Optimal Timing of Radiotherapy Following Gross Total or Subtotal Resection of Glioblastoma: A Real-World Assessment using the National Cancer Database

Author:

Buszek Samantha M.,Al Feghali Karine A.,Elhalawani Hesham,Chevli Neil,Allen Pamela K.,Chung Caroline

Abstract

AbstractTreatment for glioblastoma (GBM) includes surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy. The optimal time interval between surgery and RT remains unclear. The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was queried for patients with GBM. Overall survival (OS) was estimated using Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests. Univariate (UVA) and multivariable Cox regression (MVA) modeling was used to determine predictors of OS. A total of 45,942 patients were included. On MVA: younger age, female gender, black ethnicity, higher KPS, obtaining a gross total resection (GTR), MGMT promoter-methylated gene status, unifocal disease, higher RT dose, and RT delay of 4–8 weeks had improved OS. Patients who underwent a subtotal resection (STR) had worsened survival with RT delay ≤4 weeks and patients with GTR had worsened survival when RT was delayed >8 weeks. This analysis suggests that an interval of 4–8 weeks between resection and RT results in better survival. Delays >8 weeks in patients with a GTR and delays <4 weeks in patients with a STR/biopsy resulted in worse survival. This impact of time delay from surgery to RT, in conjunction with extent of resection, should be considered in the clinical management of patients and future designs of clinical trials.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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