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Role of radiotherapy fractionation in head and neck cancers (MARCH): an updated meta-analysis

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 18; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30458-8

1474-5488

Benjamin Lacas, Jean Bourhis, Jens Overgaard, Qiang Zhang, Vincent Grégoire, Matthew Nankivell, Björn Zackrisson, Z. Szutkowski, Rafał Suwiński, Michael Poulsen, Brian O’Sullivan, Renzo Corvò, Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, C. Fallai, Hideya Yamazaki, W. Dobrowsky, Kwan Ho Cho, Beth M. Beadle, Johannes A. Langendijk, Célia M. Viégas, John Hay, Mohamed Lotayef, Mahesh Parmar, Anne Aupérin, Carla van Herpen, P. Maingon, Andy Trotti, Cai Grau, Jean‐Pierre Pignon, Pierre Blanchard, Pierre Blanchard, Jean Bourhis, Benjamin Lacas, Jean‐Pierre Pignon, Jacques Bernier, Quynh‐Thu Le, Jens Overgaard, Masheh KB Parmar, Andy Trotti, Jai Prakash Agarwal, Anne Aupérin, Kian Ang, Hassan K. Awwad, Almalina Bacigalupo, Harry Bartelink, E Benhamou, Jacques Bernier, Pierre Blanchard, Jean Bourhis, Wilfried Budach, Imjai Chitapanarux, Kwan Ho Cho, Laurence Collette, Renzo Corvò, Carla Dani, Stanley Dische, W. Dobrowsky, James W. Denham, C.M.L. Driessen, C. Fallai, Beth M. Beadle, Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, Sushmita Ghoshal, Cai Grau, Vincent Grégoire, John Hay, Carla van Herpen, A Hliniak, Jørgen Johansen, Claus Andrup Kristiansen, Valentina Krstevska, Benjamin Lacas, Johannes A. Langendijk, M. Lapeyre, Quynh‐Thu Le, Mohamed Lotayef, B. Maciejewski, P. Maingon, Wojciech Michalski, Sung Ho Moon, Per Nilsson, Patrizia Olmi, Matthew Nankivell, Kinji Nishiyama, Brian O’Sullivan, Jens Overgaard, Mahesh Parmar, Jean‐Pierre Pignon, Michael Poulsen, Kunnambath Ramadas, Anupam Rishi, David I. Rosenthal, Giuseppe Sanguineti, Michele I. Saunders, Christian Sire, Krzysztof Składowski, Luís Souhami, Rafał Suwiński, Z. Szutkowski, Nitin Tandon, Harm van Tinteren, Valter Torri, Lee Tripcony, Andy Trotti, Célia M. Viégas, John Waldron, Joachim Widder, Stuart J. Wong, Jonn Wu, Hideya Yamazaki, Björn Zackrisson, Qiang Zhang,

Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

Summary Background The Meta-Analysis of Radiotherapy in squamous cell Carcinomas of Head and neck (MARCH) showed that altered fractionation radiotherapy is associated with improved overall and progression-free survival compared with conventional radiotherapy, with hyperfractionated radiotherapy showing the greatest benefit. This update aims to confirm and explain the superiority of hyperfractionated radiotherapy over other altered fractionation radiotherapy regimens and to assess the benefit of altered fractionation within the context of concomitant chemotherapy with the inclusion of new trials. Methods For this updated meta-analysis, we searched bibliography databases, trials registries, and meeting proceedings for published or unpublished randomised trials done between Jan 1, 2009, and July 15, 2015, comparing primary or postoperative conventional fractionation radiotherapy versus altered fractionation radiotherapy (comparison 1) or conventional fractionation radiotherapy plus concomitant chemotherapy versus altered fractionation radiotherapy alone (comparison 2). Eligible trials had to start randomisation on or after Jan 1, 1970, and completed accrual before Dec 31, 2010; had to have been randomised in a way that precluded prior knowledge of treatment assignment; and had to include patients with non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx undergoing first-line curative treatment. Trials including a non-conventional radiotherapy control group, investigating hypofractionated radiotherapy, or including mostly nasopharyngeal carcinomas were excluded. Trials were grouped in three types of altered fractionation: hyperfractionated, moderately accelerated, and very accelerated. Individual patient data were collected and combined with a fixed-effects model based on the intention-to-treat principle. The primary endpoint was overall survival. Findings Comparison 1 (conventional fractionation radiotherapy vs altered fractionation radiotherapy) included 33 trials and 11 423 patients. Altered fractionation radiotherapy was associated with a significant benefit on overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] 0·94, 95% CI 0·90–0·98; p=0·0033), with an absolute difference at 5 years of 3·1% (95% CI 1·3–4·9) and at 10 years of 1·2% (−0·8 to 3·2). We found a significant interaction (p=0·051) between type of fractionation and treatment effect, the overall survival benefit being restricted to the hyperfractionated group (HR 0·83, 0·74–0·92), with absolute differences at 5 years of 8·1% (3·4 to 12·8) and at 10 years of 3·9% (−0·6 to 8·4). Comparison 2 (conventional fractionation radiotherapy plus concomitant chemotherapy versus altered fractionation radiotherapy alone) included five trials and 986 patients. Overall survival was significantly worse with altered fractionation radiotherapy compared with concomitant chemoradiotherapy (HR 1·22, 1·05–1·42; p=0·0098), with absolute differences at 5 years of −5·8% (−11·9 to 0·3) and at 10 years of −5·1% (−13·0 to 2·8). Interpretation This update confirms, with more patients and a longer follow-up than the first version of MARCH, that hyperfractionated radiotherapy is, along with concomitant chemoradiotherapy, a standard of care for the treatment of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancers. The comparison between hyperfractionated radiotherapy and concomitant chemoradiotherapy remains to be specifically tested. Funding Institut National du Cancer; and Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer.