Quality assuring "Plan of the day" selection in a multicentre adaptive bladder trial: Implementation of a pre-accrual IGRT guidance and assessment module.

Adaptive Bladder IGRT Radiotherapy Trial QA

Journal

Clinical and translational radiation oncology
ISSN: 2405-6308
Titre abrégé: Clin Transl Radiat Oncol
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 101713416

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Historique:
received: 07 01 2019
revised: 11 07 2019
accepted: 22 07 2019
entrez: 8 8 2019
pubmed: 8 8 2019
medline: 8 8 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Hypofractionated bladder RT with or without image guided adaptive planning (HYBRID) is a multicentre clinical trial investigating "Plan of the Day" (PoD) adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer. To ensure correct PoD selection a pre-accrual guidance and assessment module was developed as part of an image guided radiotherapy quality assurance (IGRT QA) credentialing programme. This study aimed to evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness across multiple recruiting centres. Individuals from participating centres remotely accessed an image database in order to complete the PoD module. An assessment score of ≥83% was required in order to receive QA approval. A questionnaire was used to gather user feedback on the module. PoD decisions for the first patient at each recruiting centre were retrospectively reviewed for protocol adherence. 71 radiation therapists (RTTs) from 10 centres completed the PoD module. The median assessment score was 92% (Range: 58-100%) with 79% of RTTs passing the assessment on first attempt. All questionnaire respondents reported that the PoD module prepared them for plan selection. In 51/60 of on-trial treatments reviewed, the PoD selected by the centre agreed with QA reviewers. The PoD QA module was successfully implemented in a multicentre trial and enabled pre-accrual assessment of protocol understanding. This increased operator confidence and resulted in appropriate PoD selection on-trial.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OBJECTIVE
Hypofractionated bladder RT with or without image guided adaptive planning (HYBRID) is a multicentre clinical trial investigating "Plan of the Day" (PoD) adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer. To ensure correct PoD selection a pre-accrual guidance and assessment module was developed as part of an image guided radiotherapy quality assurance (IGRT QA) credentialing programme. This study aimed to evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness across multiple recruiting centres.
MATERIALS AND METHODS METHODS
Individuals from participating centres remotely accessed an image database in order to complete the PoD module. An assessment score of ≥83% was required in order to receive QA approval. A questionnaire was used to gather user feedback on the module. PoD decisions for the first patient at each recruiting centre were retrospectively reviewed for protocol adherence.
RESULTS RESULTS
71 radiation therapists (RTTs) from 10 centres completed the PoD module. The median assessment score was 92% (Range: 58-100%) with 79% of RTTs passing the assessment on first attempt. All questionnaire respondents reported that the PoD module prepared them for plan selection. In 51/60 of on-trial treatments reviewed, the PoD selected by the centre agreed with QA reviewers.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The PoD QA module was successfully implemented in a multicentre trial and enabled pre-accrual assessment of protocol understanding. This increased operator confidence and resulted in appropriate PoD selection on-trial.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31388568
doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2019.07.006
pii: S2405-6308(19)30002-3
pmc: PMC6675972
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

27-32

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Auteurs

Emma Patel (E)

Radiotherapy Physics Department, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Yat Tsang (Y)

National Radiotherapy Trials Quality Assurance Group, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.

Angela Baker (A)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Jenny Callender (J)

University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Shaista Hafeez (S)

Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research & The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Emma Hall (E)

Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.

Vibeke Nordmark Hansen (VN)

Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research & The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Rebecca Lewis (R)

Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.

Helen McNair (H)

Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research & The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Elizabeth Miles (E)

National Radiotherapy Trials Quality Assurance Group, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom.

Robert Huddart (R)

Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research & The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

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