TY - JOUR
T1 - Whole-pelvis, "mini-pelvis," or prostate-only external beam radiotherapy after neoadjuvant and concurrent hormonal therapy in patients treated in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 9413 trial
AU - Roach, Mack
AU - DeSilvio, Michelle
AU - Valicenti, Richard
AU - Grignon, David
AU - Asbell, Sucha O.
AU - Lawton, Colleen
AU - Thomas, Charles R.
AU - Shipley, William U.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by Grants No. RTOG U10 CA21661, CCOP U10 CA37422, Stat U10 CA32115 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
PY - 2006/11/1
Y1 - 2006/11/1
N2 - Purpose: The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9413 trial demonstrated a better progression-free survival (PFS) with whole-pelvis (WP) radiotherapy (RT) compared with prostate-only (PO) RT. This secondary analysis was undertaken to determine whether "mini-pelvis" (MP; defined as ≥10 × 11 cm but <11 × 11 cm) RT resulted in progression-free survival (PFS) comparable to that of WP RT. To avoid a timing bias, this analysis was limited to patients receiving neoadjuvant and concurrent hormonal therapy (N&CHT) in Arms 1 and 2 of the study. Methods and Materials: Eligible patients had a risk of lymph node (LN) involvement >15%. Neoadjuvant and concurrent hormonal therapy (N&CHT) was administered 2 months before and during RT for 4 months. From April 1, 1995, to June 1, 1999, a group of 325 patients were randomized to WP RT + N&CHT and another group of 324 patients were randomized to receive PO RT + N&CHT. Patients randomized to PO RT were dichotomized by median field size (10 × 11 cm), with the larger field considered an "MP" field and the smaller a PO field. Results: The median PFS was 5.2, 3.7, and 2.9 years for WP, MP, and PO fields, respectively (p = 0.02). The 7-year PFS was 40%, 35%, and 27% for patients treated to WP, MP, and PO fields, respectively. There was no association between field size and late Grade 3+ genitourinary toxicity but late Grade 3+ gastrointestinal RT complications correlated with increasing field size. Conclusions: This subset analysis demonstrates that RT field size has a major impact on PFS, and the findings support comprehensive nodal treatment in patients with a risk of LN involvement of >15%.
AB - Purpose: The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9413 trial demonstrated a better progression-free survival (PFS) with whole-pelvis (WP) radiotherapy (RT) compared with prostate-only (PO) RT. This secondary analysis was undertaken to determine whether "mini-pelvis" (MP; defined as ≥10 × 11 cm but <11 × 11 cm) RT resulted in progression-free survival (PFS) comparable to that of WP RT. To avoid a timing bias, this analysis was limited to patients receiving neoadjuvant and concurrent hormonal therapy (N&CHT) in Arms 1 and 2 of the study. Methods and Materials: Eligible patients had a risk of lymph node (LN) involvement >15%. Neoadjuvant and concurrent hormonal therapy (N&CHT) was administered 2 months before and during RT for 4 months. From April 1, 1995, to June 1, 1999, a group of 325 patients were randomized to WP RT + N&CHT and another group of 324 patients were randomized to receive PO RT + N&CHT. Patients randomized to PO RT were dichotomized by median field size (10 × 11 cm), with the larger field considered an "MP" field and the smaller a PO field. Results: The median PFS was 5.2, 3.7, and 2.9 years for WP, MP, and PO fields, respectively (p = 0.02). The 7-year PFS was 40%, 35%, and 27% for patients treated to WP, MP, and PO fields, respectively. There was no association between field size and late Grade 3+ genitourinary toxicity but late Grade 3+ gastrointestinal RT complications correlated with increasing field size. Conclusions: This subset analysis demonstrates that RT field size has a major impact on PFS, and the findings support comprehensive nodal treatment in patients with a risk of LN involvement of >15%.
KW - Prostate cancer
KW - Radiation field size
KW - Randomized trials
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.074
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.074
M3 - Article
C2 - 17011443
AN - SCOPUS:33748937011
SN - 0360-3016
VL - 66
SP - 647
EP - 653
JO - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
JF - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
IS - 3
ER -