Background: Prolonged radiation treatment time (RTT) is associated with worse tumor control. Here we identify and determine the implications of factors that predict treatment prolongation in Veterans Affairs (VA) patients undergoing chemoradiation.
Methods: Chart review from July 2000 to October 2013. 81 patients with advanced stage oropharyngeal cancer treated with chemoradiation.
Results: Twenty-nine patients (35.8%) had RTT prolonged by ≥10 days. Prolongation mainly resulted from acute treatment toxicity (n = 22, 76%). There was no significant difference in RTT for patients treated with concurrent cisplatin versus cetuximab, or in patients treated with or without induction chemotherapy. One-/three-year locoregional control and overall survival rates of 83.4%/76.3% and 83.5%/63.6% for patients without prolonged RTT versus 61.8%/61.8% and 82.8%/73.8% for those with prolongation (p >.05).
Conclusions: Prolonged RTT is a significant predictor of worse locoregional control and predominantly resulted from treatment side effects. More aggressive regimens with induction and concurrent chemotherapy did not predispose to prolonged RTT.
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