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MA 20 - Recent Advances in Pulmonology/Endoscopy (ID 685)
- Event: WCLC 2017
- Type: Mini Oral
- Track: Pulmonology/Endoscopy
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:C. Lee, S. Sasada
- Coordinates: 10/18/2017, 14:30 - 16:15, F205 + F206 (Annex Hall)
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MA 20.12 - Longitudinal Evaluation of Pulmonary Function in Patients with Advanced NSCLC Treated with Concurrent Chemo-Radiotherapy (ID 10197)
15:45 - 15:50 | Author(s): F. Maldonado
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Background:
Patients with locally advanced Non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) receive standard treatment with concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT). Different studies have tried to identify the changes in lung function after radiation exposition due to the high risk of pulmonary toxicity. The aim of this work is to evaluate lung function with a broad spectrum of respiratory tests as an objective way of assessing lung injury in patients with locally aNSCLC treated with CCRT.
Method:
A prospective study was conducted from June 2013 to July 2015. Fifty-two patients with locally advanced and oligometastatic NSCLC were included. The candidates received treatment with CCRT at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (Mexico). Participants were evaluated at baseline, end of RT, week 6, 12, 24 and 48 post-RT through forced spirometry with bronchodilator, body plethysmography, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO), arterial blood gases, impulse oscillometry, 6-minute walk test and exhaled fraction of NO (FeNO). The study was registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01580579).
Result:
Before treatment, 34.7% patients presented airflow obstruction (post-BD FEV~1~/FVC < 70%) which remained constant after RT (33.3%). For baseline results, the median of the % of the predictive value in FEV~1 ~post-BD was 97% (79-108), FVC 105% (90-116), TLC 101% (91-111) and DLCO 77% (55-103). At the end of CCRT, FEV~1 ~and FVC showed a significant reduction of 10% within week 12-48 (p=0.0004, p= 0.0005). TLC declined after week 6 post-RT, with a maximum drop of 15% at week 48 (p=0.0015). DLCO changes occurred from RT start to week 48, decreasing up to 20% at week 12 (p=0.0001). FeNO increased, exceeding 20% of its initial/baseline value with a peak at week 6 post-RT. Eighteen patients (34.7%) were hypoxemic (SO2 <90%) at the beginning of the trial, oxygen saturation had a statistically significant reduction at week 6 and week 48 (p<0.03, p<0.01). No significant differences were found in impulse oscillometry and 6-minute walk test. The results of the respiratory tests that decreased with the CCRT did not return to baseline at the end of follow-up.
Conclusion:
Regardless of pre-existing lung damage, the reduction in FEV~1~, FVC, DLCO, TLC and SO2 may represent increased inflammation, tissue remodeling and modification in gas exchange, however further studies are required. The nadir of the lung function occurred at 12 weeks from CCRT initiation. Increased FeNO values may represent a non-invasive marker of airway inflammation that correlates with RT lung injury mechanisms.
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P3.14 - Radiotherapy (ID 730)
- Event: WCLC 2017
- Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
- Track: Radiotherapy
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:
- Coordinates: 10/18/2017, 09:30 - 16:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B + C)
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P3.14-012 - Risk of Developing Pneumonitis Increases in Patients Receiving Immunotherapy with a History of Lung Irradiation (ID 10344)
09:30 - 09:30 | Author(s): F. Maldonado
- Abstract
Background:
A large proportion of patients with locally advanced/metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) present disease progression despite aggressive treatments and will further receive immunotherapy. Pneumonitis is an uncommon but potentially fatal toxicity related to immunotherapy treatment. The association with the history of radiotherapy and the risk of developing pneumonitis have not been well described. We associated the history of radiotherapy with the development of pneumonitis in patients receiving immunotherapy.
Method:
Clinical information was retrospectively obtained from histologically confirmed advanced NSCLC patients treated from February 2013 to February 2017. Clinical and radiologic features of pneumonitis were collected from patients receiving immunotherapy. We sought associations between pneumonitis incidence and clinical characteristics.
Result:
Of 59 patients who received immunotherapy 61.7% were treated with nivolumab, 29.9% with pembrolizumab and 6.7% with the combination durvalumab plus tremelimumab. Immunotherapy treatment was administered in first line in 26.6% of patients, 28.3% received in second line and 36.7% in third or more line of treatment. Twenty-five of the 59 patients (41.7%) received previous radiotherapy, 16 of them (26.7%) to the lung and 9 (15%) to the thoracic spine. Fifteen (15/59) patients (25%) developed pneumonitis; this occurred irrespective of line of therapy in which immunotherapy was received (first line: 38.5%; second line: 33.5%; third line or more: 26.7%). No association was found between line of treatment and pneumonitis development. Median time from therapy initiation to pneumonitis was 4.5 months (range 18 days - 13.1 months). For any grade of pneumonitis, the percentage was of 25% (15 patients) of which 48% (12/25) had received radiotherapy, Grade >2 pneumonitis was seen in 10 patients (17%) and 32% (8/25) had history of radiation therapy. All Grade 3 pneumonitis events (n=4) presented in patients with previous lung radiotherapy. The incidence and severity of pneumonitis was higher in patients who had received radiotherapy (OR, 95% CI: 6.8 (1.6 – 28.5); p=0.009).
Conclusion:
The incidence of pneumonitis related to immunotherapy treatment could be underestimated. We observed an increase in the risk and severity of pneumonitis in patients with previous radiation therapy and subsequent treatment with immunotherapy, regardless of used drug or line of therapy. In these patients, we recommend close clinical and radiologic follow-up.
