Effectiveness and Patient Experiences of Rhenium Skin Cancer Therapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: Interim Results from the EPIC-Skin Study
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Vohra, Saima
Hong, Angela
Mulholland, Nicola
Heuschkel, Martin
Dahlhoff, Gerhard
Cardaci, Giuseppe
Mirzaei, Siroos
Sathekge, Mike
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Nonmelanoma skin cancer and its treatment represent a significant global cancer burden for health care systems and patients. [188Re]resin skin cancer therapy (Rhenium SCT) is a novel noninvasive radionuclide nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment, which can be provided in a single outpatient session. The aim of this prospective, multicenter, single-arm, international, phase IV study (EPIC-Skin) is to assess clinic- and patient-reported outcomes of Rhenium SCT as a treatment for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods: Eligible patients had biopsy-proven stage I or stage II BCC or SCC lesions no more than 3 mm deep and no larger than 8 cm2 in area. Rhenium SCT resin was applied to an adhesive foil affixed to the target lesion in a single session. Interim efficacy and safety analysis were planned once 50% of target patients had recorded a 6-mo follow-up visit. Primary outcome is the proportion of lesions achieving complete response using modified RECIST. Secondary and other outcome measures include patient-reported quality of life (QoL), treatment comfort, and cosmesis. Results: A total of 182 patients was enrolled and administered Rhenium SCT (50 Gy dose to deepest point of target) to at least 1 BCC or SCC. Of 81 patients who reached the 6-mo posttreatment follow-up, it was found that 97.2% (103/106) of lesions showed complete responses and 2.8% (3/106) had partial responses. Improvements in QoL were also reported, whereas no patients reported any pain or discomfort during treatment. Adverse events were reported in 15.9% (29/182) of patients and were rated grade 1 (n = 19), grade 2 (n = 9), or grade 3 (n = 1). Conclusion: This preliminary analysis of the EPIC-Skin study indicates that Rhenium SCT is safe and effective for the treatment of BCC and SCC and is associated with significant QoL improvements. It will be particularly beneficial for lesions that are difficult to treat surgically because of size and location. It is also beneficial for patients with comorbidities or those unable to receive conventional fractionated radiotherapy.
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Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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65
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© 2024 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Immediate Open Access: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY) allows users to share and adapt with attribution, excluding materials credited to previous publications. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Oncology and carcinogenesis
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Baxi, S; Vohra, S; Hong, A; Mulholland, N; Heuschkel, M; Dahlhoff, G; Cardaci, G; Mirzaei, S, Effectiveness and Patient Experiences of Rhenium Skin Cancer Therapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: Interim Results from the EPIC-Skin Study, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2024, 65 (7)