotherapy is noninferior to 5 fractions of radiotherapy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Multicenter noninferiority randomized clinical trial conducted in 42 UK and 5 Australian radiotherapy centers. Eligible patients (n?=?686) had metastatic cancer with spinal cord or cauda equina compression, life expectancy greater than 8 weeks, and no previous radiotherapy to the same area. Patients were recruited between February 2008 and April 2016, with final follow-up in September 2017. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomized to receive external beam single-fraction 8-Gy radiotherapy (n?=?345) or 20 Gy of radiotherapy in 5 fractions over 5 consecutive days (n?=?341). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary end point was ambulatory status at week 8, based on a 4-point scale and classified as grade 1 (ambulatory without the use of aids and grade 5 of 5 muscle power) or grade 2 (ambulatory using aids or grade 4 of 5 muscle power). The noninferiority margin for the difference in ambulatory status was -11%. Secondary end points included ambulatory status at weeks 1, 4, and 12 and overall survival. RESULTS: Among 686 randomized patients (median [interquartile range] age, 70 [64-77] years; 503 (73%) men; 44% had prostate cancer, 19% had lung cancer, and 12% had breast cancer), 342 (49.8%) were analyzed for the primary end point (255 patients died before the 8-week assessment). Ambulatory status grade 1 or 2 at week 8 was achieved by 115 of 166 (69.3%) patients in the single-fraction group vs 128 of 176 (72.7%) in the multifraction group (difference, -3.5% [1-sided 95% CI, -11.5% to °]; P value for noninferiority?=?.06). The difference in ambulatory status grade 1 or 2 in the single-fraction vs multifraction group was -0.4% (63.9% vs 64.3%; [1-sided 95% CI, -6.9 to °]; P value for noninferiority?=?.004) at week 1, -0.7% (66.8% vs 67.6%; [1-sided 95% CI, -8.1 to °]; P value for noninferiority?=?.01) at week 4, and 4.1% (71.8% vs 67.7%; [1-sided 95% CI, -4.6 to °]; P value for noninferiority?=?.002) at week 12. Overall survival rates at 12 weeks were 50% in the single-fraction group vs 55% in the multifraction group (stratified hazard ratio, 1.02 [95% CI, 0.74-1.41]). Of the 11 other secondary end points that were analyzed, the between-group differences were not statistically significant or did not meet noninferiority criterion. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among patients with malignant metastatic solid tumors and spinal canal compression, a single radiotherapy dose, compared with a multifraction dose delivered over 5 days, did not meet the criterion for noninferiority for the primary outcome (ambulatory at 8 weeks). However, the extent to which the lower bound of the CI overlapped with the noninferiority margin should be considered when interpreting the clinical importance of this finding. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN Identifiers: ISRCTN97555949 and ISRCTN97108008.Citation
Hoskin PJ, Hopkins K, Misra V, Holt T, McMenemin R, Dubois D, et al. Effect of Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Radiotherapy on Ambulatory Status Among Patients With Spinal Canal Compression From Metastatic Cancer: The SCORAD Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama. 2019;322(21):2084-94.Journal
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10.1001/jama.2019.17913PubMed ID
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