The value of interventional radiology in clinical trial teams: experience from the BATTLE lung cancer trials

A. L. Tam, V. Papadimitrakopoulou, I. I. Wistuba, J. J. Lee, J. E. Ensor, E. S. Kim, N. Kalhor, G. R. Blumenschein, A. S. Tsao, J. V. Heymach, R. S. Herbst, M. E. Hicks, W. K. Hong, S. Gupta

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Abstract

AIM: To report on the multidisciplinary approach, focusing specifically on the role of the interventional radiologist (IR), used to support the Biomarker-integrated Approaches of Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Elimination (BATTLE) and BATTLE-2 trials. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients who underwent percutaneous image-guided biopsy for the BATTLE and BATTLE-2 trials were reviewed. A radiology-based, three-point, lesion-scoring system was developed and used by two IRs. Lesions were given a score of 3 (most likely to yield sufficient material for biomarker analysis) if they met the following criteria: size >2 cm, solid mass, demonstrated imaging evidence of viability, and were technically easy to sample. Lesions not meeting all four criteria were scored 2 with the missing criteria noted as negative factors. Lesions considered to have risks that outweighed potential benefits receive a score of 1 and were not biopsied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the score's ability to predict successful yield for biomarker adequacy. RESULTS: A total of 555 biopsies were performed. The overall yield for analysis of the required biomarkers was 86.1% (478/555), and 84% (268/319) and 88.9% (210/236) for BATTLE and BATTLE-2, respectively (p=0.09). Lesions receiving a score of 3 were adequate for biomarker analysis in 89% of cases. Lesions receiving a score of 2 with more than two negative factors were adequate for molecular analysis in 69.2% (IR1, p=0.03) and 74% (IR2, p=0.04) of cases. The two IRs scored 78.4% of the lesions the same indicating moderate agreement (kappa=0.55; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.48, 0.61). CONCLUSIONS: IRs add value to clinical trial teams by optimising lesions selected for biopsy and biomarker analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)155.e25-155.e34
JournalClinical Radiology
Volume76
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021

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  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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