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    MINI 06 - Quality/Prognosis/Survival (ID 111)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Treatment of Localized Disease - NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      MINI06.11 - The Influence of Body Mass Index on Overall Survival following Surgical Resection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 2722)

      17:45 - 17:50  |  Author(s): A.M. Correa

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      Background:
      Population studies suggest that high body mass index (BMI) correlates with a reduced risk of death from lung cancer. The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of BMI on long term overall survival (OS) in surgical patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

      Methods:
      Study population consisted of 1935 patients who underwent surgical resection for lung cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center between 2000-2014. Patients with perioperative mortality, 90-day mortality, intraoperative transfusion, postoperative ICU days, postoperative pneumonia, and postoperative transfusion were excluded. Study variables included both patient and treatment related characteristics. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were performed to identify variables associated with overall survival. Propensity matching was performed to compare patients with BMI <25 and BMI≥30 matching on type of surgery, age, gender, histology, and pathological stage.

      Results:
      On univariable analysis, significant predictors of improved survival were higher BMI, pathologic tumor stage (stage I vs II, III, or IV), type of surgery (lobectomy/pneumonectomy vs wedge resection/segmentectomy), younger age, female gender, and adenocarcinoma histology (vs squamous) (all p<0.05). Patients considered morbidly obese (BMI≥35) had a trend towards better outcomes than those classified as obese (BMI ≥30 and <35), overweight (BMI ≥25 and <30), or healthy weight (BMI<25) (HR 0.727, 0.848, 0.926, and 1, respectively, p=NS). On multivariate analysis, BMI remained an independent predictor of survival (p=0.02, see Table). Propensity matching analysis demonstrated significantly better OS (p=0.008) in patients with BMI≥30 compared to BMI <25 (Figure).

      Multivariate Cox Regression Model
      N (%) Overall Survival HR (95% CI)
      BMI <25 (Reference) ≥25 646 (33.4%) 1289 (66.7%) 1.000 0.833(0.713-0.975)
      Age Continuous variable Median 66 (13-88) 1.024 (1.015-1.032)
      Gender Female (Reference) Male 984 (50.9%) 951 (49.1%) 1.000 1.236 (1.061-1.441)
      Stage I (Reference) II III IV 1149 (59.4%) 431 (22.3%) 299 (15.5%) 56 (2.9%) 1.000 1.839 (1.570-2.271) 2.653 (2.182-3.225) 2.737 (1.934-3.873)
      Surgery Wedge/Segmentectomy (Reference) Lobectomy/Pneumonectomy 198 (10.2%) 1737 (89.8%) 1.000 0.602 (0.479-0.755)
      Pre-op therapy No (Reference) Yes 1604 (82.9%) 331 (17.2%) 1.000 1.399 (1.160-1.686)
      Histology Adenocarcinoma (Reference) Squamous Other 1252 (64.7%) 472 (24.4%) 211 (10.9%) 1.000 1.225 (1.035-1.451) 0.959 (0.747-1.231)
      Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      In a large, single center series, after controlling for disease stage and other variables, higher BMI was associated with improved OS following surgical resection of NSCLC. Further studies are necessary to define the complex relationship between BMI and treatment outcomes.

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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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      P2.03-017 - Pre-Operative Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery for N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A 15-Year Experience (ID 3152)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): A.M. Correa

      • Abstract

      Background:
      The ideal approach to patients with N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains controversial. While pathological confirmation of nodal status is advocated, in clinical practice patients with suspicious radiographic evidence of N2 disease are frequently assigned to pre-operative therapy without pathological confirmation. Herein, we review our experience with pre-operative chemotherapy followed by surgery in patients with N2 NSCLC and compare outcomes of biopsy proven N2 disease and those patients who were diagnosed based on PET/CT alone.

      Methods:
      A prospectively entered institutional database was accessed to identify all patients with N2 NSCLC treated by pre-operative chemotherapy followed by surgery from 1999 to 2014. Data were verified by chart review. Patients without biopsy or PET-based evidence of N2 disease were excluded.

      Results:
      We identified 113 patients of whom 57 had biopsy proof of cN2 and 56 were cN2 based on PET-positivity. See Table 1 for patient demographic and clinico-pathologic variables. Median survival for the cohort was 53.3 months and there was only 1 (0.88%) peri-operative death at 90 days. Three and 5-year survival rates were 63.8% and 39.7%, respectively. Locoregional recurrences occurred in 16.8% of patients. Induction chemotherapy resulted in a significant PET response (SUV reduction > 6) in 38.5% of cases (15/39) where pre- and post-treatment imaging was available. Only 8.77% of patients remained pN2 after pre-operative chemotherapy in those patients who had pre-treatment pathological confirmation. No survival differences were noted between patients with biopsy proven N2 and those with PET-positive N2 nodes (Figure 1).

      Demographic and clinico-pathologic variables.
      Variables Biopsy proven N2 (N=57) PET positive N2 (N=56) P value Total cohort (N=113)
      Median age (range) 64(38-80) 62(43-77) 0.763 63(38-80)
      Male gender 25(46.3) 28(54.90) 0.378 53(50.48)
      Mean FEV1 (%pred) 85.78 86.54 0.798 86.16
      Mean DLCO (%pred) 81.89 82.28 0.916 82.08
      Type of surgery 0.743
      Wedge/Segmentectomy 3(5.26) 4(7.14) 7(6.19)
      Lobectomy 48(84.21) 44(78.57) 92(81.42)
      Pneumonectomy 6(10.53) 8(14.29) 14(12.39)
      Post-operative treatment 0.094
      None 24(42.11) 27(48.21) 51(45.13)
      Chemo 1(1.75) 15(26.79) 6(5.31)
      Radiation 6(5.31) 9(16.07) 41(36.28)
      Chemoradiation 6(10.53) 9(16.07) 9(16.07)
      Pathological N stage 0.090
      N0 20(35.09) 22(39.29) 42(37.17)
      N1 32(56.14) 22(39.29) 54(47.79)
      N2 5(8.77) 12(21.43) 17(15.04)
      Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      Pre-operative chemotherapy followed by surgery for N2 NSCLC in a well-selected cohort results in good short and long-term outcomes. When pathological confirmation of N2 disease requires invasive staging, it may be acceptable to forgo such tests without compromising patient outcomes. Further prospective studies are needed to determine the ideal treatment regimen for these complex patients.