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ArticleThoracic cancer2020

Current status and progress of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer prior to the approval of durvalumab.

Tomoya Fukui, Shinji Hosotani, Itaru Soda, Takahiro Ozawa, Seiichiro Kusuhara, Mikiko I Kakegawa, Masashi Kasajima, Yasuhiro Hiyoshi, Satoshi Igawa, Masanori Yokoba and 6 more

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomoya FukuiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4814-4401
Shinji HosotaniDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Itaru SodaDepartment of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takahiro OzawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Seiichiro KusuharaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Mikiko I KakegawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Masashi KasajimaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yasuhiro HiyoshiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Satoshi IgawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7527-8766
Masanori YokobaDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hisashi MitsufujiFundamental Nursing, Kitasato University School of Nursing, Kanagawa, Japan.
Masaru KubotaDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.
Masato KatagiriDepartment of Medical Laboratory, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan.
Jiichiro SasakiResearch and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hiromichi IshiyamaDepartment of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Katsuhiko NaokiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kitasato University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe standard treatment for patients with unresectable locally advanced (LA) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Consolidation therapy with durvalumab after CRT demonstrated survival benefits and was approved in Japan in July 2018. The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is entering routine oncological practice, and here we investigate the feasibility of concurrent CRT for LA-NSCLC patients based on the PACIFIC criteria.

methodsWe performed a retrospective study to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of concurrent CRT prior to the approval of durvalumab. We assessed consecutive patients with LA-NSCLC treated with CRT between January 2012 and June 2018.

resultsWe analyzed a total of 108 consecutive patients who received radical thoracic radiotherapy and concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy. Of those patients, 105 (97%) completed the planned radiotherapy. Radiation pneumonitis was observed in 93 patients (85%), with a median of 130 days (range: 41-317 days) from the initiation of radiation to the onset of the complication. Among the patients, 74 (69%) were considered eligible for consolidation therapy with durvalumab. The overall response rate was 64%, and the two-year survival rate was 63%. Patients who received an ICI after relapse were associated with significantly better survival than those who did not receive an ICI (two-year survival rate: 87% vs. 41%, respectively; P = 0.001).

conclusionsPrior to the approval of durvalumab, the clinical application of ICIs improved the outcome of patients with relapsed NSCLC after CRT for LA-NSCLC. The management of radiation pneumonitis remains a challenge following the approval of durvalumab.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, MonoclonaldurvalumabChemoradiotherapyimmune checkpoint inhibitorlocally advancednon-small cell lung cancerradiation pneumonitis

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PMID32057187
PMCPMC7113036
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