ROLE OF ADJUVANT
CHEMORADIATION IN
CARCINOMA
ENDOMETRIUM
DR.S.PRAVEEN KUMAR
CHEMORT IN CARCINOMA ENDOMETRIUM
 ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR HIGH RISK EARLY STAGE DISEASE
 MULTIMODAL APPROACH IN LOCALLY ADVANCED DISEASE
 PALLIATIVE ROLE IN ADVANCED /METASTATIC DISEASE
INDICATIONS
EVIDENCES
NSGO-EC-9501/EORTC-55991(2010)
 Pelvic RT (44 Gy). RT was given before CT in the sequential radiotherapy and
chemotherapy (RT–CT)-arm. Optional vaginal brachytherapy had to be
decided before randomisation.
 Amendment 1 allowed the choice of sequence of RT and CT before
randomisation.
 CT consisted of four courses of doxorubicin/epirubicin 50 mg/m2 + cisplatin
50 mg/m2 every 4 weeks
 Amendment 2 on August 2004 (291 patients included) allowed alternative CT
regimens, including: paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 + epirubicin 60 mg/m2 or
doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 + carboplatin AUC 5 or paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 +
carboplatin AUC 5–6 every 3 weeks.
MaNGO ILIADE III study (2010)
 CT had to start within 30 days after surgery and consisted of doxorubicin 60
mg/m2 + cisplatin 50 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for three cycles.
 The interval between CT and RT had to be less than 4 weeks, while patients
allocated to RT alone had to start within 40 days after surgery.
 Pelvic RT was given with 1.8 Gy fractions; total dose 45 Gy. For patients with
para-aortal metastases, a para-aortal field was added up to L1/L2.
 Vaginal brachytherapy was added for women with cervical stromal
involvement
PFS
OS
PORTEC 3 (2018)
 To investigate the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy during and after
radiotherapy (chemoradiotherapy) versus pelvic radiotherapy alone for
women with high-risk endometrial cancer
 open-label, international, randomised, phase 3 trial involving 103 centres in
six clinical trials collaborating in the Gynaecological Cancer Intergroup.
 Eligible women had high-risk endometrial cancer with FIGO 2009
 stage I, endometrioid-type grade 3 with deep myometrial invasion or lymph-
vascular space invasion (or both),
 endometrioid-type stage II or III, or stage I to III with serous or clear cell histology.
 Women were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive radiotherapy alone (48·6 Gy
in 1·8 Gy fractions given on 5 days per week) or radiotherapy and
chemotherapy (consisting of two cycles of cisplatin 50 mg/m² given during
radiotherapy, followed by four cycles of carboplatin AUC5 and paclitaxel 175
mg/m²)
PORTEC3 5YR OS 5 YR FFS
RT ONLY 76.7 68.6
CHEMORT 81.8 75.5
STAGE III 5YR OS 5 YR FFS
RT ONLY 69.8 58
CHEMORT 78.7 69.3
SEROUS 5YR OS 5 YR FFS
RT ONLY 57.7 47.7
CHEMORT 71.2 57.7
RISK FACTORS FOR RELAPSE/DEATH
 report from MSKCC on 192 patients with Stage III (FIGO 2009) endometrial cancer, the
following three factors emerged as independent predictors of relapse and death from
endometrial cancer:
 >50% myometrial invasion,
 positive peritoneal cytology, and
 aggressive histology, defined as grade 3 endometrioid, serous, clear cell, or
undifferentiated.
 The 5-year relapse rates were 13% for patients with no risk factors, 27% for patients
with one risk factor and 62% for patients with two or more risk factors (P < .001).
 The corresponding 5-year rates of death from endometrial cancer were 11%, 20%, and
56% (P < .001).
 Therefore, for patients with Stage III disease with two or more risk factors, especially
positive peritoneal cytology, full systemic chemotherapy (six cycles of paclitaxel and
carboplatin) is preferred over chemoradiation.
 For those with only one risk factor (e.g., lymph node involvement only), using
chemoradiation similar to PORTEC-3 seems reasonable.
GOG 259 -PELVIC RT VS VBT + CHEMO
(2019)
 Randomized phase III trial was performed in eligible patients with
endometrial cancer
 stage I endometrioid histology high-intermediate–risk criteria,
 stage II disease, or
 stage I to II serous or clear cell tumors.
 Treatment was randomly assigned between RT (45 to 50.4 Gy over 5 weeks) or
VCB followed by intravenous paclitaxel 175 mg/m2
(3 hours) plus carboplatin
(area under the curve, 6) every 21 days for three cycles.
 median age of the 601 patients was 63 years, and 74% had stage I disease.
 Histologies included endometrioid (71%), serous (15%), and clear cell (5%).
With a median follow-up of 53 months,
GOG 259 -PELVIC RT VS VBT + CHEMO
(2019)
 The 60-month RFS was 0.76 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.81) for RT and 0.76 (95% CI,
0.70 to 0.81) for VCB/C (hazard ratio, 0.92; 90% confidence limit, 0.69 to
1.23). T
 The 60-month overall survival was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.83 to 0.91) for RT and 0.85
(95% CI, 0.81 to 0.90) for VCB/C (hazard ratio, 1.04; 90% confidence limit,
0.71 to 1.52).
 Vaginal and distant recurrence rates were similar between arms. Pelvic or
para-aortic nodal recurrences were more common with VCB/C (9% v 4%).
There was no heterogeneity of treatment effect with respect to RFS or overall
survival among clinical or pathologic variables evaluated.
CHEMORT OR CHEMO?
GOG 258(2023)
 736 patients with Stage III and IVA or Stage I or II serous or clear cell
endometrial cancer with positive cytology were randomized to
 six cycles of carboplatin plus paclitaxel
 or postoperative external-beam RT with concurrent cisplatin (50 mg/m2) on weeks 1
and 4 followed by four cycles of carboplatinplus paclitaxel.
 At a median follow-up of 47 months, there was no difference in 5-year RFS (59%
chemoradiation vs 58% in chemotherapy-only arm).
 Overall survival rates were not reported.
 Chemoradiation was associated with lower rates of vaginal recurrence (2%
vs 7%) and pelvic/para-aortic recurrence (11% vs 20%) but more distant
recurrence (27% vs 21%).
DOSING REGIMEN- EXTERNAL BEAM
 External beam dose 45-50Gy. CT treatment planning and IMRT for normal
tissue sparing
 IMRT is preferred to minimise toxicity
 IGRT with orthogonal imaging, volumetric imaging to ensure appropriate
coverage of targets
 If postop gross residual disease –boost to a total of 60-70 Gy
 If gross nodal disease- boost to a total of 60-65Gy
DOSING REGIMEN- BRACHYTHERAPY
 When? – as soon as vaginal cuff healed 6-8wks but not exceed 12 weeks
 Dose to depth of vaginal surface or depth of 0.5cm. Dose depend on use of
EBRT
 Target upper two third of vagina. Longer segment of extensive LVSI or positive
margins
 For postop HDR brachy- 6 Gy/5#to vaginal surface or
7Gy/3# or 5.5Gy/4# prescribed to 5mm below vaginal surface
 HDR Brachy as boost to EBRT 4-6Gy/2-3#
ONGOING TRIALS
 GOG 238- to evaluate role of adjuvant chemoradiation in Stage I/II, serous or
clearcell carcinoma
 PORTEC 4A- to evaluate a personalized approach to adjuvant therapy in high
risk carcinoma based on molecular profiling
 GOG 233- To evaluation addition of chemotherapy to RT in Stage II carcinoma
endometrium
 TAPER TRIAL- de-escalated adjuvant treatment directed by tumour molecular
status for POLE-mutated and p53wt/no-specific molecular profile (NSMP)
early-stage endometrial cancers.
CONCLUSION
 Concurrent Chemoradiation followed by four cycles of paclitaxel plus
carboplatin -excellent outcomes for most patients.
 The preferred form of radiation is pelvic/extended field IMRT
 Patients who are at high risk for peritoneal relapse should be treated with full
systemic therapy.
 Molecular profiling are confirmed, could further help optimize the type of
adjuvant therapy to consider;
 POLEmut- RT alone,
 MMRd- consider immunotherapy with RT
 P53abn and NSMP consider investigational agents +/- radiation.
Thank you

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    ROLE OF ADJUVANT CHEMORADIATIONIN CARCINOMA ENDOMETRIUM DR.S.PRAVEEN KUMAR
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    CHEMORT IN CARCINOMAENDOMETRIUM  ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR HIGH RISK EARLY STAGE DISEASE  MULTIMODAL APPROACH IN LOCALLY ADVANCED DISEASE  PALLIATIVE ROLE IN ADVANCED /METASTATIC DISEASE
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    NSGO-EC-9501/EORTC-55991(2010)  Pelvic RT(44 Gy). RT was given before CT in the sequential radiotherapy and chemotherapy (RT–CT)-arm. Optional vaginal brachytherapy had to be decided before randomisation.  Amendment 1 allowed the choice of sequence of RT and CT before randomisation.  CT consisted of four courses of doxorubicin/epirubicin 50 mg/m2 + cisplatin 50 mg/m2 every 4 weeks  Amendment 2 on August 2004 (291 patients included) allowed alternative CT regimens, including: paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 + epirubicin 60 mg/m2 or doxorubicin 40 mg/m2 + carboplatin AUC 5 or paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 + carboplatin AUC 5–6 every 3 weeks.
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    MaNGO ILIADE IIIstudy (2010)  CT had to start within 30 days after surgery and consisted of doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 + cisplatin 50 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for three cycles.  The interval between CT and RT had to be less than 4 weeks, while patients allocated to RT alone had to start within 40 days after surgery.  Pelvic RT was given with 1.8 Gy fractions; total dose 45 Gy. For patients with para-aortal metastases, a para-aortal field was added up to L1/L2.  Vaginal brachytherapy was added for women with cervical stromal involvement
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    PORTEC 3 (2018) To investigate the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy during and after radiotherapy (chemoradiotherapy) versus pelvic radiotherapy alone for women with high-risk endometrial cancer  open-label, international, randomised, phase 3 trial involving 103 centres in six clinical trials collaborating in the Gynaecological Cancer Intergroup.  Eligible women had high-risk endometrial cancer with FIGO 2009  stage I, endometrioid-type grade 3 with deep myometrial invasion or lymph- vascular space invasion (or both),  endometrioid-type stage II or III, or stage I to III with serous or clear cell histology.  Women were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive radiotherapy alone (48·6 Gy in 1·8 Gy fractions given on 5 days per week) or radiotherapy and chemotherapy (consisting of two cycles of cisplatin 50 mg/m² given during radiotherapy, followed by four cycles of carboplatin AUC5 and paclitaxel 175 mg/m²)
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    PORTEC3 5YR OS5 YR FFS RT ONLY 76.7 68.6 CHEMORT 81.8 75.5
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    STAGE III 5YROS 5 YR FFS RT ONLY 69.8 58 CHEMORT 78.7 69.3 SEROUS 5YR OS 5 YR FFS RT ONLY 57.7 47.7 CHEMORT 71.2 57.7
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    RISK FACTORS FORRELAPSE/DEATH  report from MSKCC on 192 patients with Stage III (FIGO 2009) endometrial cancer, the following three factors emerged as independent predictors of relapse and death from endometrial cancer:  >50% myometrial invasion,  positive peritoneal cytology, and  aggressive histology, defined as grade 3 endometrioid, serous, clear cell, or undifferentiated.  The 5-year relapse rates were 13% for patients with no risk factors, 27% for patients with one risk factor and 62% for patients with two or more risk factors (P < .001).  The corresponding 5-year rates of death from endometrial cancer were 11%, 20%, and 56% (P < .001).  Therefore, for patients with Stage III disease with two or more risk factors, especially positive peritoneal cytology, full systemic chemotherapy (six cycles of paclitaxel and carboplatin) is preferred over chemoradiation.  For those with only one risk factor (e.g., lymph node involvement only), using chemoradiation similar to PORTEC-3 seems reasonable.
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    GOG 259 -PELVICRT VS VBT + CHEMO (2019)  Randomized phase III trial was performed in eligible patients with endometrial cancer  stage I endometrioid histology high-intermediate–risk criteria,  stage II disease, or  stage I to II serous or clear cell tumors.  Treatment was randomly assigned between RT (45 to 50.4 Gy over 5 weeks) or VCB followed by intravenous paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 (3 hours) plus carboplatin (area under the curve, 6) every 21 days for three cycles.  median age of the 601 patients was 63 years, and 74% had stage I disease.  Histologies included endometrioid (71%), serous (15%), and clear cell (5%). With a median follow-up of 53 months,
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    GOG 259 -PELVICRT VS VBT + CHEMO (2019)  The 60-month RFS was 0.76 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.81) for RT and 0.76 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.81) for VCB/C (hazard ratio, 0.92; 90% confidence limit, 0.69 to 1.23). T  The 60-month overall survival was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.83 to 0.91) for RT and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.81 to 0.90) for VCB/C (hazard ratio, 1.04; 90% confidence limit, 0.71 to 1.52).  Vaginal and distant recurrence rates were similar between arms. Pelvic or para-aortic nodal recurrences were more common with VCB/C (9% v 4%). There was no heterogeneity of treatment effect with respect to RFS or overall survival among clinical or pathologic variables evaluated.
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    CHEMORT OR CHEMO? GOG258(2023)  736 patients with Stage III and IVA or Stage I or II serous or clear cell endometrial cancer with positive cytology were randomized to  six cycles of carboplatin plus paclitaxel  or postoperative external-beam RT with concurrent cisplatin (50 mg/m2) on weeks 1 and 4 followed by four cycles of carboplatinplus paclitaxel.  At a median follow-up of 47 months, there was no difference in 5-year RFS (59% chemoradiation vs 58% in chemotherapy-only arm).  Overall survival rates were not reported.  Chemoradiation was associated with lower rates of vaginal recurrence (2% vs 7%) and pelvic/para-aortic recurrence (11% vs 20%) but more distant recurrence (27% vs 21%).
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    DOSING REGIMEN- EXTERNALBEAM  External beam dose 45-50Gy. CT treatment planning and IMRT for normal tissue sparing  IMRT is preferred to minimise toxicity  IGRT with orthogonal imaging, volumetric imaging to ensure appropriate coverage of targets  If postop gross residual disease –boost to a total of 60-70 Gy  If gross nodal disease- boost to a total of 60-65Gy
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    DOSING REGIMEN- BRACHYTHERAPY When? – as soon as vaginal cuff healed 6-8wks but not exceed 12 weeks  Dose to depth of vaginal surface or depth of 0.5cm. Dose depend on use of EBRT  Target upper two third of vagina. Longer segment of extensive LVSI or positive margins  For postop HDR brachy- 6 Gy/5#to vaginal surface or 7Gy/3# or 5.5Gy/4# prescribed to 5mm below vaginal surface  HDR Brachy as boost to EBRT 4-6Gy/2-3#
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    ONGOING TRIALS  GOG238- to evaluate role of adjuvant chemoradiation in Stage I/II, serous or clearcell carcinoma  PORTEC 4A- to evaluate a personalized approach to adjuvant therapy in high risk carcinoma based on molecular profiling  GOG 233- To evaluation addition of chemotherapy to RT in Stage II carcinoma endometrium  TAPER TRIAL- de-escalated adjuvant treatment directed by tumour molecular status for POLE-mutated and p53wt/no-specific molecular profile (NSMP) early-stage endometrial cancers.
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    CONCLUSION  Concurrent Chemoradiationfollowed by four cycles of paclitaxel plus carboplatin -excellent outcomes for most patients.  The preferred form of radiation is pelvic/extended field IMRT  Patients who are at high risk for peritoneal relapse should be treated with full systemic therapy.  Molecular profiling are confirmed, could further help optimize the type of adjuvant therapy to consider;  POLEmut- RT alone,  MMRd- consider immunotherapy with RT  P53abn and NSMP consider investigational agents +/- radiation.
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