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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2020

Feasibility and prognostic benefit of induction chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Masayuki Tanahashi, Hiroshi Niwa, Haruhiro Yukiue, Eriko Suzuki, Naoko Yoshii, Takuya Watanabe, Yasunori Kaminuma, Kensuke Chiba, Hiroyuki Tsuchida, Shogo Yobita

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Masayuki TanahashiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hiroshi NiwaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Haruhiro YukiueDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Eriko SuzukiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Naoko YoshiiDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Takuya WatanabeDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Yasunori KaminumaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Kensuke ChibaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hiroyuki TsuchidaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Shogo YobitaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Disease Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe optimal treatment for patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) involving adjacent organs (T3 or T4) and/or cN2 remains unclear. We investigated whether or not induction chemoradiotherapy (ICRT) followed by surgery improves the survival.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 84 patients with NSCLC involving the adjacent organs and/or cN2 who underwent ICRT followed by surgery at our hospital from 2006 to 2018. Presurgical treatment consisted of 2 courses of platinum-doublet and concurrent radiotherapy (40-50 Gy) to the tumor and involved field.

resultsAll 84 patients completed ICRT. One patient died after completion of ICRT due to bacterial pneumonia. Radiological responses to ICRT were a complete response (CR), n=1; partial response (PR), n=48; stable disease (SD), n=32; and progressive disease (PD), n=2 (overall response rate: 58.3%). Eighty-one patients underwent radical surgery. The procedures included lobectomy, n=66; bilobectomy, n=7; pneumonectomy, n=6; and segmentectomy, n=2 (including 49 extended resections). Seventy-three patients (90%) underwent complete resection. The postoperative morbidity rate was 30%. The 30- and 90-day mortality rates were 1.2% and 2.4%, respectively. A pathological CR (Ef3) and major response (Ef2) were achieved in 17 (21.0%) and 38 (46.9%) patients, respectively; a minor response (Ef1) was observed in 26 (32%). The 5-year overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were 58.0% and 45.6%, respectively. The median survival time was 73.2 months. Based on the response to ICRT, patients with radiological CR or PR showed better 5-year OS than those with SD (63.7%

conclusionsICRT followed by surgery for patients with NSCLC involving the adjacent organs and/or cN2 was feasible and improved the survival. A CR/PR or Ef2/Ef3 after ICRT led to a better prognosis.

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induction chemoradiotherapy (ICRT)Lung cancersurgery

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