711 Background: For patients with stage IVA rectal cancer with liver metastases treated with curative-intent chemotherapy and surgery, the role of adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy (RT) is unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of pelvic RT on oncologic outcomes in this patient population. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of all patients with stage IVA rectal adenocarcinoma with liver metastases treated with curative-intent resection of the primary tumor and all liver metastases at our institution between 1991 and 2010. Patient and treatment characteristics were compared between patients who did or did not receive pelvic RT using chi-square and unpaired ttests. Survival and recurrence estimates were calculated from date of initial diagnosis using the Kaplan-Meier method. Local recurrence (LR) was defined as recurrence in the pelvis occurring at or before distant recurrence (DR). Cox regression was used to compare rates of freedom from LR (FFLR), freedom from DR (FFDR), and overall survival (OS) between patients who did or did not receive pelvic RT. Results: The analysis included 65 patients. Median patient age at diagnosis was 59 years (range, 27-87). Tumor stage was T2 (n = 4), T3 (n = 53), or T4 (n = 8). The median number of liver metastases was 2 (range, 1-14). Surgery was low anterior resection (n = 54) or abdominoperineal resection (n = 11). All patients received perioperative fluoropyrimidine based chemotherapy. Pelvic RT was administered to 35 patients (54%), either preoperatively (n = 22) or postoperatively (n = 13). Median RT dose was 50.4 Gy (range 25-58). Patient characteristics were similar for those who did or did not receive pelvic RT. Median follow-up was 3.7 years. The 3-year estimates of FFLR, FFDR and OS were 81% vs 58% (p =.056), 35% vs 29% (p =.75), and 66% vs 71% (p =.81) for RT vs no RT, respectively. Conclusions: In this analysis of patients with stage IVA rectal cancer with liver metastases undergoing curative intent therapy, pelvic RT (vs. no pelvic RT) was associated with a trend to lower rates of LR and similar rates of DR and OS.
Multimodality therapy including surgical resection (SR) and intraoperative electron radiotherapy (IOERT) for locoregionally recurrent (LRR) or advanced primary malignancies of the urinary bladder (UB) or ureter.
277 Background: For patients (pts) with LRR or advanced primary tumors of the UB or ureter, limited therapeutic options exist. Outcomes of combined SR and IOERT are reported here. Methods: From 1983 to 2009, a total of 17 pts with urothelial (16 pts) or squamous cell carcinoma (1 pt) of the UB (n=13) or ureter (n=4) were treated with SR and IOERT. Pts had LRR after radical cystoprostatectomy or nephroureterectomy (n=15) or advanced primary tumor (n=2). Extent of SR was R0 (microscopic negative margins), R1 (microscopic positive margins), and R2 (gross residual tumor) in 7, 1, and 9 pts, respectively. After maximal SR, IOERT was delivered to the tumor bed. Median IOERT dose and energy delivered were 12.5 Gy (range; 10-20) and 9 MeV (range; 6-18), respectively, with 1 (n=15), 2 (n=1), or 3 (n=1) IOERT fields. Sixteen pts also received perioperative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with a median dose of 50.4 Gy (range; 21.6- 60). Five pts received concurrent chemotherapy (CT) with perioperative EBRT. Overall (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and relapse patterns were estimated from the date of SR and IOERT using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: The median pt age was 63 years (yrs) (range; 51-76). The median follow-up of surviving pts was 3.6 yrs (range; 1.1-10.0). OS and DFS at 1, 2, and 5 yrs were 53%, 31%, and 16%, and 24%, 18%, and 18%, respectively. Central (within the IOERT field), locoregional (tumor bed or first echelon draining lymphatics), and distant relapse at 2 yrs were 15%, 49%, and 67%, respectively. Seven pts received systemic CT after relapse. Mortality within 30 days of SR and IOERT was 0%. Two pts (12%) experienced grade 4-5 (NCI-CTCAE v. 4) toxicity potentially related to the multimodality therapy. Conclusions: For pts with LRR or advanced primary tumor of the UB or ureter, this multimodality therapy including SR and IOERT resulted in durable OS and DFS in a small but significant number of pts. Both LRR and distant relapse were common, indicating a need for more effective systemic therapy along with more refined locoregional therapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
Long-term outcomes of radiotherapy for stage II testicular seminoma: The Mayo Clinic experience.
327 Background: To report long-term outcomes of patients (pts) treated with radiotherapy (RT) for stage II testicular seminoma. Methods: Between 1974 and 2007, 52 pts received RT for clinical stage II testicular seminoma after radical inguinal orchiectomy; 3 pts were excluded due to no clinical follow-up. CT staging was used for 46 pts (94%). Estimates of overall (OS), relapse-free (RFS), and cause-specific (CSS) survival were determined using the Kaplan-Meier technique. Major cardiac event (MCE) was defined as myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting or stenting, or valve replacement. Second malignancy (SM) was defined as biopsy-confirmed malignancy occurring in the RT field. Results: The median pt age was 35 years. AJCC stage was IIA (n=23), IIB (n=7), IIC (n=15), and unknown (n=4). Three pts were treated for paraortic recurrence during surveillance for stage I seminoma. Four pts with IIB (n=1) or IIC (n=3) disease were treated with chemotherapy in addition to RT. The median total RT dose was 30.4 Gy. Prophylactic mediastinal/supraclavicular (MSCV) RT was given to 24 pts (49%). The median follow-up was 18 years (range 0.4-37). Estimates of OS, RFS, and CSS at 10 and 20 years were 94% and 81%, 79% and 70%, and 96% and 96%, respectively. OS, RFS, and CSS were not significantly different between stage groups. Recurrence occurred in 9 pts (18%); sites were MSCV (n=6), para-aortic (n=1), lung (n=1), and peritoneal cavity (n=1). Seven pts were successfully salvaged, while 2 pts died of seminoma. No patient with stage IIA/B that received prophylactic MSCV RT (n=11) experienced MSCV relapse. Among patients that did not receive prophylactic MSCV RT, 2 of 13 (15%) with stage IIA and 3 of 6 (50%) with stage IIB experienced MSCV relapse. MCE occurred in 10 pts (20%) at a median of 18 years (range 7-30) after RT. SM occurred in 5 pts (10%) at a median of 27 years (range 20-34) after RT. Conclusions: Infradiaphragmatic RT alone was associated with a significant risk of MSCV failure, particularly in patients with stage IIB disease, suggesting that chemotherapy may be the optimal treatment in this patient cohort. Most MCE and SM events occurred more than 20 years after RT, highlighting the importance of vigilant long-term follow-up.
Multi‐institutional experience of stereotactic body radiotherapy for large (≥5 centimeters) non–small cell lung tumors
The Rare Cancer Network (RCN) was formed in the early 1990's to create a global network that could pool knowledge and resources in the studies of rare malignancies whose infrequency prevented both their study with prospective clinical trials. To date, the RCN has initiated 74 studies resulting in 46 peer reviewed publications. The First International Symposium of the Rare Cancer Network took place in Nice in March of 2014. Status updates and proposals for new studies were heard for fifteen topics. Ongoing studies continue for cardiac sarcomas, thyroid cancers, glomus tumors, and adult medulloblastomas. New proposals were presented at the symposium for primary hepatic lymphoma, solitary fibrous tumors, Rosai-Dorfman disease, tumors of the ampulla of Vater, salivary gland tumors, anorectal melanoma, midline nuclear protein in testes carcinoma, pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea, osteosarcomas of the mandible, and extra-cranial hemangiopericytoma. This manuscript presents the abstracts of those proposals and updates on ongoing studies, as well a brief summary of the vision and future of the RCN.
Angiosarcoma of the Seminal Vesicle: A Case Report of Long-Term Survival following Multimodality Therapy
Angiosarcoma of the seminal vesicle is an extremely rare malignancy, with few published case reports in the literature. We present a case of primary angiosarcoma of the seminal vesicle in a 45-year-old male who was treated with multimodality therapy, consisting of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiation followed by surgical resection and intraoperative radiation therapy. He has been free of cancer recurrence for more than six years after completion of therapy. To our knowledge, this represents the longest reported survival of a patient with this rare tumor, and one of the few cases reported using a multimodality therapy approach.