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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Prognostic Difference of Pleural versus Distant Metastasis after Surgery for Lung Cancer.

Kyla D Joubert, Olugbenga T Okusanya, Summer Mazur, John P Ryan, Chigozirim N Ekeke, Matthew J Schuchert, Adam C Soloff, Rajeev Dhupar

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Kyla D JoubertDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Olugbenga T OkusanyaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Summer MazurDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
John P RyanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Chigozirim N EkekeDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Matthew J SchuchertDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Adam C SoloffDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1467-8168
Rajeev DhuparDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

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Postdoctoral Research Training in Biotherapy of CancerT32CA113263 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Udai S Kammula · 2006 to 2026
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA113263
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Abstract

backgroundPleural metastasis in lung cancer found at diagnosis has a poor prognosis, with 5-11 months' survival. We hypothesized that prognosis might be different for patients who have had curative-intent surgery and subsequent pleural recurrence and that survival might differ based on the location of the first metastasis (distant versus pleural). This may clarify if pleural recurrence is a local event or due to systemic disease.

methodsA database of 5089 patients who underwent curative-intent surgery for lung cancer was queried, and 85 patients were found who had biopsy-proven pleural metastasis during surveillance. We examined survival based on pattern of metastasis (pleural first versus distant first/simultaneously).

resultsMedian survival was 34 months (range: 1-171) from the time of surgery and 13 months (range: 0-153) from the time of recurrence. The shortest median survival after recurrence was in patients with adenocarcinoma and pleural metastasis as the first site (6 months). For patients with pleural metastasis as the first site, those with adenocarcinoma had a significantly shorter post-recurrence survival when compared with squamous cell carcinoma (6 vs. 12 months; HR = 0.34) and a significantly shorter survival from the time of surgery when compared with distant metastases first/simultaneously (25 vs. 52 months; HR = 0.49).

conclusionsPatients who undergo curative-intent surgery for lung adenocarcinoma that have pleural recurrence as the first site have poor survival. This may indicate that pleural recurrence after lung surgery is not likely due to a localized event but rather indicates systemic disease; however, this would require further study.

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lobectomylung cancer surgerylung cancer survivalmalignant pleural effusionmetastases

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PMCPMC8584474

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