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A Phase II study of a paclitaxel-based chemoradiation regimen with selective surgical salvage for resectable locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer: initial reporting of RTOG 0246.

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Swisher, SG; Winter, KA; Komaki, RU; Ajani, JA; Wu, TT; Hofstetter, WL; Konski, AA; Willett, CG
Published in: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
April 1, 2012

PURPOSE: The strategy of definitive chemoradiation with selective surgical salvage in locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer was evaluated in a Phase II trial in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)-affiliated sites. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The study was designed to detect an improvement in 1-year survival from 60% to 77.5% (α = 0.05; power = 80%). Definitive chemoradiation involved induction chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (650 mg/mg(2)/day), cisplatin (15 mg/mg(2)/day), and paclitaxel (200 mg/mg(2)/day) for two cycles, followed by concurrent chemoradiation with 50.4 Gy (1.8 Gy/fraction) and daily 5-FU (300 mg/mg(2)/day) with cisplatin (15 mg/mg(2)/day) over the first 5 days. Salvage surgical resection was considered for patients with residual or recurrent esophageal cancer who did not have systemic disease. RESULTS: Forty-three patients with nonmetastatic resectable esophageal cancer were entered from Sept 2003 to March 2006. Forty-one patients were eligible for analysis. Clinical stage was ≥T3 in 31 patients (76%) and N1 in 29 patients (71%), with adenocarcinoma histology in 30 patients (73%). Thirty-seven patients (90%) completed induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation. Twenty-eight patients (68%) experienced Grade 3+ nonhematologic toxicity. Four treatment-related deaths were noted. Twenty-one patients underwent surgery following definitive chemoradiation because of residual (17 patients) or recurrent (3 patients) esophageal cancer,and 1 patient because of choice. Median follow-up of live patients was 22 months, with an estimated 1-year survival of 71%. CONCLUSIONS: In this Phase II trial (RTOG 0246) evaluating selective surgical salvage after definitive chemoradiation in locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer, the hypothesized 1-year RTOG survival rate (77.5%) was not achieved (1 year, 71%; 95% confidence interval< 54%-82%).

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Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

DOI

EISSN

1879-355X

Publication Date

April 1, 2012

Volume

82

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1967 / 1972

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Rate
  • Salvage Therapy
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Paclitaxel
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Swisher, S. G., Winter, K. A., Komaki, R. U., Ajani, J. A., Wu, T. T., Hofstetter, W. L., … Willett, C. G. (2012). A Phase II study of a paclitaxel-based chemoradiation regimen with selective surgical salvage for resectable locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer: initial reporting of RTOG 0246. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 82(5), 1967–1972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.043
Swisher, Stephen G., Kathryn A. Winter, Ritsuko U. Komaki, Jaffer A. Ajani, Tsung T. Wu, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Andre A. Konski, and Christopher G. Willett. “A Phase II study of a paclitaxel-based chemoradiation regimen with selective surgical salvage for resectable locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer: initial reporting of RTOG 0246.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82, no. 5 (April 1, 2012): 1967–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.043.
Swisher SG, Winter KA, Komaki RU, Ajani JA, Wu TT, Hofstetter WL, et al. A Phase II study of a paclitaxel-based chemoradiation regimen with selective surgical salvage for resectable locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer: initial reporting of RTOG 0246. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Apr 1;82(5):1967–72.
Swisher, Stephen G., et al. “A Phase II study of a paclitaxel-based chemoradiation regimen with selective surgical salvage for resectable locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer: initial reporting of RTOG 0246.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, vol. 82, no. 5, Apr. 2012, pp. 1967–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.043.
Swisher SG, Winter KA, Komaki RU, Ajani JA, Wu TT, Hofstetter WL, Konski AA, Willett CG. A Phase II study of a paclitaxel-based chemoradiation regimen with selective surgical salvage for resectable locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer: initial reporting of RTOG 0246. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Apr 1;82(5):1967–1972.
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Published In

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

DOI

EISSN

1879-355X

Publication Date

April 1, 2012

Volume

82

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1967 / 1972

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Rate
  • Salvage Therapy
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Paclitaxel
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Middle Aged
  • Male