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  P1.06 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 458)

  • Event: WCLC 2016
  • Type: Poster Presenters Present
  • Track: Advanced NSCLC
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 12/05/2016, 14:30 - 15:45, Hall B (Poster Area)

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    P1.06-012 - Central and Peripheral Lung Adenocarcinomas Exhibit Different Timing and Predilection for Distant Metastasis (ID 5649)

    14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): A. Fodor
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Although distant metastases are major factors for unfavorable prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma (ADC), metastatic patterns have not been widely analyzed in this malignancy.
    
    Methods:
    Clinicopathological data of 1126 ADC patients (541 men, 585 women, mean age: 62.1 ± 9.4 years, 32-88 years) were studied retrospectively, focusing on the localization of primary tumor and distant metastases. Metastases diagnosed at the time of primary tumor diagnosis were defined as early metastases. For statistical analyses, Fisher's exact test and a chi-squared independence test were performed.
    
    Results:
    At time of diagnosis, 621 patients had stage IV disease. 435 of them had a solitary organ metastasis, mainly in the contralateral lung (n=187), in the brain (n=66), or in the bone (n=59). During the follow up period another 242 patients developed distant metastasis. 39% of all patients had central (i.e. endobronchially visible) tumor. In cases with early-, late-, and non-metastatic disease, the proportions of central tumors were 43%, 35% and 31%, respectively. Central primary tumors were significantly more likely to give rise to early metastases than peripheral ones (p=0.021). When comparing central and peripheral lung cancers according to their metastatic sites, in central tumors lung metastases appeared significantly earlier (p=0.017), while in peripheral ones bone metastases appeared significantly later (p=0.015). There were significant differences in the metastatic organ distributions of central vs. peripheral primary tumors for early (p=0.025) and late (p=0.009) metastases. There was no significant difference in the metastatic organ distributions of right vs. left lung primaries both for early and late metastases. In right lung tumors brain metastases appeared later (p=0.047). No significant difference was observed in the metastatic organ distributions of primary tumors of the upper vs. lower lobes for early (p=0.051), and late (p=0.528) metastases. Early appearance was characteristic for lung, pleural, and adrenal involvement (p<0.001 in all comparisons), while late development was typical for brain metastasis (p=0.002). Bone, liver, subcutaneous, and pericardial metastases showed no such tendencies.
    
    Conclusion:
    There are significant differences in metastatic organ distributions of central vs. peripheral lung cancers both for early and late metastases. Central primary tumors are more likely to give rise to early metastases than peripheral ones. Results of molecular subgroup analyses will be presented during the Conference.