Multi-Institutional Patterns of Use of Tumor-Treating Fields for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Tugce Kutuk, Joshua M. Walker, Matthew T. Ballo, Robert B. Cameron, Jean Bustamante Alvarez, Sheema Chawla, Eric Luk, Deepti Behl, Alan Dal Pra, Neil Morganstein, Tamer Refaat, Arshin Sheybani, Christian Squillante, Jun Zhang, Rupesh Kotecha

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Abstract

(1) Background: The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the device usage rates and patterns of use regarding Tumor-Treating Fields (TTFields) for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) throughout the US. (2) Methods: We evaluated de-identified data from 33 patients with MPM enrolled in FDA-required HDE protocols at 14 institutions across the US from September 2019 to March 2022. (3) Results: The median number of total TTFields usage days was 72 (range: 6–649 days), and the total treatment duration was 160 months for all patients. A low usage rate (defined as less than 6 h per day, 25%) was observed in 34 (21.2%) months. The median TTFields usage in the first 3 months was 12 h per day (range: 1.9–21.6 h), representing 50% (range: 8–90%) of the potential daily duration. The median TTFields usage after 3 months decreased to 9.1 h per day (range: 3.1–17 h), representing 38% (range: 13–71%) of the daily duration, and was lower than usage in the first 3 months (p = 0.01). (4) Conclusions: This study represents the first multicenter analysis of real-world TTFields usage based on usage patterns for MPM patients in clinical practice. The real-world usage level was lower than the suggested daily usage. Further initiatives and guidelines should be developed to evaluate the impact of this finding on tumor control.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5195-5200
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Oncology
Volume30
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • real-world experience
  • tumor-treating fields (TTFields)
  • usage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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