Optimal Radiotherapy Dose in Anal Cancer: Trends in Prescription Dose and Association with Survival.

Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Nishant K ShahKimberley S Mak

Abstract

Definitive chemoradiotherapy represents a standard of care treatment for localized anal cancer. National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend radiotherapy (RT) doses of ≥ 45 Gy and escalation to 50.4-59 Gy for advanced disease. Per RTOG 0529, 50.4 Gy was prescribed for early-stage disease (cT1-2N0), and 54 Gy for locally advanced cancers (cT3-T4 and/or node positive). We assessed patterns of care and overall survival (OS) with respect to the RT dose. The National Cancer Database identified patients with non-metastatic anal squamous cell carcinoma from 2004 to 2015 treated with chemoradiotherapy. Patients were stratified by RT dose: 40-< 45, 45-< 50, 50-54, and > 54-60 Gy. Crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HR) were computed using Cox regression modeling. A total of 10,524 patients were identified with a median follow-up of 40.7 months. The most commonly prescribed RT dose was 54 Gy. On multivariate analysis, RT doses of 40-< 45 Gy were associated with worse OS vs. 50-54 Gy (HR 1.68 [1.40-2.03], P < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in OS for patients who received 45-< 50 or > 54-60 Gy compared with 50-54 Gy. For early-stage disease, there was no significant association between RT dose and OS. For locally ...Continue Reading

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