Impact of Race and Gender on Outcomes for Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy in Mycosis Fungoides

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

8-2019

Publication Title

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

Abstract

Purpose/Objective(s): To determine the impact of patient characteristics such as race and gender on the survival outcomes of patients with mycosis fungoides who have undergone total skin electron beam therapy as part of their treatment regimen. Materials/Methods: After IRB approval, 23 patients with mycosis fungoides who have undergone 24 courses of total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) were included in this analysis (one patient with 2 courses of TSEBT). These patients were treated between 2010 and 2018 with 36 Gy in 24 fractions over 8 weeks using the Stanford 6 technique. Data points were collected from all available medical records. Patients were stratified by race and by gender. Results: Patients were evenly distributed, with 12/23 African American (AA) vs 11/23 white, and 10/23 female vs 13/23 male. With a median follow up of 17 months (range 1-67 months), the progression free survival (PFS) at 6 months in African Americans vs whites was 22% vs 39% (p=0.25) and at 1 year it was 7% vs 20% (p=0.18). When comparing by gender, the 6 month PFS for female vs male was 27% vs 33% (p=0.95) and at 1 year was 16% vs 11% (p=0.96). Overall survival (OS) at 1 year in AA vs whites was 100% vs 73% (p=N/A) and at 2 years it was 71% vs 62% (p=0.55). When comparing by gender, the 1 year OS for female vs male was 89% vs 80% (p=0.52) and at 2 years it was 78% vs 53% (p=0.35). There were no significant differences in age, diagnosis to treatment time, previous treatment, or previous radiation therapy between the groups when comparing by race or by gender. Conclusion: To date there has been only one other paper addressing the factors of race and gender on the outcomes of TSEBT, and this paper had a relatively low percentage of AA patients (22%). In our study where the representation of AA patients is 52%, we confirmed that there is no significant difference in survival outcomes based on the patient’s race. This was similarly observed in the comparison by gender as well. A major limitation of this study was the small sample size, as well as the retrospective nature of the analysis. Significantly, this study reinforces the point that in patients with Mycosis Fungoides, progression is almost inevitable and a multidisciplinary approach is the only effective means of management.

Volume

105

Issue

12

First Page

E482

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