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    MINI 07 - ChemoRT and Translational Science (ID 110)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Treatment of Locoregional Disease – NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MINI07.07 - Risk Factor of Morbidity and Mortality of Surgical Resection after Induction Therapy in Patients with Stage IIIA-N2 Lung Cancer (ID 1762)

      17:20 - 17:25  |  Author(s): K. Kim

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      Background:
      Surgical resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) carries high postoperative complications. Careful selection of candidate for surgery should be based on analysis of proven risk factors.

      Methods:
      We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive patients with clinical stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer who underwent surgical resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy from 1997 to 2013. Preoperative, perioperative, and outcome variables which related to the morbidity and mortality were assessed. Univariate and multivariate analysis was done to identify predictors of postoperative morbidity and mortality.

      Results:
      During the study period, 574 patients underwent major pulmonary resection after induction therapy. The median time interval between the end of induction therapy and surgery was 33 days (range, 5-79 days). Thirty-day and ninety-day postoperative mortality were 1.4% (8 patients), and 7.1% (41 patients), respectively. The most common cause of In-hospital mortality was acute respiratory distress syndrome (n=6, 4.5%). Morbidity rate was 34.7 % (199 patients). Median hospital stay was 8 days (interquartile range, 7-11 days). Significant predictors of morbidity by multivariable analysis included patient age more than 70 years (odds ratio- 1.82;p=0.040), low body mass index <18.5 (odds ratio - 2.62;p=0.022), and pneumonectomy (odds ratio – 1.8;p=0.026). Significant predictors of mortality by multivariable analysis included patient age more than 70 years (odds ratio – 1.82; p=0.022), and pneumonectomy (odds ratio – 3.256; p=0.003). Ninety-day mortality was 15.8 % (9/57) in patient age more than 70 years, and 17.8 % (13/73) in patients who underwent pneumonectomy.

      Conclusion:
      Surgical outcomes after neoadjuvant CCRT for patients who are older than 70 year or undergo pneumonectomy are relatively poor. For those patients, there should be extra concern about the respiratory complications. And for the elderly patients with limited pulmonary reserves, other possible alternative treatment options, such as definitive CCRT rather than surgery should be considered.

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    MINI 20 - Surgery (ID 137)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Treatment of Locoregional Disease – NSCLC
    • Presentations: 2
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      MINI20.06 - The Importance of Sleeve Lobectomy after Induction Therapy for Patients with Stage IIIA-N2 Lung Cancer: The Avoidance of Pneumonectomy (ID 364)

      17:15 - 17:20  |  Author(s): K. Kim

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      Background:
      Outcomes of pneumonectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiastion therapy (CCRT) for patients with stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have been well-known as grave. Whenever possible, we have tried sleeve resection in patients to avoid pneumonectomy(PN). We evaluated whether the sleeve resection (SL) could have avoided the postoperative mortality/morbidity and achieved comparable long-term outcomes with pneumonectomy.

      Methods:
      We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 574 consecutive patients with clinical stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer who underwent surgery after neoadjuvant CCRT from 1997 to 2013. Clinical outcomes were analyzed and compared in 98 consecutive patients who had either SL (n = 25) or PN (n = 73) after neoadjuvant CCRT in a single institution.

      Results:
      Thirty-day postoperative mortality were 0% (0/25) in SL group, and 5.5% (4/73) in PN group (p=0.120). Ninety-day postoperative mortality were 12.0% (3/25) in SL group, and 17.8% (13/73) in PN group (p=0.498). The most common cause of ninety-day mortality was acute respiratory distress syndrome (n=11). Morbidity rate was 48.0 % (12/25) in SL, and 49.3% (36/73) in PN. The 5-year survival was lower in the PN group (PN, 24.7 % versus SL, 45.1%, p=0.086). The recurrence pattern (locoregional versus distant) did not differ between two groups (p=0.726). When recurrences occurred (n = 50), the site of first recurrence was local (stump site) in 0 % (0/25) of patients with SL and in 4.1% (3/73) of patients with PN.

      Conclusion:
      Following neoadjuvant CCRT for patients with stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC, SL showed a comparable or even better early and long term clinical outcomes with PN. Therefore, SL should be considered, whenever possible.

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      MINI20.10 - Prognostic Impact of Lymph Node Ratio in Patients with Pathologic Stage N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 3194)

      17:40 - 17:45  |  Author(s): K. Kim

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      Background:
      Current nodal staging for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) only take into account the anatomic location of lymph node (LN). Although among patients with same pathologic N1 NSCLC, they are known to have heterogeneous prognosis and prognostic significance of extent of LN involvement is still uncertain. The objective of current study was to evaluate whether LN ratio (LNR) is a marker of prognostic factor for survival in patients with pathologic stage II/ N1 NSCLC after complete resection

      Methods:
      A total of 4,089 consecutive patients underwent curative surgical resection for NSCLC between 2004 and 2012. Of these, 413 patients who found to have pathologic stage II/N1 NSCLC after complete resection were retrospectively analyzed. For LNR, the optimal cutoff value was determined using chi square score, which were calculated using the Cox proportional hazards regression model. The prognostic value of the LNR was calculated by Cox regression hazard model analysis.

      Results:
      The study included 337 males and 76 females with a mean age of 62 years. The mean numbers of metastatic and dissected LN were 1.84 and 26 respectively and the mean LNR was 0.082. The number of the metastatic LN was significantly correlated to the LNR (r=721; p<0.0001). Based on the maximum chi square score and minimum p value approach, the optimal cutoff value of LNR was 0.1 and patients were classified into two groups according to LNR. Both 5-year overall survival rate and the lung cancer-specific survival rate in the high LNR group (LNR ≥0.1) were significantly lower than those in the low-LNR group (overall survival: 55.4.% vs 69.8%, p=0.003; lung cancer specific survival rate: 58.4% vs. 77.0%, p<0.0001) Also, disease free survival (DFS) rates according to LNR were 56.8% in low-LNR group (LNR<0.1) and 35.0% in high-LNR group (LNR≥0.1). DFS rate in the low-LNR group was significantly higher than that in the high-LNR group (p<0.001). LNR is an independently related prognostic factor with overall survival (OR=2.288; 95% CI=1.513~3.459; p<0.0001), lung cancer-specific survival (OR=2.740; 95% CI=1.709~4.395; p<0.0001) and DFS (OR=2.191; 95% CI=1.543~3.110; p<0.0001) after adjustments of clinical variables including sex, age, stage, surgical extent, histology and adjuvant treatment.

      Conclusion:
      LNR is an independent prognostic factor of survival in patients with pathologic N1 NSLC after complete surgical resection.

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    P2.03 - Poster Session/ Treatment of Locoregional Disease – NSCLC (ID 213)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Poster
    • Track: Treatment of Locoregional Disease – NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.03-037 - Prognostic Factors in Pathologic N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 3193)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): K. Kim

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      Background:
      Mediastinal lymph node metastasis is one of the strong prognostic factors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Pathologic N2 patients group is heterogenous group consists of stage IIIA to stage IV. Moreover owing to difficulty in preoperative prediction of N2 disease, pathologic N2 patients group shows more variable in clinical stage. We tried to figure out which factors make difference in prognosis of N2 patients.

      Methods:
      Between May 2003 and December 2013, total 1994 patients underwent pulmonary resection surgery due to lung cancer. Only pathologically proven N2 patients were included in the study. Among them, patients with small cell lung cancer, double primary lung cancer and other malignant disease were excluded. Therefore, 195 N2 patients were analyzed for the study. The patients' clinical information was collected from prospectively recorded database and analyzed retrospectively. Regional N2 disease was defined as upper mediastinal LN involvement for upper lobar disease and lower mediastinal LN involvement for lower lobar disease. Extended N2 disease was defined as involvement of non-regional N2 station.

      Results:
      Figure 1Mean follow up duration was 41 months and 5 year survival rate was 50% for the study population. As postoperative stage, majority of the study group was IIIA (84%). Patients' clinical stage and clinical T stage did not make difference in survival and recurrence. However clinical N0 group showed superior result in survival (p<0.001) and recurrence (p=0.46) even in same stage. In metastatic mediastinal LN extent analysis, extended N2 disease made worse survival than regional N2 disease (p=0.04). Total number of metastatic LN did not make any difference in prognosis.



      Conclusion:
      Owing to heterogeneity, even in same stage group, pathologic N2 patients have showed different prognosis. In this study, we confirmed that clinical N0 was relatively good prognostic factor and extended N2 disease was bad prognostic factor. Deciding postoperative treatment plan, we should take account of these factors. Also, the survival difference between regional and extended N2 disease might be considered in staging revision of NSCLC.

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