Clinical outcomes and toxicities of 100 patients treated with proton therapy for chordoma on the proton collaborative group prospective registry.

Arpit M Chhabra
Stephanie R Rice
Adam Holtzman
J Isabelle Choi
Shaakir Hasan
Robert H Press
John Chang
Lia Halasz
Henry K Tsai
Chiachien Jake Wang
Peyman Kabolizadeh, Beaumont Health

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We present efficacy and toxicity outcomes among patients with chordoma treated on the Proton Collaborative Group prospective registry.

METHODS: Consecutive chordoma patients treated between 2010-2018 were evaluated. One hundred fifty patients were identified, 100 had adequate follow-up information. Locations included base of skull (61%), spine (23%), and sacrum (16%). Patients had a performance status of ECOG 0-1 (82%) and median age of 58 years. Eighty-five percent of patients underwent surgical resection. The median proton RT dose was 74 Gy (RBE) (range 21-86 Gy (RBE)) using passive scatter proton RT (PS-PBT) (13%), uniform scanning proton RT (US-PBT) (54%) and pencil beam scanning proton RT (PBS-PBT) (33%). Rates of local control (LC), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and acute and late toxicities were assessed.

RESULTS: 2/3-year LC, PFS, and OS rates are 97%/94%, 89%/74%, and 89%/83%, respectively. LC did not differ based on surgical resection (p = 0.61), though this is likely limited by most patients having undergone a prior resection. Eight patients experienced acute grade 3 toxicities, most commonly pain (n = 3), radiation dermatitis (n = 2), fatigue (n = 1), insomnia (n = 1) and dizziness (n = 1). No grade ≥ 4 acute toxicities were reported. No grade ≥ 3 late toxicities were reported, and most common grade 2 toxicities were fatigue (n = 5), headache (n = 2), CNS necrosis (n = 1), and pain (n = 1).

CONCLUSIONS: In our series, PBT achieved excellent safety and efficacy outcomes with very low rates of treatment failure. CNS necrosis is exceedingly low (