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    OA12 - SBRT and Other Issues in Early Stage NSCLC (ID 383)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Early Stage NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA12.03 - Percutaneous Cryoablation for Lung Cancer Patients for Whom Surgery or Radiotherapy is Contraindicated Due to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (ID 3830)

      11:20 - 11:30  |  Author(s): K. Asakura

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      Background:
      Interstitial lung disease, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), have been widely known to be associated with lung cancer. Lung cancer patients concomitant with IPF sometimes develop a life-threatening acute exacerbation after surgery or radiotherapy. Percutaneous cryoablation is evolving as a potentially less invasive local treatment for lung cancer. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively analyze the outcomes of cryoablation for clinical T1N0M0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients for whom surgery or radiotherapy is contraindicated because of IPF.

      Methods:
      Between December 2003 to March 2016, 210 patients underwent computer tomography guided percutaneous cryoablation for lung tumors at our institution. Of these, 11 histologically proven clinical T1N0M0 NSCLC patients, for whom surgery or radiotherapy was considered contraindicated because of severe IPF, were retrospectively reviewed. Complications, local progression-free survival and clinicopathological factors were evaluated.

      Results:
      The cohort was composed of 11 men with a mean age of 74 years (range: 68 to 82). The median follow-up time was 20 months (range: 6 to 55 months). The mean Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) level was 1608 ±1025 U/mL. The mean tumor size was 24 ± 7mm. The mean percentage of predicted diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) was 37±27%. Thirty and 90-day mortality was 0 and 18%, respectively. Two patients required chest tube drainage because of severe pneumothorax. Acute exacerbation of IPF occurred in two patients (18%). The use of oral steroids and need for chest tube drainage were predictors of higher mortality (p < 0.05) and higher incidence of acute exacerbation of IPF (p < 0.05). However, higher level of KL-6 and low percentage of DLCO were not significant risk factors of mortality or acute exacerbation of IPF. Local progression-free survival at 1, 2 and 3 year was 51, 41 and 31%, respectively.

      Conclusion:
      Percutaneous cryoablation for lung cancer patients with IPF provoked acute exacerbation of IPF in 18% of patients. The use of oral steroids and need for chest tube drainage were predictors of higher mortality and higher incidence of acute exacerbation of IPF.

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    P3.01 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 469)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Poster Presenters Present
    • Track: Biology/Pathology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.01-006 - Prognostic Impact of Tumor Spread through Air Spaces in Limited Resection for pStage I Lung Cancer (ID 4377)

      14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): K. Asakura

      • Abstract

      Background:
      Tumor spread through air space (STAS) is proposed as a new factor of lung cancer invasion, according to the new World Health Organization (WHO) classification. The aim of this study is to elucidate the prognostic impact and conduct a histopathological evaluation of STAS in primary lung cancer patients who underwent limited resection.

      Methods:
      We retrospectively collected 508 samples from p-Stage I primary lung cancer patients who underwent limited resection between 2004 and 2013. Hematoxylin and eosin stained tumor slides were reviewed to evaluate pathological features, including the presence or absence of STAS, and the morphological pattern in cases with STAS. We defined the pattern of STAS as single cell (SG), small cluster (SM), or large cluster (LG). Clinicopathological characteristics and patient outcome data were collected from medical records. SPSS statistical software (IBM Corporation, Somers, NY, USA) was used for statistical analysis.

      Results:
      Histological diagnoses were 440 adenocarcinomas (Ad) (including 107 Adenocarcinoma in situ and 144 Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma), 44 squamous cell carcinomas (Sq), and 24 other types of cancer. Seventy-six cases (15.0%: 60 Ad, 9 Sq, and 7 other types of cancer) were positive for STAS. The morphological STAS patterns were 12 SG, 45 SM, and 19 LG, respectively. There was no significant relationship between recurrence rate and morphological STAS pattern. The STAS-positive group was associated with the presence of micropapillary and/or solid components in Ad, and with lymphovascular and pleural invasion, compared to the STAS-negative group (p < 0.01). The median follow-up was 51 months. Eight local recurrences (1.6%), 16 locoregional (lung parenchyma, hilum, mediastinum) recurrences (3.1%), and 10 distant recurrences (2.0%) were recorded. In multivariate analysis, the risk of local (hazard ratio [HR]: 12.75; p < 0.01) and locoregional (HR: 4.12; p = 0.01) recurrence was significantly higher in the STAS-positive group than in the STAS-negative group. However, in a multivariate Cox model the presence of STAS was not associated with distant recurrence (p = 0.58).

      Conclusion:
      Our results indicated that the presence of STAS is a significant risk factor for local and locoregional recurrence, but not distant recurrence, in p-Stage I lung cancer following limited resection.