Vienna, Austria

ESTRO 2023

Session Item

Monday
May 15
16:00 - 17:00
Stolz 1
Sarcoma - Haematology
Falk Röder, Austria;
Karin Dieckmann, Austria
3502
Mini-Oral
Clinical
16:00 - 17:00
Phase 1 study of escalated total marrow irradiation and melphalan at 1st relapse in multiple myeloma
Axel Cailleteau, France
MO-0949

Abstract

Phase 1 study of escalated total marrow irradiation and melphalan at 1st relapse in multiple myeloma
Authors:

Axel Cailleteau1, Philippe Maingon2, Sylvain Choquet3, Rémi Bourdais2, Delphine Antoni4, Bruno Lioure5, Cyrille Hulin6, Stéphanie Batard7, Camille Llagostera8, Valentine Guimas1, Cyrille Touzeau9, Philippe Moreau9, Marc-André Mahé10, Stéphane Supiot1

1Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Radiation oncology, Nantes, France; 2Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Radiation oncology, Paris, France; 3Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hematology, Paris, France; 4ICANS, Radiation oncology, Strasbourg, France; 5ICANS, Hematology, Strasbourg, France; 6Hôpital universitaire Haut-Lévêque, Hematology, Bordeaux, France; 7Institut Bergonié, Radiation oncology, Bordeaux, France; 8Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Physics, Nantes, France; 9Hôpital universitaire Hôtel Dieu, Hematology, Nantes, France; 10Centre François Baclesse, Radiation oncology, Caen, France

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Purpose or Objective

A second intensification is an option at first relapse in multiple myeloma (MM) after more than 36 months of initial remission. Many conditioning regimens have been tested, with or without total body irradiation (TBI). Recently, it was found that TBI could be replaced by total marrow irradiation (TMI) using helical Tomotherapy with promising results.

Material and Methods

This study was a prospective multicenter phase 1 trial which aimed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of TMI administered in association with melphalan 140 mg/m², followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) as consolidation at first relapse in MM. Four dose levels were explored: 8 Gy, 10 Gy, 12 Gy, and 14 Gy. The dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was defined as: grade 4 neutropenia > 15 days, grade 4 thrombopenia > 28 days, and all other grade 4 non-hematologic toxicities except nausea, vomiting, alopecia, mucositis, and reaction to autologous stem cell infusion.

Results

Thirteen patients were included: only one DLT at the third escalated dose level (12 Gy) was observed, whereas one patient was treated at 14 Gy with no adverse event. The MTD was not reached. The rate of acute toxicity was low: 38% of grade 3/4 diarrhea, mucositis, or unexplained fever. Regarding the lungs, the mean dose administered was systematically less than 8 Gy. After a median follow-up of 55 months, 70% of participants were alive. Of the 13 patients, 38.5% were in very good partial response (VGPR) and 30.8% in complete response (CR). Three of them were progression-free. Six patients were long survivors, still alive after 55 months of follow-up.

Conclusion

TMI provides good results with a good tolerance profile at first relapse in MM. TMI makes it possible to increase the dose delivered to the PTV while sparing organs at risk (OAR). This technique could be discussed for all regimens before auto- or allo-stem cell rescue when TBI is required.