scholarly journals A Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Patient-Reported Toxicity and Quality of Life (QOL) During Pelvic Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy as Compared to Conventional Radiation Therapy

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. S3 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.H. Klopp ◽  
A.R. Yeung ◽  
S. Deshmukh ◽  
K.M. Gil ◽  
L. Wenzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Conventional Radiation ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Conventional Radiation Therapy

scholarly journals Patient-Reported Toxicity During Pelvic Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: NRG Oncology–RTOG 1203

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (24) ◽  
pp. 2538-2544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann H. Klopp ◽  
Anamaria R. Yeung ◽  
Snehal Deshmukh ◽  
Karen M. Gil ◽  
Lari Wenzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Trial Outcome Index ◽  
Gi Toxicity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Outcome Index

Purpose NRG Oncology/RTOG 1203 was designed to compare patient-reported acute toxicity and health-related quality of life during treatment with standard pelvic radiation or intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in women with cervical and endometrial cancer. Methods Patients were randomly assigned to standard four-field radiation therapy (RT) or IMRT radiation treatment. The primary end point was change in patient-reported acute GI toxicity from baseline to the end of RT, measured with the bowel domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC). Secondary end points included change in patient-reported urinary toxicity, change in GI toxicity measured with the Patient-Reported Outcome Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, and quality of life measured with the Trial Outcome Index. Results From 2012 to 2015, 289 patients were enrolled, of whom 278 were eligible. Between baseline and end of RT, the mean EPIC bowel score declined 23.6 points in the standard RT group and 18.6 points in the IMRT group ( P = .048), the mean EPIC urinary score declined 10.4 points in the standard RT group and 5.6 points in the IMRT group ( P = .03), and the mean Trial Outcome Index score declined 12.8 points in the standard RT group and 8.8 points in the IMRT group ( P = .06). At the end of RT, 51.9% of women who received standard RT and 33.7% who received IMRT reported frequent or almost constant diarrhea ( P = .01), and more patients who received standard RT were taking antidiarrheal medications four or more times daily (20.4% v 7.8%; P = .04). Conclusion Pelvic IMRT was associated with significantly less GI and urinary toxicity than standard RT from the patient’s perspective.

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