Improvement in Quality of Life and Dysphagia After Palliative External Beam Radiotherapy for Malignant Esophageal Stenosis of Esophageal Cancer.

IF 4.7 3区 医学 Q1 ONCOLOGY JCO oncology practice Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1200/OP.24.00429
Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Kota Fujii, Masaki Kokubo, Masakazu Ogura, Satoshi Itasaka, Takashi Sakamoto, Norio Araki, Takehisa Takagi, Yasuhiro Kosaka, Setsuko Okumura, Chikako Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Inoo, Hiroyasu Abe, Hideki Ishikawa, Takashi Mizowaki
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Abstract

Purpose: This multi-institutional prospective cohort trial aimed to demonstrate the changes in physician-evaluated dysphagia and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after palliative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in patients with incurable esophageal cancer presenting with dysphagia.

Materials and methods: We evaluated the rates of freedom from physician-evaluated dysphagia progression and improvement along with longitudinal changes in PROs (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer [EORTC] Quality of Life-Core 30 Questionnaire [QLQ-C30] and OES-18) after palliative EBRT. Multivariate analysis was used to identify the factors associated with freedom from physician-evaluated dysphagia progression at week 13.

Results: A total of 519 patients with esophageal cancer were screened; the full analysis set comprised 93 patients with a baseline median dysphagia score of 2 (IQR, 1-3) whose possible range was 1-4. Squamous cell carcinoma accounted for 94% of the full analysis set. The median prescribed dose of palliative EBRT was 40 Gy (IQR, 37.5-50). The rates of freedom from physician-evaluated dysphagia progression and improvement at 13 weeks were 76% (95% CI, 66 to 85) and 50% (95% CI, 39 to 60), respectively. Multivariate analysis suggested that high-dose palliative EBRT was more effective in preventing deterioration of physician-evaluated dysphagia than the low-dose one. Role functioning, fatigue, dyspnea, and appetite were worsened at week 4 but recovered at week 13. Patient-reported dysphagia, as represented in EORTC OES-18, demonstrated clinically significant improvement from weeks 13 through 52, relieving dysphagia-associated symptoms and enhancing global health.

Conclusion: Palliative EBRT could relieve physician-evaluated and patient-reported dysphagia and dysphagia-associated symptoms and enhance global health in patients with incurable esophageal cancer, especially for squamous cell carcinoma despite transient dysfunction and aggravations of symptoms attributable to acute toxicity from palliative EBRT.

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