6076 Background: We conducted a pilot study using functional imaging to guide reduction in radiation (RT) to 30Gy with concurrent chemotherapy in patients with HPV+ OPC. Methods: 19 patients were enrolled prospectively from 7/2015-10/2016. Primary tumors were excised and analyzed for DNA repair foci ex-vivo. A pre-RT dynamic 18F-FMISO (fluoromisonidazole) PET was then used to assess tumor hypoxia (defined as > 1.2 tumor to muscle SUV ratio) in cervical lymph nodes. Patients without hypoxia on baseline or repeat scan done 5-10 days after initiation of chemoRT received 30Gy (57% reduction) over 3 weeks to the tumor bed and neck with 2 cycles of concurrent chemotherapy (high-dose cisplatin or carboplatin/5-FU). Patients with persistent hypoxia received the standard dose of 70Gy over 7 weeks with chemo. Neck dissection (ND) was done 4-months post chemoRT. Weekly DWI MRI, ctDNA, whole exome & RNA sequencing were performed. Results: 19 patients (11 tonsil, 5 BoT, 3 unknown primaries) were enrolled. Staging: 11 T1, 5 T2, 3 Tx; 5 N1, 3 N2a, 11 N2b; all M0. On pre-RT 18F-FMISO scans, 13 were positive and 6 were negative for hypoxia. Of the 12 intra-treatment 18F-FMISO scans (1 not done due to intermittent illness, this patient received 70Gy), 3 were positive and these patients received 70Gy chemoRT. 15 patients were de-escalated to 30Gy. To date, analysis showed complete pathologic response in 8 of 9 patients (all 15 expected to have ND by April 2017. The one positive case received only 1 cycle of cisplatin. To date, 18 of 19 patients (95%-6 pending ND) remain disease free. Correlative analysis with sequencing, DNA repair foci, ctDNA, and results from pathologic and intra-treatment imaging response will be presented. Conclusions: This is the first report of apersonalized approach to a major decrease in RT dosing for definitive treatment of HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma guided by patient-specific imaging-based treatment response. De-escalation to 30Gy informed by intra-treatment imaging for hypoxia appears feasible, safe and efficacious. A multi-center trial to validate these pilot results is planned. Clinical trial information: NCT00606294.
MAD(TTHP), and MAD(IAUCtthp), and increase in SD(TTP) were associated with significant increase in SUVmax. Conclusion: Association was found between SUVmax of FDG-PET and SD and MAD of DCE-MRI metrics derived during Gd-DTPA uptake phase in NSCLC, reflecting that intratumoral heterogeneity of angiogenesis in wash-in phase is associated with tumor metabolism. MAD(IAUCtthp) was consistently significant in both UVA and MVA, suggesting that lower spatial heterogeneity in intensity and rapidity of contrast wash-in is associated with higher metabolic rate in NSCLC. This study will facilitate better understanding of complex relationship between tumor vascularization and metabolism, and eventually help in guiding targeted therapy.
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