Preoperative chemotherapy versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy for stage III (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
PURPOSE: To compare preoperative chemotherapy (ChT) and preoperative chemoradiotherapy (ChT-RT) in operable Stage III non-small-cell lung cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This retrospective study analyzed all patients with pathologically confirmed Stage III (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer who initiated preoperative ChT or ChT-RT at Duke University between 1995 and 2006. Mediastinal pathologic complete response (pCR) rates were compared using a chi-square test. The actuarial overall survival, disease-free survival, and local control were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was also performed. RESULTS: A total of 101 patients who initiated preoperative therapy with planned resection were identified. The median follow-up was 20 months for all patients and 38 months for survivors. The mediastinal lymph nodes were reassessed after preoperative therapy in 88 patients (87%). Within this group, a mediastinal pCR was achieved in 35% after preoperative ChT vs. 65% after preoperative ChT-RT (p = 0.01). Resection was performed in 69% after ChT and 84% after ChT-RT (p = 0.1). For all patients, the overall survival, disease-free survival, and local control rate at 3 years was 40%, 27%, and 66%, respectively. No statistically significant differences were found in the clinical endpoints between the ChT and ChT-RT subgroups. On multivariate analysis, a mediastinal pCR was associated with improved disease-free survival (p = 0.03) and local control (p = 0.03), but not overall survival (p = 0.86). CONCLUSION: Preoperative ChT-RT was associated with higher mediastinal pCR rates but not improved survival.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Higgins, K; Chino, JP; Marks, LB; Ready, N; D'Amico, TA; Clough, RW; Kelsey, CR
Published Date
- December 1, 2009
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 75 / 5
Start / End Page
- 1462 - 1467
PubMed ID
- 19467798
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1879-355X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.069
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States