Department of Radiation Oncology (LM, SSD) and Department of Pediatrics (SS), Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jul 1;110(3):821-830. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.01.051. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
The ARST0332 trial for pediatric and young adults with nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS) used risk-based treatment including primary resection with lower-than-standard radiation doses to optimize local control (LC) while minimizing long-term toxicity in those requiring radiation therapy (RT). RT for high-grade NRSTS was based on extent of resection (R0: negative margins, R1: microscopic margins, R2/U: gross disease/unresectable); those with >5 cm tumors received chemotherapy (CT; ifosfamide/doxorubicin). This analysis evaluates LC for patients assigned to RT and prognostic factors associated with local recurrence (LR).
Patients aged <30 years with high-grade NRSTS received RT (55.8 Gy) for R1 ≤5 cm tumor (arm B); RT (55.8 Gy)/CT for R0/R1 >5 cm tumor (arm C); or neoadjuvant RT (45 Gy)/CT plus delayed surgery, CT, and postoperative boost to 10.8 Gy R0 <5 mm margins/R1 or 19.8 Gy for R2/unresected tumors (arm D).
One hundred ninety-three eligible patients had 24 LRs (arm B 1/15 [6.7%], arm C 7/65 [10.8%], arm D 16/113 [14.2%]) at median time to LR of 1.1 years (range, 0.11-5.27). Of 95 eligible for delayed surgery after neoadjuvant therapy, 89 (93.7%) achieved R0/R1 margins. Overall LC after RT were as follows: R0, 106 of 109 (97%); R1, 51 of 60 (85%); and R2/unresectable, 2 of 6 (33%). LR predictors include extent of delayed resection (P <.001), imaging response before delayed surgery (P < .001), histologic subtype (P <.001), and no RT (P = .046). The 5-year event-free survival was significantly lower (P = .0003) for patients unable to undergo R0/R1 resection.
Risk-based treatment for young patients with high-grade NRSTS treated on ARST0332 produced very high LC, particularly after R0 resection (97%), despite lower-than-standard RT doses. Neoadjuvant CT/RT enabled delayed R0/R1 resection in most patients and is preferred over adjuvant therapy due to the lower RT dose delivered.
ARST0332 试验针对的是患有非横纹肌肉瘤软组织肉瘤(NRSTS)的儿科和年轻成人患者,采用基于风险的治疗方法,包括原发肿瘤切除术和低于标准剂量的放射治疗,以优化局部控制(LC),同时最大限度地降低需要放射治疗(RT)的患者的长期毒性。对于高级别 NRSTS,RT 基于切除范围(R0:阴性边缘,R1:显微镜下边缘,R2/U:大体疾病/不可切除);对于肿瘤直径>5cm 的患者,给予化疗(CT;异环磷酰胺/多柔比星)。本分析评估了接受 RT 治疗的患者的 LC 情况,以及与局部复发(LR)相关的预后因素。
年龄<30 岁的高级别 NRSTS 患者接受 RT(55.8Gy)治疗,适用于 R1 肿瘤直径≤5cm(B 臂);R0/R1 肿瘤直径>5cm 时接受 RT(55.8Gy)/CT(C 臂)治疗;或新辅助 RT(45Gy)/CT 加延迟手术、CT 和术后 10.8Gy 补充放疗,用于 R0 肿瘤边缘<5mm 或 R1 肿瘤或 R2/不可切除肿瘤边缘 19.8Gy(D 臂)。
193 例患者中有 24 例发生 LR(B 臂 1/15[6.7%],C 臂 7/65[10.8%],D 臂 16/113[14.2%]),LR 中位时间为 1.1 年(范围 0.11-5.27)。95 例有资格接受新辅助治疗后延迟手术的患者中,89 例(93.7%)达到了 R0/R1 边缘。RT 后总的 LC 如下:R0,109 例中的 106 例(97%);R1,60 例中的 51 例(85%);R2/不可切除,6 例中的 2 例(33%)。LR 的预测因素包括延迟手术切除范围(P<0.001)、延迟手术前影像学反应(P<0.001)、组织学亚型(P<0.001)和未接受 RT(P=0.046)。无法进行 R0/R1 切除的患者 5 年无事件生存率显著降低(P=0.0003)。
ARST0332 试验中,对患有高级别 NRSTS 的年轻患者采用基于风险的治疗方法,尽管放射治疗剂量低于标准剂量,但仍能获得非常高的 LC,尤其是在达到 R0 切除时(97%)。新辅助 CT/RT 使大多数患者能够进行延迟的 R0/R1 切除,并且由于提供的放射治疗剂量较低,优于辅助治疗。