Department of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL 33176, USA.
Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Curr Oncol. 2023 May 23;30(6):5195-5200. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30060394.
(1) Background: The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the device usage rates and patterns of use regarding Tumor-Treating Fields (TTFields) for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) throughout the US. (2) Methods: We evaluated de-identified data from 33 patients with MPM enrolled in FDA-required HDE protocols at 14 institutions across the US from September 2019 to March 2022. (3) Results: The median number of total TTFields usage days was 72 (range: 6-649 days), and the total treatment duration was 160 months for all patients. A low usage rate (defined as less than 6 h per day, 25%) was observed in 34 (21.2%) months. The median TTFields usage in the first 3 months was 12 h per day (range: 1.9-21.6 h), representing 50% (range: 8-90%) of the potential daily duration. The median TTFields usage after 3 months decreased to 9.1 h per day (range: 3.1-17 h), representing 38% (range: 13-71%) of the daily duration, and was lower than usage in the first 3 months ( = 0.01). (4) Conclusions: This study represents the first multicenter analysis of real-world TTFields usage based on usage patterns for MPM patients in clinical practice. The real-world usage level was lower than the suggested daily usage. Further initiatives and guidelines should be developed to evaluate the impact of this finding on tumor control.
(1) 背景:本分析旨在评估美国各地恶性胸膜间皮瘤(MPM)患者使用肿瘤治疗电场(TTFields)的设备使用率和使用模式。(2) 方法:我们评估了 2019 年 9 月至 2022 年 3 月期间,美国 14 家机构的 33 名符合 FDA 要求的 HDE 方案入组的 MPM 患者的去识别数据。(3) 结果:所有患者的 TTFields 总使用天数中位数为 72 天(范围:6-649 天),总治疗持续时间为 160 个月。观察到低使用率(定义为每天少于 6 小时,占 21.2%)发生在 34 个月(占 21.2%)。前 3 个月 TTFields 的中位使用量为每天 12 小时(范围:1.9-21.6 小时),占潜在日剂量的 50%(范围:8-90%)。3 个月后 TTFields 的中位使用量下降至每天 9.1 小时(范围:3.1-17 小时),占日剂量的 38%(范围:13-71%),低于前 3 个月的使用量(= 0.01)。(4) 结论:这是第一项基于临床实践中 MPM 患者使用模式的真实世界 TTFields 使用的多中心分析。实际使用水平低于建议的每日使用水平。应制定进一步的举措和指南,以评估这一发现对肿瘤控制的影响。