Daamen L, Westerhoff J, Couwenberg A, Braam P, Rütten H, den Hartogh M, Christodouleas J, Hall W, Verkooijen H, Intven M. Quality of life and clinical outcomes in rectal cancer patients treated on a 1.5T MR-Linac within the MOMENTUM study.
Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2024;
45:100721. [PMID:
38274389 PMCID:
PMC10808928 DOI:
10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100721]
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Abstract
Background and purpose
This study assessed quality of life (QoL) and clinical outcomes in rectal cancer patients treated with magnetic resonance (MR) guided short-course radiation therapy (SCRT) on a 1.5 Tesla (T) MR-Linac during the first 12 months after treatment.
Materials and methods
Rectal cancer patients treated with 25 Gy SCRT in five fractions with curative intent in the Netherlands (2019-2022) were identified in MOMENTUM (NCT04075305). Toxicity (CTCAE v5) and QoL (EORTC QLQ-C30 and -CR29) was primarily analyzed in patients without metastatic disease (M0) and no other therapies after SCRT. Patients who underwent tumor resection were censored from surgery. A generalized linear mixed-model was used to investigate clinically meaningful (≥10) and significant (P < 0.05) QoL changes. Clinical and pathological complete response (cCR and pCR) rates were calculated in patients in whom response was documented.
Results
A total of 172 patients were included, of whom 112 patients were primarily analyzed. Acute and late radiation-induced high-grade toxicity were reported in one patient, respectively. CCR was observed in 8/64 patients (13 %), 14/37 patients (38 %) and 13/16 patients (91 %) at three, six and twelve months; pCR was observed in 3/69 (4 %) patients. After 12 months, diarrhea (mean difference [MD] -17.4 [95 % confidence interval [CI] -31.2 to -3.7]), blood and mucus in stool (MD -31.1 [95 % CI -46.4 to -15.8]), and anxiety (MD -22.4 [95 % CI -34.0 to -10.9]) were improved.
Conclusion
High-field MR-guided SCRT for the treatment of patients with rectal cancer is associated with improved disease-related symptom management and functioning one year after treatment.
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