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ArticleTranslational lung cancer research2021

Spanish Lung Cancer Group SCAT trial: surgical audit to lymph node assessment based on IASLC recommendations.

José Ramón Jarabo Sarceda, Sergio Bolufer Nadal, Roberto Mongil Poce, Pedro López de Castro, Ramón Moreno Balsalobre, Juan Carlos Peñalver Cuesta, Raul Embún Flor, Joaquín Pac Ferrer, Francisco Javier Algar Algar, Antonio Pablo Gámez García and 6 more

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José Ramón Jarabo SarcedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Sergio Bolufer NadalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Roberto Mongil PoceDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Pedro López de CastroDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
Ramón Moreno BalsalobreDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Carlos Peñalver CuestaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain.
Raul Embún FlorDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario Miguel de Servet, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.
Joaquín Pac FerrerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Bilbao, Spain.
Francisco Javier Algar AlgarDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
Antonio Pablo Gámez GarcíaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Marcelo F JiménezDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Jesús Gabriel Sales-BadíaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario la Fe, Valencia, Spain.
Eva PereiraSpanish Lung Cancer Group, Barcelona, Spain.
Bartomeu MassutiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Mariano ProvencioDepartment of Oncology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
Florentino Hernando TranchoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital Clínico San Carlos · ESComplejo Hospitalario de Salamanca · ESFundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología · ESHospital de Cruces · ESHospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis · ESHospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol · ESHospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe · ESHospital Universitario 12 De Octubre · ESHospital Universitario de La Princesa · ESHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda · ESHospital Universitario Reina Sofía · ESInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón · ESSpanish Ovarian Cancer Research Group · ES

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Abstract

backgroundThe Spanish Customized Adjuvant Therapy (SCAT) trial assessed the role of individualized adjuvant therapy in clinical N0 incidental pN1 and/or N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) completely resected. We assessed surgical topics with an in-depth analysis of quality of lymphadenectomy based on International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) recommendations.

methodsPatients with information about lymphadenectomy available were included (N=451). Prospectively collected data about tumor, type of resection, and postoperative morbidity and quality of lymph node dissection (LND) were retrospectively evaluated. Role of lymph node assessment on survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves, using regression models to identify prognostic factors.

resultsIn 33.7%, 17.7% and 49.9% of cases, regions 7, 10 and 11 respectively were not assessed. In 21.1% of patients, less than three lymph node regions were biopsied, while in 19.6% of patients less than six lymph nodes were assessed. In 53,4% of patients only one N1 region was evaluated. From patients with positive N2, 8.9% had no N1 regions biopsied. Twenty-nine percent of patients with at least one N2 lymph node resected shown the highest region involved. Thirty-day postoperative mortality was unknown. Five-year overall survival (OS) was 61.7% (95% CI: 55.4-67.4%), 51.5% (95% CI: 39.2-62.4%) and 42.3% (95% CI: 32.1-52.2%) for patients with N1, N2 and N1+N2 disease, respectively (P<0.01). Both number of lymph nodes resected and number of lymph nodes involved by tumor were significantly related to prognosis.

conclusionsIASLC recommendations for surgical resections were not followed in a high proportion of surgical procedures. Hilar and mediastinal lymph node assessment and involvement showed to impact prognosis. Surgical issues such as postoperative mortality could not be evaluated owing to trial design.

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