Toxicity and Efficacy of Different Target Volume Delineations of Radiation Therapy Based on the Updated Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/National Research Group and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Guidelines in Patients With Grade 3-4 Glioma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Yanfang Qiu; Yanxian Li; Cuihong Jiang; Xiangwei Wu; Wen Liu; Changgen Fan; Xu Ye; Lili He; Shuai Xiao; Qi Zhao; Wenqiong Wu; Kailin Chen; Chao Tan; Yuyi Li; Hui Wang; Feng Liu

doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.11.094

Toxicity and Efficacy of Different Target Volume Delineations of Radiation Therapy Based on the Updated Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/National Research Group and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Guidelines in Patients With Grade 3-4 Glioma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Nov 28:S0360-3016(24)03668-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.11.094. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Yanfang Qiu¹, Yanxian Li¹, Cuihong Jiang¹, Xiangwei Wu¹, Wen Liu¹, Changgen Fan¹, Xu Ye¹, Lili He¹, Shuai Xiao¹, Qi Zhao¹, Wenqiong Wu¹, Kailin Chen¹, Chao Tan¹, Yuyi Li¹, Hui Wang², Feng Liu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan, China.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Translational Radiation Oncology, Hunan Province, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Hunan, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39615657
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.11.094

Abstract

Purpose: Our study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of grade 3-4 glioma by comparing the updated Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)/National Research Group (NRG) with European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) guidelines for target volume delineation.

Methods and materials: A total of 245 patients with newly diagnosed World Health Organization grade 3-4 glioma were enrolled and randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to undergo postoperative RT with concurrent and maintenance temozolomide. The radiation target volume delineation was determined by using either the updated RTOG/NRG (n = 122) or EORTC guidelines (n = 123). The primary endpoint was the toxicity associated with treatment. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were considered secondary endpoints.

Results: No differences in low- or high-grade toxicities between the 2 groups, and neither group exhibited grade 5 toxicities. No significant differences in neurologic toxicities were observed between the RTOG/NRG and EORTC groups. The median PFS in the RTOG/NRG group and the EORTC group was 11.0 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.1-14.9 months) and 10.0 months (95% CI, 3.8-16.2 months), respectively (P = .73). The median OS in the RTOG/NRG group and the EORTC group was 19.5 months (95% CI, 14.2-24.8 months) and 18.5 months (95% CI, 12.8-24.2 months), respectively (P = .80). In patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type glioblastoma, there were no significant differences between the RTOG/NRG group and the EORTC group in median PFS (8.0 months [95% CI, 6.8-9.2 months] vs. 8.0 months [95% CI, 7.0-9.0 months], P = .38) and median OS (12.0 months [95% CI, 7.2-16.8 months] vs. 11.0 months [95% CI, 9.7-12.3 months], P = .10).

Conclusions: Compared with EORTC principles, postoperative RT according to RTOG/NRG principles did not increase treatment-related toxicities and was equally effective for patients with grade 3-4 glioma, including the subgroup of patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type glioblastoma.