Affiliation: | 1. West German Cancer Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, 45122 Essen, Germany;2. Department of Radiotherapy, Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France;3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandclinic, Essen, Germany;4. Klinik für Onkologie, Hämatologie und Immunologie, Klinikum Herford, Germany;5. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Krankenhaus Bethanien, Moers, Germany;6. Department of Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France;g Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany;h Department of Radiation Therapy, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Gelsenkirchen, Germany;i Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Essen, Germany;j Department of Medical Oncology, Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France;k Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Huyssen-Stiftung, Essen, Germany;l Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany |
Abstract: | BackgroundInduction chemoradiotherapy plus surgery remains an option to study in IIIA(N2) and selected IIIB NSCLC. Here we report ten-year long-term survival of a prospective multicenter German–French phase-II trial with trimodality.Patients and methodsMediastinoscopically proven IIIA(N2)/selected IIIB NSCLC received three cycles cisplatin (50 mg/m2 day 1 + 8) and paclitaxel (175 mg/m2 d1) qd 22. Concurrent CTx/RTx followed: 45 Gy (1.5 Gy bid) with cisplatin 50 mg/m2 day 2 + 9 and etoposide 100 mg/m2 d 4–6. Surgery was planned three to five weeks after RTx. If evaluated inoperable/irresectable at the end of RTx, definitive RTx-boost (20 Gy; 2 Gy qd) followed. Here we report 10-year-LTS for this cohort.ResultsAll 64 patients were accrued 3/99 to 2/02. Patients characteristics: IIIA(N2)/IIIB 25/39; m/f 48/16; adeno/squamous/large-cell/adenosquamous/NOS 15/26/18/3/2; age: median 52.5 (range 33–69). 36 operated: R0 32/36 (89%); pCR 16/36 (44%). 10-year-LTS%; all 26.0; IIIA(N2) 37.1; IIIB 17.9; relevant prognostic factors (exploratory): pretreatment – histopathology (squamous/adeno) – age (<50/≥50) – Charlson-CI: 1/>1 – BMI (≥25/<25) – pack years smoking (≥10/<10); treatment-dependent – R0/no-R0.ConclusionsThis regimen achieves substantial LTS. Interestingly, adenocarcinomas, older patients, unfavorable comorbidity scores, higher BMI and light smokers demonstrate poor long-term outcome even with aggressive trimodality. This dataset defines the rationale for our ongoing randomized trial with surgery after induction therapy in IIIA(N2)/selected IIIB (ESPATÜ). |