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    P2.24 - Poster Session 2 - Supportive Care (ID 157)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Supportive Care
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.24-024 - Metabolic activity on [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography and glucose transporter-1 expression may predict clinical outcomes in patients with limited disease of small cell lung cancer receiving concurrent chemoradiation (ID 1573)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): S.J. Kim

      • Abstract

      Background
      Limited disease of small cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC) respond well to concurrent chemo-radiation (CCRT), but have high relapse rates and short relapse-free survival (RFS). We aimed to evaluate tumor metabolic activities measured by [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET) as a prognostic factor and analyze its relationships with markers of tumor biologic behavior.

      Methods
      Forty-one LD-SCLC patients receiving 4 cycles of EP (etoposide 120 mg/m[2], days 1–3; cisplatin 60 mg/m[2], day 1), 2 cycles of EP (etoposide 130 mg/m[2], days 1–3; cisplatin 30 mg/m[2], day 1) with concurrent mediastinal irradiation were enrolled. SUVmax of primary tumor was revised with the SUV of liver (SUVlivermax). Differences between pre- and post-treatment average SUV uptake of the primary tumor and intrathoracic lymph nodes were presented as ∆SUVliveravg. Thirty-one tumor biopsy specimens were immunostained for glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1), Bcl-2, and hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α).

      Results
      Objective response rates (ORRs) after CCRT were 92.7% and 87.8% on chest CT and FDG-PET, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) and RFS were 13.7 (range 4.4–54.1) months and 10.4 (range 0.97–54.1) months, respectively. In multivariate analysis, pretreatment lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and ∆SUVliveravg correlated significantly with RFS (hazard ratio [HR] 2.8, P = 0.043 and HR 0.3, P = 0.004, respectively). Gender, pretreatment LDH, objective tumor metabolic response, and SUVlivermax correlated significantly with OS (HR 12.1, P = 0.006; HR 3.7, P = 0.037; HR 10.1, P = 0.008 and HR 0.2, P = 0.014, respectively). High GLUT-1-positivity (>75%) and pretreatment LDH levels (>400 U/L) correlated significantly with better ORR (P = 0.012) and HIF-1α immunoreactivity score (IRS, P = 0.029), respectively.

      Conclusion
      ∆SUVliveravg and GLUT-1, with respect to tumor glucose metabolism, might predict RFS and ORR, respectively, in definitive CCRT-treated LD-SCLC patients.

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    P3.10 - Poster Session 3 - Chemotherapy (ID 210)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.10-025 - Taxane-Platinum Induction Chemotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors (ID 1546)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): S.J. Kim

      • Abstract

      Background
      Induction chemotherapy (IC) in locoregionally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) has shown survival benefit. This retrospective study aimed to assess clinical outcomes and to identify prognostic factors in the LA-NSCLC patients who received taxane-platinum IC (TP-IC).

      Methods
      We reviewed medical charts, imaging studies, and pathologic reports in 51 LA-NSCLC pts who were treated with TP-IC between January 2003 and June 2012 at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital.

      Results
      Mean age at diagnosis was 63.1 years (range, 43-77). Forty-two pts (82.4%) were male. ECOG performance status was 0 in 17 pts (33.3%) and 1 in 34 (66.7%). Histology was squamous cell in 30 pts (58.8%), adenocarcinoma in 20 (39.2%), and large cell in 1. Thirty-four pts (66.7%) had stage IIIA disease, 13 (25.5%) IIIB and 4 (7.8%) IIB. All pts were treated with docetaxel 75 mg/m[2] or paclitaxel 175 mg/m[2], and cisplatin 75 mg/m[2] or carboplatin AUC 5 on day 1 every 3 weeks. Forty-four pts (86.3%) received docetaxel-cisplatin IC, 4 (7.8%) docetaxel-carboplatin, and 3 (15.7%) paclitaxel-cisplatin. The median number of IC cycles was 3 (range, 2-4). Mean relative dose intensity was 90.4% (±10.8) and RDI ≥90% was achieved in 31 pts (60.8%). During TP-IC, asthenia (88.1%), anorexia (89.1%), neutropenia (84.4%), alopecia (80.4%), nausea (71.7%) and myalgia (57.1%) were frequent. Most common grade 3/4 toxicity was neutropenia (80%) and febrile neutropenia occurred in 3 pts (5.9%). All toxicities were manageable with supportive care with no treatment-related death. Tumor response was assessed according to the RECIST and PERCIST criteria. According to RECIST, 3 pts (5.9%) achieved complete responses (CR), 32 (62.7%) partial responses (PR), 14 (27.5%) stable diseases (SD), and 2 (3.9%) progressive disease (PD). In addition, response evaluation by PERCIST was available in 38 pts, 5 pts (13.2%) achieved CR, 26 (68.4%) PR, 5 (13.2%) SD, and 2 (5.3%) PD. Thirty-one pts (60.8%) underwent surgery, 12 (23.5%) concurrent chemo-radiation (CCRT), 2 (4.3%) radiotherapy alone, 5 (9.8%) 2[nd] line chemotherapy or best supportive care and 1 lost follow-up. In 31 pts undergone surgical resection, 27 (87.1%) achieved R0 resection while 30-day postoperative death was reported in 2 pts. Median relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were 10.7 months (95% CI, 8.1-13.2 months) and 25.5 months (95% CI, 20.4-30.6 months), respectively. The pts. with MD histology and objective metabolic response (CR+PR) by PERCIST showed significant longer RFS with HR of 6.27 (P=.002) and 3.23 (P=.04), respectively.

      Conclusion
      The TP-IC in LA-NSCLC showed remarkable tumor regression activity, leading to high R0 resection rate. MD histology and tumor response (CR+PR) by PET (PERCIST) were significant prognostic factors for RFS. Further study is ongoing to identify molecular markers affecting clinical outcomes.

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    P3.17 - Poster Session 3 - Bronchoscopy, Endoscopy (ID 185)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track:
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.17-005 - Diagnostic Yield of Flexible Bronchoscopy in Evaluating Peripheral Lung Lesions Without Endobronchial Lesions (ID 2131)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): S.J. Kim

      • Abstract

      Background
      The diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions (PPLs) continues to be a commom problem in routine clinical practice. Despite bronchoscopy with guidance has evolved from fluoroscopy to endobronchial ultrasonography and electromagnetic navigation recently, conventional flexible bronchoscopy without guidance is still the most widely used because it is more readily available and inexpensive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield and factors affecting diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscopy without guidance for peripheral lung lesions.

      Methods
      We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all the patients who underwent flexible bronchoscopy at St. Paul’s hospital of the Catholic University of Korea between Jan 2007 and Mar 2013. Two hundred four patients had lung lesions without endobronchial lesion. Among these, 24 patients were excluded due to follow-up loss and additional 11 patients were excluded because the lesions were deemed inactive in clinical follow up.

      Results
      One hundred sixty-eight patients were enrolled in this study. The overall diagnostic rate was 58.3%. Sensitivity was 43.2% in malignant disease and 78.1% in benign disease. Non-diagnostic results of bronchoscopy were compared with subsequent PCNA or surgical resection. Nodule location and the distance from the pleura did not effect on the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy. The bronchus sign on CT imaging was present in 45.7% of the patients. The diagnostic yield was significantly higher for lesions with bronchus sign (81.2%) than for lesions not having bronchus sign (39.0%; P<0.001). The diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy increased according to different ranges of lesion diameter; 10 mm or smaller, 11-20 mm, 21-30 mm, 31-40 mm, 41-50 mm, and greater than 50mm were 16.7%, 32.0%, 50.0%, 57.1%, and 58.8% respectively (linear P<0.001). The diagnostic yield was significantly higher for lesions >3 cm (67.5%) than for lesions <3cm (47.9%; P < 0.02).

      Conclusion
      This study suggests that the presence of bronchus sign and larger (>30 mm) nodule are useful findings to predict outcome of conventional bronchoscopy without guidance.