MRI-guided adaptive brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer (EMBRACE-I): a multicentre prospective cohort study


Por: Pötter R., Tanderup K., Schmid M.P., Jürgenliemk-Schulz I., Haie-Meder C., Fokdal L.U., Sturdza A.E., Hoskin P., Mahantshetty U., Segedin B., Bruheim K., Huang F., Rai B., Cooper R., van der Steen-Banasik E., Van Limbergen E., Pieters B.R., Tan L.-T., Nout R.A., De Leeuw A.A.C., Ristl R., Petric P., Nesvacil N., Kirchheiner K., Kirisits C., Lindegaard J.C., Chargari C., Dumas I., Lowe G., Swamidas J., Hudej R., Paulsen Hellebust T., Menon G., Oinam A.S., Bownes P., Christiaens M., De Brabandere M., Janssen H., Oosterveld B., Koedooder K., Langeland Marthinsen A.B., Sundset M., Whitney D., Ketelaars M., Lutgens L.C.H.W., Reinniers B., Mora I., Villafranca E., Antal G., Hadjiev J., Bachand F., Batchelar D., Erickson B., Rownd J., Jacobson G., Kim Y., Anttila M., Palmgren J.-E., An J., Assenholt M.S., Banerjee S., Bentzen S., Berger T., Dankulchai P., Diendorfer T., Dilworth I., Dimopoulos J., Dörr E., Ecker S., Federico M., Fidarova E., Fortin I., Georg P., Gora J., Hegazy N., Jastaniyah N., Jensen N.B.K., Liederer T., Majercakova K., Misimovic D., Motisi L., Najjari Jamal D., Nkiwane K., Schwartz-Vittrup A., Serban M., Smet S., Spampinato S., Trnkova P., Valgma M., Westerveld H., Wong J.S.Y., Yoshida K., EMBRACE Collaborative Group

Publicada: 1 ene 2021
Resumen:
Background: The concept of the use of MRI for image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT) in locally advanced cervical cancer was introduced 20 years ago. Here, we report on EMBRACE-I, which aimed to evaluate local tumour control and morbidity after chemoradiotherapy and MRI-based IGABT. Methods: EMBRACE-I was a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study. Data from patients from 24 centres in Europe, Asia, and North America were prospectively collected. The inclusion criteria were patients older than 18 years, with biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix, The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB–IVA disease or FIGO stage IVB disease restricted to paraaortic lymph metastasis below the L1–L2 interspace, suitable for curative treatment. Treatment consisted of chemoradiotherapy (weekly intravenous cisplatin 40 mg/m2, 5–6 cycles, 1 day per cycle, plus 45–50 Gy external-beam radiotherapy delivered in 1·8–2 Gy fractions) followed by MRI-based IGABT. The MRI-based IGABT target volume definition and dose reporting was according to Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie European Society for Radiation Oncology recommendations. IGABT dose prescription was open according to institutional practice. Local control and late morbidity were selected as primary endpoints in all patients available for analysis. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00920920. Findings: Patient accrual began on July 30, 2008, and closed on Dec 29, 2015. A total of 1416 patients were registered in the database. After exclusion for not meeting patient selection criteria before treatment, being registered but not entered in the database, meeting the exclusion criteria, and being falsely excluded, data from 1341 patients were available for analysis of disease and data from 1251 patients were available for assessment of morbidity outcome. MRI-based IGABT including dose optimisation was done in 1317 (98·2%) of 1341 patients. Median high-risk clinical target volume was 28 cm3 (IQR 20–40) and median minimal dose to 90% of the clinical target volume (D90%) was 90 Gy (IQR 85–94) equi-effective dose in 2 Gy per fraction. At a median follow-up of 51 months (IQR 20–64), actuarial overall 5-year local control was 92% (95% CI 90–93). Actuarial cumulative 5-year incidence of grade 3–5 morbidity was 6·8% (95% CI 5·4–8·6) for genitourinary events, 8·5% (6·9–10·6) for gastrointestinal events, 5·7% (4·3–7·6) for vaginal events, and 3·2% (2·2–4·5) for fistulae. Interpretation: Chemoradiotherapy and MRI-based IGABT result in effective and stable long-term local control across all stages of locally advanced cervical cancer, with a limited severe morbidity per organ. These results represent a positive breakthrough in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer, which might be used as a benchmark for clinical practice and all future studies. Funding: Medical University of Vienna, Aarhus University Hospital, Elekta AB, and Varian Medical Systems. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd

Filiaciones:
Pötter R.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Tanderup K.:
 Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Schmid M.P.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Jürgenliemk-Schulz I.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Haie-Meder C.:
 Department of Radiotherapy, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France

Fokdal L.U.:
 Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Sturdza A.E.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Hoskin P.:
 Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, London, United Kingdom

 Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Mahantshetty U.:
 Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

Segedin B.:
 Department of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bruheim K.:
 Department of Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Huang F.:
 Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute and University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Rai B.:
 Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Cooper R.:
 St James's University Hospital, Leeds Cancer Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom

van der Steen-Banasik E.:
 Department of Radiotherapy, Radiotherapiegroep Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands

Van Limbergen E.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Pieters B.R.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Academic Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tan L.-T.:
 Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nout R.A.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

 Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Leeuw A.A.C.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Ristl R.:
 Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Petric P.:
 Department of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Nesvacil N.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Kirchheiner K.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Kirisits C.:
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Lindegaard J.C.:
 Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Majercakova K.:
 Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041 Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 14702045
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 22 Número: 4
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WOS Id: 000637971400027
ID de PubMed: 33794207

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