JOURNAL CLUB ON ANAL
CARCINOMA
Dr Manas Dubey
Senior Resident
Radiation Oncology
HBCH & MPMMCC, Varanasi.
Introduction
 Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus is rare
and least prevalent GI malignancy & accounts
for only 1 – 2 % of all large bowel malignancy.
 Ratio of 1:2 for men to women with median
age at diagnosis is 60 yrs.
Risk Factors
 HPV 16, 18, 33, 34, 35
 HIV
 Smoking
 Multiple sexual partners, Receptive anal
intercourse, History of Sexual transmitted
disease
Pathology
 Squamous cell carcinoma ( most common-
85%)
 Adenocarcinoma (10-15%)
 Melanoma
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Contd…
 Prior to the mid 1970s, the standard
approach to anal cancer was abdominal
perineal resection (APR), which required a
permanent colostomy
 Long-term DFS results with a surgery alone
approach were approximately 50%
Contd,…
A review at the Mayo Clinic of 118
anal cancers treated with APR
reported an OS rate of 70% and
overall recurrence rate of 40%.
Of these, greater than 80%
established recurrence sites had
local recurrence
Cotd…
 Many small trials using different forms of
chemotherapy with varying types of
radiotherapy
 Started by Nigro in 1973
Trials in anal cancer
Nigro et al
(1974-1983)
UKCCCR
Anal Canal
Trial 1 (1996)
EORTC trial
(1997)
RTOG 87–04
ACT II trialRTOG98-11
Chemo-RT  Sx
Chemo - 5FU 1000 mg/m2/d x 4 d
- MMC 15 mg/m2
RT - 30 Gy in 15 F
- Tumor + Pelvic + Inguinal
Sx - APR in first 6 cases  pCR 5/6
- Biopsy  APR if positive
Initial studies of Nigro
Mmc- mitomycin c
APR- abdominoperineal resection
Pcr- pathologic complete response
1974 1983 1985
Pt. 3 28 45
pCR 67 % 81 % 84 %
DFS - 85 % 84 %
Nigro ND. Dis Colon Rectum 1974; 17: 354-6.
Nigro ND. Cancer 1983; 51: 1826-9.
Leichman L. Am J Med 1985; 78: 211-5.
Pcr- pathologic complete
response
DFS- Disease free survival
Contd…
 Nigro et al., from Wayne State University
pioneered incorporating concurrent pelvic
radiation therapy and chemotherapy
 1980’s….primary treatment started moving
away from the surgeons
CONTD..
Paradigm-changing discovery in the
management of squamous cell
carcinoma of the anal canal.
Radiation, 5-fluorouracil, and
mitomycin-c
Versus
Radiation Alone
UKCCCR ACT I
UKCCCR- UK coordination committee
for cancer research
CONTD…
CMT- combined
modality therapy
Contd…
C
O
M
P
A
R
A
B
L
E
Contd…N= 577
CCRT
45 Gy/20-25 + 5-
Fu+ MMC
RT Alone
45Gy/20-25
A 5-fluorouracil (1000 mg/m2 over 24 hours on days 1–4
and on Days 22-25) infusion was started at least 2 hours
before the first radiation fraction.
Mitomycin 12 mg/m2 was given by intravenous bolus
injection on day 1 only
Contd…
 Dose of 45 Gy was given with anterior and posterior
opposed fields.
 The recommended target volume included the anus
and inguinal lymph nodes,.
Assesment…
Response
Assesment
< 50% Response
- Radical Surgery
If 50% response or a
complete remission-
Give boost RT
(15Gy/6#)
• Tumour response was assessed 6 weeks after completion of
the first radiotherapy course
• A second assessment of tumour response was recommended
2 months after completion of boost radiotherapy
End points
 Primary End point- Local failure
 Secondary end points-
 overall survival
 cause-specific survival
Contd.. (Treatment Received)
Clinical response 6 weeks after initial
treatment
Response Radiotherapy CMT
COMPLETE RESPONSE 76 (30%) 100 (39%)
>50% 157 (62%) 138 (53%)
<50% 22 (9%) 21 (8%)
CONTD…
 After a median follow-up of 42 months,
 Local failure
61% Radiotherapy Alone vs 36% CMT
patients.
 There was no overall survival advantage
Local failures
Morbidity
CONTD….
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Results
RT alone CMT
Locoregional
control
41%
66%
Colostomy free
survival
20%
30%
Overall survival 27%
33%
EORTC 22861
EORTC 22861 (N= 103)
- CRT scheme:
 45 Gy/ 25 fx
+/-
 5FU 750 mg/m2 ; D1-5,
29-33
 MMC 15mg/m2; D1
 6 weeks gap
 15 Gy (CR) or 20 Gy boost
(PR)
Patient characteristics Treatment scheme
CR- complete response
PR- Partial Response
Chemoradiation Treatment
1 2 3 4 65RT week
5FU
MMC
750mg/m2 d1-5 & 29-33
24 hour continuous iv infusion
15mg/m2 d1 only
iv bolus, max single dose 20 mg
MMC- Mitomycin -C
Boost radiotherapy
6 week gap
EORTC 22861
XRT XRT + 5 FU-MMC p value
Complete response 54% 80%
Local Failure rate (5 years) 50% 32% 0.02
Colostomy free survival Increase by 32% (see graph) 0.03
DFS (5 years) Estimated improvement by 18%
OS 54% 58% 0,17
Colostomy-free survival
RTOG 8704
US (RTOG 8704) (N=291)
- CRT schedule:
 45 -50,4Gy
 5FU 1000 mg/m2;D1-4, 29-32
+/- MMC 10mg/m2; D1&29
 4-6 weeks gap
 If residual disease:
9 Gy boost/5FU/cisplatin100
mg/m²
Patient characteristics Treatment scheme
US (RTOG-8704)
XRT+ 5 FU
(n=145)
XRT + 5 FU-MMC
(n=146)
p value
Complete response 86% 92,2%
Colostomy- free survival 59% 71% 0.014
Colostomy rate 22% 9% 0.002
DFS 51% 73%
OS 71% 78,1% 0.31
Take home message with these 3
Randomized controlled trials
 Chemoradiation is superior to Radiotherapy
alone
 MitoMycin-C improved Complete response
rate and decreased 4-yr colostomy rate
Treatment Intensification
• Poor results in T3-4 by 5FU+MMC
• Standard Chemo-RT in SCCA
- H+N
- Esophagus
- Cervix
Cisplatin (CDDP)
CDDP- Cis-Dichloro-Diamine-
Platinum
Intergroup RTOG 98-11
R
CMT 45 to 59 Gy + 5-FU/Mito
5-FU-CDDP 2 cycles
RT 45 to 59 + 5-FU/CDDP
T2-4 N0 N+
Upfront CT and comparing MMC
with Cisplatin
CMT- Combined modality treatment
R- Randomization
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RTOG 98-11: OS & colostomy free survival
Ajani, JAMA 2008
Intergroup RTOG 98-11:
conclusions
 Cisplatin/5FU was not superior to MMC/5FU
for DFS (primary endpoint)
 Cumulative colostomy rate was significantly
worse in the cisplatin/5FU arm than the
MMC/5FU arm
 OS in both arms was similar
 MMC/5FU remains the standard of care for
patients with anal canal carcinoma
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ACT II Trial
 Randomized trial of 950 Patients
 RT in both arms (50.4 Gy in 28 fractions) with
concurrent infusional 5-FU (1000 mg/m2 per
day on days 1 to 4 and 29 to 32) and either
cisplatin (60 mg/m2 on days 1 and 29) or
mitomycin (12 mg/m2 day 1 only )
Contd…
 Second randomization to receive or not
receive maintenance chemotherapy starting
four weeks after chemoradiotherapy
Two courses of cisplatin plus 5-FU,
administered four weeks apart
Factorial Design
1. Chemoradiation Comparison
MMC 5FU CRT
No maintenance
CisP 5FU CRT
No maintenance
MMC 5FU CRT
Maintenance
CisP 5FU CRT
Maintenance
N=471 N=469
versusMMC CisP
MMC 5FU CRT
No maintenance
CisP 5FU CRT
No maintenance
MMC 5FU CRT
Maintenance
CisP 5FU CRT
Maintenance
N=446
N=448
No maintenance
versus
Maintenance
Factorial Design
2. Maintenance Comparison
Radiotherapy
50.4 Gy in 28 fractions over 5 ½ weeks (no gap)
Phase I
30.6 Gy in 17 fractions
Parallel opposed
3cm below inf. tumour (or
margin)
Anal bolus
Phase II GTV + 3cm
19.8Gy in 11 fractions
N0 groins
Planned volume (canal)
Direct field (margin only)
N+ groins all GTV +3cm
Anal bolus
Chemoradiation Treatment
1 2 3 4 65RT week
5FU
MMC
1 2 3 4 65RT week
5FU
CisP
1000mg/m2 d1-4 & 29-32
24 hour continuous iv infusion
12mg/m2 d1 only
iv bolus, max single dose 20 mg
60mg/m2 d1 & 29
iv infusion
1000mg/m2 d1-4 & 29-32
24 hour continuous iv infusion
Maintenance Treatment
Week
5FU
CisP
Starts 4 wks after end of primary CRT
1000mg/m2 d1-4 & 29-32
24 hour continuous iv infusion
60mg/m2 d1 & 29
iv infusion
1 2 3 4
CRT Comparison
Complete Response at 6 months
0
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MMC CisP
P=0.53
94.5% 95.4%
MMC
CisP
CRT Comparison
Colostomy rate at 3 years
P=0.26
Includes colostomies for toxicity and pre treatment colostomies not reversed
0
20
40
60
80
100
MMC CisP
13.7% 11.3%
Take home message
 No proven advantage to induction chemo
exists (RTOG 98011)
 CRT comparison (ACT II)
 No evidence for superior CR rate with
cisplatin
 Maintenance comparison (ACT II)
 No statistically significant difference in RFS,
OS or cause specific survival
5FU+CDDP vs 5FU+MMC
RTOG 9811 ACT II (2x2 design)
Pt. 682 940
Stage Except T1 TanyNany
Arm 1 RT + 5FU + CDDP
Neo 2 cycles (5FU+CDDP)
RT + 5FU + CDDP
± Adj 2 cycles (5FU+CDDP)
Arm 2 RT + 5FU + MMC RT + 5FU + MMC
± Adj 2 cycles (5FU+CDDP)
RT dose 45 Gy
± boost to 55-59 Gy
50.4 Gy
RTOG 9811 ACT II (2x2 design)
Report time 5-yr 3-yr
pCR (%) No Bx 95 ~ 94.5
LRR (%) 33 ~ 25 13 ~ 11
RFS (%) 54 ~ 60 75 ~ 75
OS (%) 70 ~ 75 Adj 85 ~ 85
No 84 ~ 84
Col-rate (%) 19  10 Adj 5 ~ 5
No 4 ~ 4
Acute SE (%) 42  61 13  25
Ajani JA. JAMA 2008; 199: 1914-21.
James R. J Clin Oncol (Proc ASCO) 2009; 27: 797s [abstract LBA-4009].
ACCORD 03
 307 patients with stage II and III anal cancers randomized to
one of four treatment arms:
 Group 1- 5FU & cisplatin f/b EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin
->rest ->15 GY
 Group 2- 5FU & cisplatin f/b EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin
->rest ->20 -25 GY
 Group 3- EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin ->rest ->15 GY
 Group 4- EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin ->rest ->20 -25
GY
Contd….
 Results-no significant difference in 5 yr
colostomy free survival (70 to 82%),
 No significant differences were seen
between the arms in terms of LRF and OS
Contd…
 Induction CT does not improve outcomes,
with the role of radiation dose escalation
remaining uncertain.
Unsolved questions
 CRT for early stage (and very early)
 RT doses
 Gap
 Management of inguinal region
 Type and scheme of CT
 Optimizing RT delivery
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Management of inguinal region (CMT)
 N negative
• ENI 36 Gy if
 T within 1 cm from anal margin
 Invasion of anal margin
 Pelvic nodes involved
 N positive
 CMT 60 Gy
Primary Endpoints
Chemoradiation (CRT) comparison
Primary Endpoints
• Complete response rate at 6 months
• Acute Toxicity (CTC Grade 3 & 4)
Maintenance comparison
Primary Endpoint
• Recurrence Free Survival
Both comparisons
Secondary Endpoints
• Colostomy Rate
• Cause-specific & Overall survival
Statistical Methods
Sample Size
 Target sample size ~950 patients
CRT Comparison
• 5% increase of CR rate from 90% to 95% - CisP arm
Maintenance Comparison
• decrease of recurrence from 25% to 17.5% -
maintenance arm
 Each with 80% power, p<0.05
Analysis
 905/940 patients evaluable
 Median follow-up 3 yrs
 Intention to Treat
CONTD…
 APR 6 weeks after completion of the
protocol.
 28 patients treated
 no gross tumor seen IN 24/28 patients
 12 patients underwent APR
 14 patients lesions grossly disappeared, and
so wide excision of the scar was performed,
Contd… ( N= 28)
Parametre Abdominoperineal
Resection
Excision Of Scar No Biopsy
No tumor found
7 14
Microscopic
tumor only
1 0
Gross tumor
4 0
Total
12 14 2 (No tumor On
clinical Evaluation)
No benefit of
Neoadjuvant 5FU+CDDP, High-dose RT
Conroy T. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27: 176s [abstract 4033].
ACCORD-03 (2x2 design)
pCR (%) LRR (%) EFS (%) CFS (%) OS (%)
Neo Con Neo Con Neo Con Neo Con Neo Con
60 Gy 78 74 20 10 70 67 83 86 79 89
65-70 Gy 86 74 4 12 78 68 85 80 89 79
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Contd…
 Morbidity –
 early morbidity - Any report of morbidity
during treatment or up to 2 months defined
 Late morbidity - more than 2 months from the
end of treatment
 Local failure (Main end point) - Time of LF is
the date of biopsy or of clinical determination of
residual/recurrent locoregional disease
 LF assessed from 6 weeks after initial treatment
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Journal club on Ca Anal Canal

  • 1. JOURNAL CLUB ON ANAL CARCINOMA Dr Manas Dubey Senior Resident Radiation Oncology HBCH & MPMMCC, Varanasi.
  • 2. Introduction  Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus is rare and least prevalent GI malignancy & accounts for only 1 – 2 % of all large bowel malignancy.  Ratio of 1:2 for men to women with median age at diagnosis is 60 yrs.
  • 3. Risk Factors  HPV 16, 18, 33, 34, 35  HIV  Smoking  Multiple sexual partners, Receptive anal intercourse, History of Sexual transmitted disease
  • 4. Pathology  Squamous cell carcinoma ( most common- 85%)  Adenocarcinoma (10-15%)  Melanoma
  • 6. Contd…  Prior to the mid 1970s, the standard approach to anal cancer was abdominal perineal resection (APR), which required a permanent colostomy  Long-term DFS results with a surgery alone approach were approximately 50%
  • 7. Contd,… A review at the Mayo Clinic of 118 anal cancers treated with APR reported an OS rate of 70% and overall recurrence rate of 40%. Of these, greater than 80% established recurrence sites had local recurrence
  • 8. Cotd…  Many small trials using different forms of chemotherapy with varying types of radiotherapy  Started by Nigro in 1973
  • 9. Trials in anal cancer Nigro et al (1974-1983) UKCCCR Anal Canal Trial 1 (1996) EORTC trial (1997) RTOG 87–04 ACT II trialRTOG98-11
  • 10. Chemo-RT  Sx Chemo - 5FU 1000 mg/m2/d x 4 d - MMC 15 mg/m2 RT - 30 Gy in 15 F - Tumor + Pelvic + Inguinal Sx - APR in first 6 cases  pCR 5/6 - Biopsy  APR if positive Initial studies of Nigro Mmc- mitomycin c APR- abdominoperineal resection Pcr- pathologic complete response
  • 11. 1974 1983 1985 Pt. 3 28 45 pCR 67 % 81 % 84 % DFS - 85 % 84 % Nigro ND. Dis Colon Rectum 1974; 17: 354-6. Nigro ND. Cancer 1983; 51: 1826-9. Leichman L. Am J Med 1985; 78: 211-5. Pcr- pathologic complete response DFS- Disease free survival
  • 12. Contd…  Nigro et al., from Wayne State University pioneered incorporating concurrent pelvic radiation therapy and chemotherapy  1980’s….primary treatment started moving away from the surgeons
  • 13. CONTD.. Paradigm-changing discovery in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal.
  • 15. UKCCCR ACT I UKCCCR- UK coordination committee for cancer research
  • 18. Contd…N= 577 CCRT 45 Gy/20-25 + 5- Fu+ MMC RT Alone 45Gy/20-25 A 5-fluorouracil (1000 mg/m2 over 24 hours on days 1–4 and on Days 22-25) infusion was started at least 2 hours before the first radiation fraction. Mitomycin 12 mg/m2 was given by intravenous bolus injection on day 1 only
  • 19. Contd…  Dose of 45 Gy was given with anterior and posterior opposed fields.  The recommended target volume included the anus and inguinal lymph nodes,.
  • 20. Assesment… Response Assesment < 50% Response - Radical Surgery If 50% response or a complete remission- Give boost RT (15Gy/6#) • Tumour response was assessed 6 weeks after completion of the first radiotherapy course • A second assessment of tumour response was recommended 2 months after completion of boost radiotherapy
  • 21. End points  Primary End point- Local failure  Secondary end points-  overall survival  cause-specific survival
  • 23. Clinical response 6 weeks after initial treatment Response Radiotherapy CMT COMPLETE RESPONSE 76 (30%) 100 (39%) >50% 157 (62%) 138 (53%) <50% 22 (9%) 21 (8%)
  • 24. CONTD…  After a median follow-up of 42 months,  Local failure 61% Radiotherapy Alone vs 36% CMT patients.  There was no overall survival advantage
  • 29. Results RT alone CMT Locoregional control 41% 66% Colostomy free survival 20% 30% Overall survival 27% 33%
  • 31. EORTC 22861 (N= 103) - CRT scheme:  45 Gy/ 25 fx +/-  5FU 750 mg/m2 ; D1-5, 29-33  MMC 15mg/m2; D1  6 weeks gap  15 Gy (CR) or 20 Gy boost (PR) Patient characteristics Treatment scheme CR- complete response PR- Partial Response
  • 32. Chemoradiation Treatment 1 2 3 4 65RT week 5FU MMC 750mg/m2 d1-5 & 29-33 24 hour continuous iv infusion 15mg/m2 d1 only iv bolus, max single dose 20 mg MMC- Mitomycin -C Boost radiotherapy 6 week gap
  • 33. EORTC 22861 XRT XRT + 5 FU-MMC p value Complete response 54% 80% Local Failure rate (5 years) 50% 32% 0.02 Colostomy free survival Increase by 32% (see graph) 0.03 DFS (5 years) Estimated improvement by 18% OS 54% 58% 0,17 Colostomy-free survival
  • 35. US (RTOG 8704) (N=291) - CRT schedule:  45 -50,4Gy  5FU 1000 mg/m2;D1-4, 29-32 +/- MMC 10mg/m2; D1&29  4-6 weeks gap  If residual disease: 9 Gy boost/5FU/cisplatin100 mg/m² Patient characteristics Treatment scheme
  • 36. US (RTOG-8704) XRT+ 5 FU (n=145) XRT + 5 FU-MMC (n=146) p value Complete response 86% 92,2% Colostomy- free survival 59% 71% 0.014 Colostomy rate 22% 9% 0.002 DFS 51% 73% OS 71% 78,1% 0.31
  • 37. Take home message with these 3 Randomized controlled trials  Chemoradiation is superior to Radiotherapy alone  MitoMycin-C improved Complete response rate and decreased 4-yr colostomy rate
  • 39. • Poor results in T3-4 by 5FU+MMC • Standard Chemo-RT in SCCA - H+N - Esophagus - Cervix Cisplatin (CDDP) CDDP- Cis-Dichloro-Diamine- Platinum
  • 40. Intergroup RTOG 98-11 R CMT 45 to 59 Gy + 5-FU/Mito 5-FU-CDDP 2 cycles RT 45 to 59 + 5-FU/CDDP T2-4 N0 N+ Upfront CT and comparing MMC with Cisplatin CMT- Combined modality treatment R- Randomization
  • 42. RTOG 98-11: OS & colostomy free survival Ajani, JAMA 2008
  • 43. Intergroup RTOG 98-11: conclusions  Cisplatin/5FU was not superior to MMC/5FU for DFS (primary endpoint)  Cumulative colostomy rate was significantly worse in the cisplatin/5FU arm than the MMC/5FU arm  OS in both arms was similar  MMC/5FU remains the standard of care for patients with anal canal carcinoma
  • 46. ACT II Trial  Randomized trial of 950 Patients  RT in both arms (50.4 Gy in 28 fractions) with concurrent infusional 5-FU (1000 mg/m2 per day on days 1 to 4 and 29 to 32) and either cisplatin (60 mg/m2 on days 1 and 29) or mitomycin (12 mg/m2 day 1 only )
  • 47. Contd…  Second randomization to receive or not receive maintenance chemotherapy starting four weeks after chemoradiotherapy Two courses of cisplatin plus 5-FU, administered four weeks apart
  • 48. Factorial Design 1. Chemoradiation Comparison MMC 5FU CRT No maintenance CisP 5FU CRT No maintenance MMC 5FU CRT Maintenance CisP 5FU CRT Maintenance N=471 N=469 versusMMC CisP
  • 49. MMC 5FU CRT No maintenance CisP 5FU CRT No maintenance MMC 5FU CRT Maintenance CisP 5FU CRT Maintenance N=446 N=448 No maintenance versus Maintenance Factorial Design 2. Maintenance Comparison
  • 50. Radiotherapy 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions over 5 ½ weeks (no gap) Phase I 30.6 Gy in 17 fractions Parallel opposed 3cm below inf. tumour (or margin) Anal bolus Phase II GTV + 3cm 19.8Gy in 11 fractions N0 groins Planned volume (canal) Direct field (margin only) N+ groins all GTV +3cm Anal bolus
  • 51. Chemoradiation Treatment 1 2 3 4 65RT week 5FU MMC 1 2 3 4 65RT week 5FU CisP 1000mg/m2 d1-4 & 29-32 24 hour continuous iv infusion 12mg/m2 d1 only iv bolus, max single dose 20 mg 60mg/m2 d1 & 29 iv infusion 1000mg/m2 d1-4 & 29-32 24 hour continuous iv infusion
  • 52. Maintenance Treatment Week 5FU CisP Starts 4 wks after end of primary CRT 1000mg/m2 d1-4 & 29-32 24 hour continuous iv infusion 60mg/m2 d1 & 29 iv infusion 1 2 3 4
  • 53. CRT Comparison Complete Response at 6 months 0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% MMC CisP P=0.53 94.5% 95.4% MMC CisP
  • 54. CRT Comparison Colostomy rate at 3 years P=0.26 Includes colostomies for toxicity and pre treatment colostomies not reversed 0 20 40 60 80 100 MMC CisP 13.7% 11.3%
  • 55. Take home message  No proven advantage to induction chemo exists (RTOG 98011)  CRT comparison (ACT II)  No evidence for superior CR rate with cisplatin  Maintenance comparison (ACT II)  No statistically significant difference in RFS, OS or cause specific survival
  • 56. 5FU+CDDP vs 5FU+MMC RTOG 9811 ACT II (2x2 design) Pt. 682 940 Stage Except T1 TanyNany Arm 1 RT + 5FU + CDDP Neo 2 cycles (5FU+CDDP) RT + 5FU + CDDP ± Adj 2 cycles (5FU+CDDP) Arm 2 RT + 5FU + MMC RT + 5FU + MMC ± Adj 2 cycles (5FU+CDDP) RT dose 45 Gy ± boost to 55-59 Gy 50.4 Gy
  • 57. RTOG 9811 ACT II (2x2 design) Report time 5-yr 3-yr pCR (%) No Bx 95 ~ 94.5 LRR (%) 33 ~ 25 13 ~ 11 RFS (%) 54 ~ 60 75 ~ 75 OS (%) 70 ~ 75 Adj 85 ~ 85 No 84 ~ 84 Col-rate (%) 19  10 Adj 5 ~ 5 No 4 ~ 4 Acute SE (%) 42  61 13  25 Ajani JA. JAMA 2008; 199: 1914-21. James R. J Clin Oncol (Proc ASCO) 2009; 27: 797s [abstract LBA-4009].
  • 58. ACCORD 03  307 patients with stage II and III anal cancers randomized to one of four treatment arms:  Group 1- 5FU & cisplatin f/b EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin ->rest ->15 GY  Group 2- 5FU & cisplatin f/b EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin ->rest ->20 -25 GY  Group 3- EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin ->rest ->15 GY  Group 4- EBRT 45 GY+ 5FU & Cisplatin ->rest ->20 -25 GY
  • 59. Contd….  Results-no significant difference in 5 yr colostomy free survival (70 to 82%),  No significant differences were seen between the arms in terms of LRF and OS
  • 60. Contd…  Induction CT does not improve outcomes, with the role of radiation dose escalation remaining uncertain.
  • 61. Unsolved questions  CRT for early stage (and very early)  RT doses  Gap  Management of inguinal region  Type and scheme of CT  Optimizing RT delivery
  • 63. Management of inguinal region (CMT)  N negative • ENI 36 Gy if  T within 1 cm from anal margin  Invasion of anal margin  Pelvic nodes involved  N positive  CMT 60 Gy
  • 64. Primary Endpoints Chemoradiation (CRT) comparison Primary Endpoints • Complete response rate at 6 months • Acute Toxicity (CTC Grade 3 & 4) Maintenance comparison Primary Endpoint • Recurrence Free Survival Both comparisons Secondary Endpoints • Colostomy Rate • Cause-specific & Overall survival
  • 65. Statistical Methods Sample Size  Target sample size ~950 patients CRT Comparison • 5% increase of CR rate from 90% to 95% - CisP arm Maintenance Comparison • decrease of recurrence from 25% to 17.5% - maintenance arm  Each with 80% power, p<0.05 Analysis  905/940 patients evaluable  Median follow-up 3 yrs  Intention to Treat
  • 66. CONTD…  APR 6 weeks after completion of the protocol.  28 patients treated  no gross tumor seen IN 24/28 patients  12 patients underwent APR  14 patients lesions grossly disappeared, and so wide excision of the scar was performed,
  • 67. Contd… ( N= 28) Parametre Abdominoperineal Resection Excision Of Scar No Biopsy No tumor found 7 14 Microscopic tumor only 1 0 Gross tumor 4 0 Total 12 14 2 (No tumor On clinical Evaluation)
  • 68. No benefit of Neoadjuvant 5FU+CDDP, High-dose RT Conroy T. J Clin Oncol 2009; 27: 176s [abstract 4033]. ACCORD-03 (2x2 design) pCR (%) LRR (%) EFS (%) CFS (%) OS (%) Neo Con Neo Con Neo Con Neo Con Neo Con 60 Gy 78 74 20 10 70 67 83 86 79 89 65-70 Gy 86 74 4 12 78 68 85 80 89 79
  • 74. Contd…  Morbidity –  early morbidity - Any report of morbidity during treatment or up to 2 months defined  Late morbidity - more than 2 months from the end of treatment  Local failure (Main end point) - Time of LF is the date of biopsy or of clinical determination of residual/recurrent locoregional disease  LF assessed from 6 weeks after initial treatment