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    O20 - Staging and Advanced Disease (ID 102)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Oral Abstract Session
    • Track: Surgery
    • Presentations: 1
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      O20.02 - A novel nodal classification for resected non-small cell lung cancer: comparison between location-based and number-based systems (ID 881)

      16:25 - 16:35  |  Author(s): T. Murakawa

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      Background
      The current UICC/WHO nodal classification system is based on the location of metastatic lymph nodes, while some studies have revealed that the number or ratio of metastatic lymph nodes may work as more effective prognostic indicators. The Japan Lung Cancer Society proposed a new tumor site-based classification for mediastinal nodal metastases according to the tumor-bearing lobe. This study aimed to compare the prognostic power of location-based and number-based classification systems and elucidate the optimal classification.

      Methods
      Of 511 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who underwent lung lobectomy and complete hilar and mediastinal lymph node dissection with curative intent at our institute between 1998 and 2009, 119 with confirmed lymph node metastases were retrospectively analyzed. Ten classifications were compared using a log-rank test. Four classifications were location-based: the current system, the tumor site-based classification, the classification based on presence or absence of clinical N2 disease, and the classification based on presence or absence of non-skip N2 disease. The other 6 classifications were number-based: the classifications based on the number or ratio of metastatic lymph nodes, the classifications based on that of metastatic stations, and the classifications based on that of metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes.

      Results
      Compared with the current system [hazard ratio (HR), 1.4; p = 0.29], the tumor site-based classification (HR, 2.8; p = 3.0E-4), the classification based on the number of metastatic lymph nodes (HR, 2.8; p = 1.7E-4), and the classification based on the number of metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes (HR, 2.3; p = 3.3E-3) were considered to be stronger predictors of overall survival. Similar results were obtained in terms of disease-free survival (current system: HR, 1.6; p = 0.047; tumor site-based classification: HR, 2.7; p = 2.3E-5; number of metastatic lymph nodes, HR, 2.3; p = 4.0E-4; number of metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes: HR, 2.4; p = 1.4E-4). A combination of the tumor site-based classification with the classification based on the number of metastatic lymph nodes (p = 9.0E-4) or the classification based on the number of metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes (p = 9.5E-4) further increased predictive efficiency.

      Conclusion
      The tumor site-based classification as well as the classifications based on the number of metastatic lymph nodes and the number of metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes was more predictive of surgical outcomes compared with the current nodal system. The results need to be further validated in a new set of patients. Figure 1

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    P2.21 - Poster Session 2 - Diagnosis and Staging (ID 170)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Prevention & Epidemiology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.21-001 - Solitary pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma in patients with a history of squamous cell carcinoma: metastasis or second primary tumour? (ID 315)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): T. Murakawa

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      Background
      Primary and metastatic squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) in the lung are often histologically indistinguishable, and the differential diagnosis between them is primarily dependent on clinical information such as the location of the lung lesion, the tumour stage, and the disease-free interval, particularly when the pulmonary nodule is solitary. The management of solitary pulmonary SCC in patients with a history of SCC may pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

      Methods
      A retrospective chart review analysis was conducted. The study included 244 consecutive patients with antecedent cancer histories who subsequently underwent pulmonary resections for newly discovered solitary pulmonary nodules (new SPNs) from January 1998 to December 2007 at our institute.

      Results
      Of the 244 patients, 36 had a history of SCC (neck: 14, oesophagus: 9, neck and oesophagus: 3, lung: 5, anal canal: 1, unknown: 1, uterine cervix: 3), and 208 had no history of SCC. A history of SCC was significantly associated with the squamous pathology of new SPNs (22 of 36, p < 0.0001). Of the 22 new SPNs with a squamous pathology, 14 of them were diagnosed as metastatic (mSCC), and 8 were diagnosed as primary carcinomas (pSCC). The mSCC showed a more advanced initial disease (p = 0.0109) and a marginally shorter disease-free interval (p= 0.0818) than the pSCC. The overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients with pSCC were superior to those of patients with mSCC (OS: p = 0.0413, RFS: p = 0.0282) (Figure 1). Notably, 6 intra-thoracic recurrences were observed in the mSCC group.Figure 1

      Conclusion
      The current policy for differentiation between mSCC and pSCC, which is based on clinical information, appears to be acceptable. In cases in which the origin of the pulmonary lesion is unclear, it might be better to treat solitary lung SCC as a primary lung cancer because it might offer the best chance for a cure.