Loco-Regional Therapies in Oligometastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Charles Roux, Alice Boileve, Matthieu Faron, Livia Lamartina, Alexandre Delpla, Lambros Tselikas, Jérome Durand-Labrunie, Segolène Hescot, Thierry de Baere, Julien Hadoux, Frederic Deschamps, Eric Baudin

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    Abstract

    Objective: The recommended first-line treatment for low-tumor-burden ACC (stage IVa ACC) not amenable to radical resection is mitotane in association with loco-regional treatments (LRs). The aim of this study was to determine the patient population that would benefit the most from LR. Materials and methods: This retrospective monocentric expert center chart review study was performed from 2008 to 2021 and included stage IVa patients (≤2 tumoral organs) treated with LR (either radiotherapy, surgery, or interventional radiology). The primary endpoint was disease control (DC). Correlations between DC, time to systemic chemotherapy (TTC), overall survival (OS), and tumor characteristics were analyzed using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and Cox’s proportional hazards regression model for multivariate analysis. Results: Thirty-four women (57%) and 26 men with a median age of 48.1 years (IQR: 38.3–59.8) were included. One hundred and nine LRs were performed, with a median of 2 (IQR: 1–3) per patient. DC was achieved in 40 out of 60 patients (66.7%). Patients with DC had a significantly longer TTC (HR: 0.27, p <0.001) and OS (HR: 0.22, p < 0.001). Patients with less than or equal to 5 metastases (HR: 6.15 (95% CI: 1.88–20.0), p = 0.002) or a maximum metastasis diameter below 3 cm had higher rates of DC (HR: 3.78 (95% CI: 1.09–13.14), p = 0.035). Conclusion: stage IVa ACC patients with ≤5 metastases or a maximum metastasis diameter below 3 cm had favorable responses to LR. We propose the name oligometastatic ACC for this subgroup of patients.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2730
    JournalCancers
    Volume14
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2022

    Keywords

    • adrenocortical carcinoma
    • interventional radiology
    • loco-regional treatments
    • oligometastatic
    • prognosis factors

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