Survival of patients with clinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer after induction therapy: Age, mediastinal downstaging, and extent of pulmonary resection as independent predictors

Subroto Paul, Farooq Mirza, Jeffrey L. Port, Paul C. Lee, Brendon M. Stiles, Amanda L. Kansler, Nasser K. Altorki

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Abstract

Background: In clinical stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, the role of surgical resection, particularly pneumonectomy, after induction therapy remains controversial. Our objective was to determine factors predictive of survival after postinduction surgical resection. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a prospectively collected database of 136 patients who underwent surgical resection after induction chemotherapy (n = 119) or chemoradiation (n = 17) from June 1990 to January 2010. Results: One hundred five lobectomies or bilobectomies and 31 pneumonectomies were performed. There was 1 perioperative death (pneumonectomy). Seventy-one patients had downstaging to N0 or N1 nodal status (52%). There were 2 complete pathologic responses. Median follow-up was 42 months (range, 0.69-136 months). Overall 5-year survival for entire cohort was 33% (36% lobectomy, 22% pneumonectomy, P = .001). Patients with pathologic downstaging to pN0 or pN1 had improved 5-year survival (45% vs 20%, P = .003). For patients with pN0 or pN1 disease, survival after lobectomy was better than after pneumonectomy (48% vs 27%, P = .011). In patients with residual N2 disease, there was no statistically significant survival difference between lobectomy and pneumonectomy (5-year survival, 21% vs 19%; P = .136). Multivariate analysis showed as independent predictors of survival age (hazard ratio, 1.05; P = .002), extent of resection (hazard ratio, 2.01; P = .026), and presence of residual pN2 (hazard ratio, 1.60; P = .047). Conclusions: After induction therapy for patients with clinical stage IIIA disease, both pneumonectomy and lobectomy can be safely performed. Although survival after lobectomy is better, long-term survival can be accomplished after pneumonectomy for appropriately selected patients. Nodal downstaging is important determinant of survival, particularly after lobectomy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)48-58
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume141
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CI
  • CT
  • NSCLC
  • PET
  • computed tomography
  • confidence interval
  • non-small cell lung cancer
  • positron emission tomography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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