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OA09 - Locally Advanced NSCLC: Innovative Treatment Strategies (ID 384)
- Event: WCLC 2016
- Type: Oral Session
- Track: Locally Advanced NSCLC
- Presentations: 1
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OA09.02 - Should Surgery Be Part of the Multimodality Treatment for Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ID 5221)
11:10 - 11:20 | Author(s): D. Fabre
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Background:
Stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a heterogeneous patient group, including T4N2 and T1-4N3 NSCLC. Traditionally, treatment for stage IIIB consists in definitive chemoradiation. Surgical treatment for stage IIIB NSCLC is used anecdotally in highly selected patients. Here, we studied patient outcome who underwent surgical resection as part of multimodality treatment for stage IIIB NSCLC.
Methods:
All patients from a single institution who underwent surgery for stage IIIB between 2000 and 2015 were included. Surgical candidates were selected on a case-by-case basis during multidisciplinary tumorboard conference. In general, N2-N3 diseases are not considered an absolute contraindication to surgery if lymph node involvement is limited to a non-bulky single site, the tumor is deemed completely resectable without major morbidity and the patient will tolerate multimodality treatment. Mediastinal staging comprised cervical mediastinoscopy, positron emission tomography coupled with CT from 2005 and endobronchial ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration from 2011. Charts were retrospectively reviewed and data analyzed. Survival was calculated from the date of surgery until last follow-up. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to identify prognostic factors.
Results:
From 2000 to 2015, 5416 patients underwent lung resection for NSCLC in our center. Sixty patients (1%) underwent surgery for stage IIIB NSCLC. Forty-three were males (72%). Median age was 58 years (from 22 to 79). Thirty-two patients had T4N2 NSCLC involving the carina (n=16, 50%), superior vena cava (n=4, 12%), carina and superior vena cava (n=5, 16%), left atrium (n=5, 16%), pulmonary artery (n=1, 3%) and spine (n=1, 3%). Twenty-eight patients had N3-disease, involving supraclavicular (n=14, 50%) or contralateral mediastinal lymph nodes (n=14, 50%). Pneumonectomy was performed in 27 patients (45%). Twenty-nine patients (48%) had induction therapy, consisting in chemotherapy alone for all patients. Adjuvant therapy was administered to 52 patients (87%) and consisted mostly of chemoradiation (n=35, 67%). Complete resection (R0) was performed in 55 patients (92%). Post-operative mortality was 3% (n=2). Three- and 5-year overall survivals were 51% and 39%, respectively. Median survival was 40 months. Median follow-up was 17 months. Results of the multivariate analysis identified incomplete resection (p=0.008) and absence of adjuvant treatment (p=0.032) as prognostic factors for poor survival.
Conclusion:
An excellent 5-year survival of 39% was achieved in highly selected patients with stage IIIB NSCLC and treated with multimodality including surgery. Patients with stage IIIB NSCLC should therefore be discussed in a multidisciplinary setting, including thoracic surgeons.
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