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TitleAdjuvant radiotherapy versus early salvage radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy (TROG 08.03/ANZUP RAVES): a randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial
Authors: Kneebone, A.;Fraser-Browne, C.;Duchesne, G. M.;Fisher, R.;Frydenberg, M.;Herschtal, A.;Williams, S. G.;Brown, C.;Delprado, W.;Haworth, A.;Joseph, D. J.;Martin, J. M.;Matthews, J. H. L.;Millar, J. L.;Sidhom, M.;Spry, N.;Tang, C. I.;Turner, Sandra L.;Wiltshire, K. L.;Woo, H. H.;Davis, I. D.;Lim, T. S.;Pearse, M.
WSLHD Author: Turner, Sandra L.
Issue Date: 2020
Citation: Lancet Oncology 21(10):1331-1340, 2020
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Adjuvant radiotherapy has been shown to halve the risk of biochemical progression for patients with high-risk disease after radical prostatectomy. Early salvage radiotherapy could result in similar biochemical control with lower treatment toxicity. We aimed to compare biochemical progression between patients given adjuvant radiotherapy and those given salvage radiotherapy.METHODS: We did a phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial across 32 oncology centres in Australia and New Zealand. Eligible patients were aged at least 18 years and had undergone a radical prostatectomy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate with pathological staging showing high-risk features defined as positive surgical margins, extraprostatic extension, or seminal vesicle invasion; had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1, and had a postoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentration of 0.10 ng/mL or less. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) using a minimisation technique via an internet-based, independently generated allocation to either adjuvant radiotherapy within 6 months of radical prostatectomy or early salvage radiotherapy triggered by a PSA of 0.20 ng/mL or more. Allocation sequence was concealed from investigators and patients, but treatment assignment for individual randomisations was not masked. Patients were stratified by radiotherapy centre, preoperative PSA, Gleason score, surgical margin status, and seminal vesicle invasion status. Radiotherapy in both groups was 64 Gy in 32 fractions to the prostate bed without androgen deprivation therapy with real-time review of plan quality on all cases before treatment. The primary endpoint was freedom from biochemical progression. Salvage radiotherapy would be deemed non-inferior to adjuvant radiotherapy if freedom from biochemical progression at 5 years was within 10% of that for adjuvant radiotherapy with a hazard ratio (HR) for salvage radiotherapy versus adjuvant radiotherapy of 1.48. The primary analysis was done on an intention-to-treat basis. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00860652.
FINDINGS: Between March 27, 2009, and Dec 31, 2015, 333 patients were randomly assigned (166 to adjuvant radiotherapy; 167 to salvage radiotherapy). Median follow-up was 6.1 years (IQR 4.3-7.5). An independent data monitoring committee recommended premature closure of enrolment because of unexpectedly low event rates. 84 (50%) patients in the salvage radiotherapy group had radiotherapy triggered by a PSA of 0.20 ng/mL or more. 5-year freedom from biochemical progression was 86% (95% CI 81-92) in the adjuvant radiotherapy group versus 87% (82-93) in the salvage radiotherapy group (stratified HR 1.12, 95% CI 0.65-1.90; p<sub>non-inferiority</sub>=0.15). The grade 2 or worse genitourinary toxicity rate was lower in the salvage radiotherapy group (90 [54%] of 167) than in the adjuvant radiotherapy group (116 [70%] of 166). The grade 2 or worse gastrointestinal toxicity rate was similar between the salvage radiotherapy group (16 [10%]) and the adjuvant radiotherapy group (24 [14%]).INTERPRETATION: Salvage radiotherapy did not meet trial specified criteria for non-inferiority. However, these data support the use of salvage radiotherapy as it results in similar biochemical control to adjuvant radiotherapy, spares around half of men from pelvic radiation, and is associated with significantly lower genitourinary toxicity.
URI: https://wslhd.intersearch.com.au/wslhdjspui/handle/1/7462
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30456-3
Journal: Lancet Oncology
Type: Journal Article
Study or Trial: Clinical Trial, Phase III
Equivalence Trial
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Facility: Westmead
Keywords: Adenocarcinoma in Situ
Australia
Male Urogenital Diseases
New Zealand
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Salvage Therapy
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