Quality of life among patients with 4 to 10 brain metastases after treatment with whole-brain radiotherapy vs. stereotactic radiotherapy:a phase III, randomized, Dutch multicenter trial

Background: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) is an attractive treatment option for patients with brain metastases (BM), sparing healthy brain tissue and likely controlling local tumors. Most previous studies have focused on radiological response or survival. Our randomized trial (NCT02353000) investigated whether quality of life (QoL) is better preserved using SRT than whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for patients with multiple BM. Recently, we published our trial’s primary endpoints. The current report discusses the study’s secondary endpoints. Methods: Patients with 4 to 10 BM were randomly as... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Hartgerink, Dianne
Bruynzeel, Anna
Eekers, Danielle
Swinnen, Ans
Hurkmans, Coen
Wiggenraad, Ruud
Swaak-Kragten, Annemarie
Dieleman, Edith
van der Toorn, Peter-Paul
van Veelen, Lieneke
Verhoeff, Joost J. C.
Lagerwaard, Frank
de Ruysscher, Dirk
Lambin, Philippe
Zindler, Jaap
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Hartgerink , D , Bruynzeel , A , Eekers , D , Swinnen , A , Hurkmans , C , Wiggenraad , R , Swaak-Kragten , A , Dieleman , E , van der Toorn , P-P , van Veelen , L , Verhoeff , J J C , Lagerwaard , F , de Ruysscher , D , Lambin , P & Zindler , J 2022 , ' Quality of life among patients with 4 to 10 brain metastases after treatment with whole-brain radiotherapy vs. stereotactic radiotherapy : a phase III, randomized, Dutch multicenter trial ' , Annals of Palliative Medicine , vol. 11 , no. 4 , pp. 1197-1209 . https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-21-1545
Sprache: Englisch
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Background: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) is an attractive treatment option for patients with brain metastases (BM), sparing healthy brain tissue and likely controlling local tumors. Most previous studies have focused on radiological response or survival. Our randomized trial (NCT02353000) investigated whether quality of life (QoL) is better preserved using SRT than whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for patients with multiple BM. Recently, we published our trial’s primary endpoints. The current report discusses the study’s secondary endpoints. Methods: Patients with 4 to 10 BM were randomly assigned to a standard-arm WBRT (20 Gy in 5 fractions) or SRT group (1 fraction of 15–24 Gy or 3 fractions of 8 Gy). QoL endpoints—such as EQ5D domains post-treatment, the Barthel index, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaires, and the neurocognitive Hopkins Verbal Learning Test—were evaluated. Results: Due to poor accrual resulting from patients’ and referrers’ preference for SRT, this study closed prematurely. The other endpoints’ results were published recently. Twenty patients were available for analysis (n=10 vs. n=10 for the two groups, respectively). Significant differences were observed 3 months post-treatment for the mobility (P=0.041), self-care (P=0.028), and alopecia (P=0.014) EQ5D domains, favoring SRT. This self-care score also persisted compared to the baseline (P=0.025). Multiple EORTC categories reflected significant differences, favoring SRT—particularly physical functioning and social functioning. Conclusions: For patients with multiple BM, SRT alone led to persistently higher QoL than treatment with WBRT. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02353000.