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    ORAL 26 - Clinical Trials 2 (ID 127)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies
    • Presentations: 1
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      ORAL26.01 - Initial Analyses of the IASLC Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) Database: Implications for the 8th Edition AJCC and UICC Staging Manuals (ID 1734)

      10:45 - 10:56  |  Author(s): A. Nowak

      • Abstract
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      Background:
      This report is on behalf of the Mesothelioma Domain (MD) of the IASLC International Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee (ISC). The ISC MD previously developed the largest international staging database in MPM and analyzed outcomes and prognostic factors. (JTO 2012:1631-1639 and 2014:856-864).These results indicated the need for more granular TNM data to inform revisions of the staging system for the upcoming 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging manuals. We report analyses of this new MPM database.

      Methods:
      The MD established a new data dictionary with more detailed information about TNM descriptors and permitting electronic data capture. Minimum case submission requirements: complete clinical and/or post-surgical TNM stage with anatomical descriptors to support stage designation, accurate survival information, no conflict between descriptors and reported stage, and node positivity recorded by individual station. Overall survival analyzed by Kaplan-Meier and significance of individual T,N, and M descriptors evaluated by logrank and Cox regression.

      Results:
      3,519 cases treated 1995-2014 were submitted from 31 centers or consortia. 1,069 cases were excluded due to timing of presentation (244), missing dates (196), conflicting or incomplete stage information (615) or incorrect cell type (14). Geographic source for remaining 2,450 cases was: Europe 33%, North America 36%, Turkey 12%, Asia 10%, Australia 9%. Stage available: clinical (cTNM) only 34%; post-surgical (pTNM) only 33%; both 34%. A total of 1,982 cases (81%) underwent surgery (43% EPP, 23% PD, 8% partial pleurectomy, 26% exploration without resection). 5 year overall survival (OS) for any N, M0 showed no difference for T1a versus T1b or for post-surgical T2 versus T3. 5 year OS for any T, M0 showed no difference for N1 versus N2 (Table 1). Median and 5 year OS by stages I-IV were similar to those reported from original database. Table 1. Median overall survival times (MST), 2-year, and 5-year overall survival rates for pre-treatment and post-surgical stage categories. Figure 1



      Conclusion:
      While additional analyses are ongoing, these initial results suggest some changes in the current MPM staging system are warranted, especially regarding T categories.

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