TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of Human Papillomavirus and p16 Status with Outcomes in the IMCL-9815 Phase III Registration Trial for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Treated with Radiotherapy with or Without Cetuximab
AU - Rosenthal, David I.
AU - Harari, Paul M.
AU - Giralt, Jordi
AU - Bell, Diana
AU - Raben, David
AU - Liu, Joyce
AU - Schulten, Jeltje
AU - Ang, Kian K.
AU - Bonner, James A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.
PY - 2016/4/20
Y1 - 2016/4/20
N2 - Purpose We conducted a retrospective evaluation of the IMCL-9815 study to examine the association of human papillomavirus (HPV) and p16 protein expression status with outcomes in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) receiving radiotherapy (RT) plus cetuximab or RT alone. Patients and Methods In the IMCL-9815 study, patients were randomly allocated to receive RT plus weekly cetuximab or RT alone. A subpopulation of patients with p16-evaluable OPC was retrospectively evaluated on the basis of locoregional control (LRC), overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS). Evaluable samples from patients with p16-positive OPC were also tested for HPV DNA. Results Tumor p16 status was evaluable in 182 patientswith OPC enrolled in the IMCL-9815 study; 41%were p16 positive. When treatedwith RT alone or RT plus cetuximab, p16-positive patients had a longer OS than p16-negative patients (hazard ratio, 0.40; 95%CI, 0.21 to 0.74 and hazard ratio, 0.16; 95%CI, 0.07 to 0.36, respectively). The addition of cetuximab to RT increased LRC, OS, and PFS in both patients with p16-positive OPC and thosewith p16-negative disease. Interaction tests for LRC, OS, and PFS did not demonstrate any significant interaction between p16 status and treatment effect (P = .087, .085, and .253, respectively). Similar trends were observed when patients with p16-positive/HPV-positive OPC (n = 49) and those with p16-positive/HPV-negative OPC (n = 14) were compared. Conclusion p16 status was strongly prognostic for patients with OPC. The data suggest that the addition of cetuximab to RT improved clinical outcomes regardless of p16 or HPV status versus RT alone.
AB - Purpose We conducted a retrospective evaluation of the IMCL-9815 study to examine the association of human papillomavirus (HPV) and p16 protein expression status with outcomes in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) receiving radiotherapy (RT) plus cetuximab or RT alone. Patients and Methods In the IMCL-9815 study, patients were randomly allocated to receive RT plus weekly cetuximab or RT alone. A subpopulation of patients with p16-evaluable OPC was retrospectively evaluated on the basis of locoregional control (LRC), overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS). Evaluable samples from patients with p16-positive OPC were also tested for HPV DNA. Results Tumor p16 status was evaluable in 182 patientswith OPC enrolled in the IMCL-9815 study; 41%were p16 positive. When treatedwith RT alone or RT plus cetuximab, p16-positive patients had a longer OS than p16-negative patients (hazard ratio, 0.40; 95%CI, 0.21 to 0.74 and hazard ratio, 0.16; 95%CI, 0.07 to 0.36, respectively). The addition of cetuximab to RT increased LRC, OS, and PFS in both patients with p16-positive OPC and thosewith p16-negative disease. Interaction tests for LRC, OS, and PFS did not demonstrate any significant interaction between p16 status and treatment effect (P = .087, .085, and .253, respectively). Similar trends were observed when patients with p16-positive/HPV-positive OPC (n = 49) and those with p16-positive/HPV-negative OPC (n = 14) were compared. Conclusion p16 status was strongly prognostic for patients with OPC. The data suggest that the addition of cetuximab to RT improved clinical outcomes regardless of p16 or HPV status versus RT alone.
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U2 - 10.1200/JCO.2015.62.5970
DO - 10.1200/JCO.2015.62.5970
M3 - Article
C2 - 26712222
AN - SCOPUS:84963627128
SN - 0732-183X
VL - 34
SP - 1300
EP - 1308
JO - Journal of Clinical Oncology
JF - Journal of Clinical Oncology
IS - 12
ER -