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Dose Escalation in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Using Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy: Update of a Phase I Trial

From the Departments of Radiation Oncology and Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, and Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

Address reprint requests to James A. Hayman, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, UH-B2C490, Box 0010, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; email hayman{at}umich.edu

PURPOSE: High-dose radiation may improve outcomes in non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). By using three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and limiting the target volume, we hypothesized that the dose could be safely escalated.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A standard phase I design was used. Five bins were created based on the volume of normal lung irradiated, and dose levels within bins were chosen based on the estimated risk of radiation pneumonitis. Starting doses ranged from 63 to 84 Gy given in 2.1-Gy fractions. Target volumes included the primary tumor and any nodes 1 cm on computed tomography. Clinically uninvolved nodal regions were not included purposely. More recently, selected patients received neoadjuvant cisplatin and vinorelbine.

RESULTS: At the time of this writing, 104 patients had been enrolled. Twenty-four had stage I, four had stage II, 43 had stage IIIA, 26 had stage IIIB, and seven had locally recurrent disease. Twenty-five received chemotherapy, and 63 were assessable for escalation. All bins were escalated at least twice. Although grade 2 radiation pneumonitis occurred in five patients, grade 3 radiation pneumonitis occurred in only two. The maximum-tolerated dose was only established for the largest bin, at 65.1 Gy. Dose levels for the four remaining bins were 102.9, 102.9, 84 and 75.6 Gy. The majority of patients failed distantly, though a significant proportion also failed in the target volume. There were no isolated failures in clinically uninvolved nodal regions.

CONCLUSION: Dose escalation in NSCLC has been accomplished safely in most patients using three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, limiting target volumes, and segregating patients by the volume of normal lung irradiated.

Presented at the Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Atlanta, GA, May 15-18, 1999.

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