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Gkika E, Dejonckheere CS, Sahlmann J, Barth SA, Schimek-Jasch T, Adebahr S, Hecht M, Miederer M, Brose A, Binder H, König J, Grosu AL, Nestle U, Rimner A. Impact of mediastinal tumor burden and lymphatic spread in locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A secondary analysis of the multicenter randomized PET-Plan trial. Radiother Oncol 2024; 200:110521. [PMID: 39236984 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 08/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this secondary analysis of the prospective randomized phase 2 PET-Plan trial (ARO-2009-09; NCT00697333) was to evaluate the impact of mediastinal tumor burden and lymphatic spread in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS All patients treated per protocol (n = 172) were included. Patients received isotoxically dose-escalated chemoradiotherapy up to a total dose of 60-74 Gy in 30-37 fractions, aiming as high as possible while adhering to normal tissue constraints. Radiation treatment (RT) planning was based on an 18F-FDG PET/CT targeting all lymph node (LN) stations containing CT positive LNs (i.e. short axis diameter > 10 mm), even if PET-negative (arm A) or targeting only LN stations containing PET-positive nodes (arm B). LN stations were classified into echelon 1 (ipsilateral hilum), 2 (ipsilateral station 4 and 7), and 3 (rest of the mediastinum, contralateral hilum). The endpoints were overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and freedom from local progression (FFLP). RESULTS The median follow-up time (95 % confidence interval [CI]) was 41.1 (33.8 - 50.4) months. Patients with a high absolute number of PET-positive LN stations had worse OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.09; 95 % CI 0.99 - 1.18; p = 0.05) and PFS (HR = 1.12; 95 % CI 1.04 - 1.20; p = 0.003), irrespective of treatment arm allocation. The prescribed RT dose to the LNs did not correlate with any of the endpoints when considering all patients. However, in patients in arm B (i.e., PET-based selective nodal irradiation), prescribed RT dose to each LN station correlated significantly with FFLP (HR=0.45; 95 % CI 0.24-0.85; p = 0.01). Furthermore, patients with involvement of echelon 3 LN stations had worse PFS (HR = 2.22; 95 % CI 1.16-4.28; p = 0.02), also irrespective of allocation. CONCLUSION Mediastinal tumor burden and lymphatic involvement patterns influence outcome in patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC. Higher dose to LNs did not improve OS, but did improve FFLP in patients treated with PET-based dose-escalated RT.
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- Eleni Gkika
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Imaging in Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC) Dresden: Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology Dresden (TUD), Dresden, Germany; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBI), University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Hou Z, Lin X, Dong B, Lin Z, Zhang Y, Liu X, Wu C, Xu Q, Wang Y, Chen K, Li Q, Chen M. Overestimation of contralateral hilar lymph node metastasis in non-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and its predictive model: HAM. Radiother Oncol 2024:110575. [PMID: 39395668 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 10/01/2024] [Accepted: 10/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Metastasis of non-metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NMNSCLC) to contralateral hilar lymph nodes (CHLN) eliminates the opportunity for radical therapy. This study aims to analyze whether CHLN metastasis in NMNSCLC is commonly overestimated in clinical practice and to establish a predictive model for enhanced precision. METHODS AND MATERIALS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 834 pathologically confirmed NMNSCLC patients. Monitoring of treatment responses and regular ≥ 1 year CT follow-up was used to determine the nature of CHLN. Lasso regression was used to select predictive factors, and a multivariate binary logistic regression model (HAM) was constructed. Internal validation was performed using ten-fold cross-validation. RESULTS The CHLN metastasis rate was 4.4% among the NMNSCLC patients. The positive predictive value (PPV) and sensitivity for PET-CT diagnosis were 36.8% and 67.5%, while for CT they are 44.8% and 70.2%, respectively. The five optimal predictive factors (emphysema or bullae, central-type lung cancer, short diameter of CHLN, calcification and SUVmax) were used to develop the HAM model. The Area under curve (AUC) values for PET-CT, CT, and HAM model were 0.81, 0.83, and 0.96, respectively. The F1 scores for PET-CT and CT were 0.48 and 0.55, respectively, while the maximum F1 score of our model was 0.73, with corresponding PPV and sensitivity of 66.7%, and 81.1%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS CHLN metastasis is rare in NMNSCLC patients. PET-CT diagnosis significantly overestimates CHLN metastasis and the HAM model improves clinical decision-making in this study. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these conclusions.
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- Zan Hou
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27701, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China; United Laboratory of Frontier Radiotherapy Technology of Sun Yat-sen University & Chinese Academy of Sciences Ion Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China.
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Owen D, Chapman CH. Can We Offset Local Recurrence in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? The Merry-Go-Round of Radiation Dose Escalation and Stubborn Outcomes. J Clin Oncol 2024:JCO2401448. [PMID: 39365966 DOI: 10.1200/jco-24-01448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2024] [Revised: 08/21/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 10/06/2024] Open
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The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors' suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, to patients seen in their own clinical practice.
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- Dawn Owen
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Richlitzki C, Wiesweg M, Metzenmacher M, Guberina N, Pöttgen C, Hautzel H, Eberhardt WEE, Darwiche K, Theegarten D, Aigner C, Bölükbas S, Schuler M, Stuschke M, Guberina M. C-reactive protein as robust laboratory value associated with prognosis in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with definitive radiochemotherapy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13765. [PMID: 38877146 PMCID: PMC11178931 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64302-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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To evaluate the prognostic value of biomarkers from peripheral blood obtained as routine laboratory assessment for overall survival in a cohort of stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with definitive radiochemotherapy at a high-volume cancer center. Seven blood biomarkers from 160 patients treated with definitive radiochemotherapy for stage III NSCLC were analyzed throughout the course treatment. Parameters were preselected using univariable and multivariable proportional hazards analysis and were assessed for internal validity using leave-one-out cross validation. Cross validated classifiers including biomarkers in addition to important clinical parameters were compared with classifiers containing the clinical parameters alone. An increased C-reactive protein (CRP) value in the final week of radiotherapy was found as a prognostic factor for overall survival, both as a continuous (HR 1.099 (1.038-1.164), p < 0.0012) as well as categorical variable splitting data at the median value of 1.2 mg/dl (HR 2.214 (1.388-3.531), p < 0.0008). In the multivariable analysis, the CRP value-maintained significance with an HR of 1.105 (1.040-1.173) and p-value of 0.0012. The cross validated classifier using CRP at the end of radiotherapy in addition to clinical parameters separated equally sized high and low risk groups more distinctly than a classifier containing the clinical parameters alone (HR = 2.786 (95% CI 1.686-4.605) vs. HR = 2.287 (95% CI 1.407-3.718)). Thus, the CRP value at the end of radiation therapy has successfully passed the crucial cross-validation test. The presented data on CRP levels suggests that inflammatory markers may become increasingly important during definitive radiochemotherapy, particularly with the growing utilization of immunotherapy as a consolidation therapy for stage III NSCLC.
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- Cedric Richlitzki
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Bavarian Cancer Research Center (BZKF), Munich, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Section of Interventional Pneumology, West German Lung Transplantation Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Ruhrlandklinik, Tueschner Weg 40, 45239, Essen, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) West, Essen, Germany.
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Steinfort DP, Kothari G, Wallace N, Hardcastle N, Rangamuwa K, Dieleman EMT, Lee P, Li P, Simpson JA, Yo S, Bashirdazeh F, Nguyen P, Jennings BR, Fielding D, Crombag L, Irving LB, Yasufuku K, Annema JT, Ost DE, Siva S. Systematic endoscopic staging of mediastinum to guide radiotherapy planning in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (SEISMIC): an international, multicentre, single-arm, clinical trial. THE LANCET. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2024; 12:467-475. [PMID: 38490228 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(24)00010-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Systematic mediastinal lymph node staging by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) improves accuracy of staging in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, patients with locally advanced NSCLC commonly undergo only selective lymph node sampling. This study aimed to determine the proportion of patients with locally advanced NSCLC in whom systematic endoscopic mediastinal staging identified PET-occult lymph node metastases, and to describe the consequences of PET-occult disease on radiotherapy planning. METHODS This prospective, international, multicentre, single-arm, international study was conducted at seven tertiary lung cancer centres in four countries (Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the USA). Patients aged 18 years or older with suspected or known locally advanced NSCLC underwent systematic endoscopic mediastinal lymph node staging before combination chemoradiotherapy or high-dose palliative radiotherapy. The primary endpoint was the proportion of participants with PET-occult mediastinal lymph node metastases shown following systematic endoscopic staging. The study was prospectively registered with Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12617000333314. FINDINGS From Jan 30, 2018, to March 23, 2022, 155 patients underwent systematic endoscopic mediastinal lymph node staging and were eligible for analysis. 58 (37%) of patients were female and 97 (63%) were male. Discrepancy in extent of mediastinal disease identified by PET and EBUS-TBNA was observed in 57 (37% [95% CI 29-44]) patients. PET-occult lymph node metastases were identified in 18 (12% [7-17]) participants, including 16 (13% [7-19]) of 123 participants with clinical stage IIIA or cN2 NSCLC. Contralateral PET-occult N3 disease was identified in nine (7% [2-12]) of 128 participants staged cN0, cN1, or cN2. Identification of PET-occult disease resulted in clinically significant changes to treatment in all 18 patients. In silico dosimetry studies showed the median volume of PET-occult lymph nodes receiving the prescription dose of 60 Gy was only 10·1% (IQR 0·1-52·3). No serious adverse events following endoscopic staging were reported. INTERPRETATION Our findings suggests that systematic endoscopic mediastinal staging in patients with locally advanced or unresectable NSCLC is more accurate than PET alone in defining extent of mediastinal involvement. Standard guideline-recommended PET-based radiotherapy planning results in suboptimal tumour coverage. Our findings indicate that systematic endoscopic staging should be routinely performed in patients with locally advanced NSCLC being considered for radiotherapy to accurately inform radiation planning and treatment decision making in patients with locally advanced NSCLC. FUNDING None.
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- Daniel P Steinfort
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Lung and Sleep, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Lung and Sleep, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Pulmonology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pulmonology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Schütte W, Gütz S, Nehls W, Blum TG, Brückl W, Buttmann-Schweiger N, Büttner R, Christopoulos P, Delis S, Deppermann KM, Dickgreber N, Eberhardt W, Eggeling S, Fleckenstein J, Flentje M, Frost N, Griesinger F, Grohé C, Gröschel A, Guckenberger M, Hecker E, Hoffmann H, Huber RM, Junker K, Kauczor HU, Kollmeier J, Kraywinkel K, Krüger M, Kugler C, Möller M, Nestle U, Passlick B, Pfannschmidt J, Reck M, Reinmuth N, Rübe C, Scheubel R, Schumann C, Sebastian M, Serke M, Stoelben E, Stuschke M, Thomas M, Tufman A, Vordermark D, Waller C, Wolf J, Wolf M, Wormanns D. [Prevention, Diagnosis, Therapy, and Follow-up of Lung Cancer - Interdisciplinary Guideline of the German Respiratory Society and the German Cancer Society - Abridged Version]. Pneumologie 2023; 77:671-813. [PMID: 37884003 DOI: 10.1055/a-2029-0134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
The current S3 Lung Cancer Guidelines are edited with fundamental changes to the previous edition based on the dynamic influx of information to this field:The recommendations include de novo a mandatory case presentation for all patients with lung cancer in a multidisciplinary tumor board before initiation of treatment, furthermore CT-Screening for asymptomatic patients at risk (after federal approval), recommendations for incidental lung nodule management , molecular testing of all NSCLC independent of subtypes, EGFR-mutations in resectable early stage lung cancer in relapsed or recurrent disease, adjuvant TKI-therapy in the presence of common EGFR-mutations, adjuvant consolidation treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in resected lung cancer with PD-L1 ≥ 50%, obligatory evaluation of PD-L1-status, consolidation treatment with checkpoint inhibition after radiochemotherapy in patients with PD-L1-pos. tumor, adjuvant consolidation treatment with checkpoint inhibition in patients withPD-L1 ≥ 50% stage IIIA and treatment options in PD-L1 ≥ 50% tumors independent of PD-L1status and targeted therapy and treatment option immune chemotherapy in first line SCLC patients.Based on the current dynamic status of information in this field and the turnaround time required to implement new options, a transformation to a "living guideline" was proposed.
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- Wolfgang Schütte
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Krankenhaus Martha Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle (Saale)
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- St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Leipzig, Abteilung für Innere Medizin I, Leipzig
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- Klinik für Palliativmedizin und Geriatrie, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring
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- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Klinik für Pneumologie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin 3, Schwerpunkt Pneumologie, Klinikum Nürnberg Nord
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- Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Uniklinik Köln, Berlin
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- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Klinik für Pneumologie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Thoraxonkologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Klinikum Rheine
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- Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit, Klinikum Neukölln, Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Berlin
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Infektiologie/Pneumologie, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
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- Klinik für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Pius-Hospital Oldenburg, Oldenburg
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- Klinik für Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Clemenshospital, Münster
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- Klinikum Rechts der Isar, TU München, Sektion für Thoraxchirurgie, München
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik V, Thorakale Onkologie, LMU Klinikum Munchen
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- Klinikum Oststadt Bremen, Institut für Pathologie, Bremen
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- Klinikum der Universität Heidelberg, Abteilung Diagnostische Radiologie, Heidelberg
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- Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Klinik für Pneumologie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Berlin
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- Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle-Dölau
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- Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Halle-Dölau
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- Kliniken Maria Hilf, Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Mönchengladbach
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- Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Lungenklinik Heckeshorn, Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring, Berlin
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- Lungeclinic Grosshansdorf, Pneumologisch-onkologische Abteilung, Grosshansdorf
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Thorakale Onkologie, Asklepios Lungenklinik Gauting, Gauting
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Homburg
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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- Zentrum für Pneumologie und Thoraxchirurgie, Lungenklinik Hemer, Hemer
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen
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- Thoraxklinik am Univ.-Klinikum Heidelberg, Thorakale Onkologie, Heidelberg
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik V, Thorakale Onkologie, LMU Klinikum München
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- Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Halle, Halle
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg
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- Klinikum Kassel, Klinik für Onkologie und Hämatologie, Kassel
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- Evangelische Lungenklinik, Radiologisches Institut, Berlin
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Preoperative Hilar and Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging in Patients with Suspected or Diagnosed Lung Cancer: Accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT:A Retrospective Cohort Study of 138 Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13030403. [PMID: 36766508 PMCID: PMC9914665 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13030403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of integrated 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) in hilar and mediastinal lymph node (HMLN) staging of suspected or proven lung cancer, and to investigate potential risk factors for false negative and false positive HMLN metastases. We retrospectively analyzed 162 consecutive patients with suspected or pathologically proven non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was generated to determine the diagnostic efficacy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to detect risk factors of false positives and false negatives. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of integrated 18F-FDG-PET/CT in detecting HMLN metastases were 59.1% (26/44), 69.1% (65/94), 47.3% (26/55), 78.3% (65/83), and 65.9% (91/138), respectively. The ROC curve showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.625 (95%-CI 0.468-0.782). The incidence of false negative and false positive HMLN metastases was 21.7% (18/83) and 52.7% (29/55), respectively. Our data shows that integrated 18F-FDG-PET/CT staging provides lower specificity and sensitivity. This confirms the ESTS guideline on lymph node staging for PET-positive HMLN. Yet it advocates more invasive staging even for PET-negative HMLN.
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Wallyn F, Fournier C, Jounieaux V, Basille D. [The role of endoscopy in exploration of the mediastinum, indications and results]. Rev Mal Respir 2023; 40:78-93. [PMID: 36528503 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Since 2005, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has emerged as a standard pulmonological tool. The procedure is safe and well tolerated by patients, with minimal morbidity and almost no mortality. A previous review on the technique was published in 2012. However, over the last ten years, a number of new studies have been published on "benign" (sarcoidosis, tuberculosis…) as well as "malignant" diseases (lung cancer, metastases of extra-thoracic cancers, search for mutations and specific oncogenic markers…). These developments have led to expanded indications for EBUS-TBNA, with which it is indispensable to be familiar, in terms of "staging" as well as "diagnosis". In view of optimizing lymph node sampling, several publications have described and discussed EBUS exploration by means of newly available tools (biopsy forceps, larger needles…), and proposed interpretation of the images thereby produced. Given the ongoing evolution of linear EBUS, it seemed indispensable that information on this marvelous tool be updated. This review is aimed at summarizing the novel elements we have found the most important.
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- F Wallyn
- Service endoscopie respiratoire. CHRU Lille, clinique de pneumologie, 59000 Lille, France
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- Service endoscopie respiratoire. CHRU Lille, clinique de pneumologie, 59000 Lille, France
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- Unité de soins continus cardio-thoracique-vasculaire-respiratoire. service de pneumologie, CHU d'Amiens-Picardie, 80054 Amiens, France
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- Unité de soins continus cardio-thoracique-vasculaire-respiratoire. service de pneumologie, CHU d'Amiens-Picardie, 80054 Amiens, France.
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Prediction of malignant lymph nodes in NSCLC by machine-learning classifiers using EBUS-TBNA and PET/CT. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17511. [PMID: 36266403 PMCID: PMC9584941 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21637-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Accurate determination of lymph-node (LN) metastases is a prerequisite for high precision radiotherapy. The primary aim is to characterise the performance of PET/CT-based machine-learning classifiers to predict LN-involvement by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in stage-III NSCLC. Prediction models for LN-positivity based on [18F]FDG-PET/CT features were built using logistic regression and machine-learning models random forest (RF) and multilayer perceptron neural network (MLP) for stage-III NSCLC before radiochemotherapy. A total of 675 LN-stations were sampled in 180 patients. The logistic and RF models identified SUVmax, the short-axis LN-diameter and the echelon of the considered LN among the most important parameters for EBUS-positivity. Adjusting the sensitivity of machine-learning classifiers to that of the expert-rater of 94.5%, MLP (P = 0.0061) and RF models (P = 0.038) showed lower misclassification rates (MCR) than the standard-report, weighting false positives and false negatives equally. Increasing the sensitivity of classifiers from 94.5 to 99.3% resulted in increase of MCR from 13.3/14.5 to 29.8/34.2% for MLP/RF, respectively. PET/CT-based machine-learning classifiers can achieve a high sensitivity (94.5%) to detect EBUS-positive LNs at a low misclassification rate. As the specificity decreases rapidly above that level, a combined test of a PET/CT-based MLP/RF classifier and EBUS-TBNA is recommended for radiation target volume definition.
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Systematic endoscopic staging of mediastinum to determine impact on radiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer (SEISMIC): protocol for a prospective single arm multicentre interventional study. BMC Pulm Med 2022; 22:364. [PMID: 36153502 PMCID: PMC9509615 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-022-02159-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is established as the preferred method of mediastinal lymph node (LN) staging in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Selective (targeted) LN sampling is most commonly performed however studies in early stage NSCLC and locally advanced NSCLC confirm systematic EBUS-TBNA evaluation improves accuracy of mediastinal staging. This study aims to establish the rate of detection of positron emission tomography (PET)-occult LN metastases following systematic LN staging by EBUS-TBNA, and to determine the utility of systematic mediastinal staging for accurate delineation of radiation treatment fields in patients with locally advanced NSCLC.
Methods
Consecutive patients undergoing EBUS-TBNA for diagnosis/staging of locally advanced NSCLC will be enrolled in this international multi-centre single arm study. Systematic mediastinal LN evaluation will be performed, with all LN exceeding 6 mm to be sampled by TBNA. Where feasible, endoscopic ultrasound staging (EUS-B) may also be performed. Results of minimally invasive staging will be compared to FDG-PET. The primary end-point is proportion of patients in whom systematic LN staging identified PET-occult NSCLC metastases. Secondary outcome measures include (i) rate of nodal upstaging, (ii) false positive rate of PET for mediastinal LN assessment, (iii) analysis of clinicoradiologic risk factors for presence of PET-occult LN metastases, (iv) impact of systematic LN staging in patients with discrepant findings on PET and EBUS-TBNA on target coverage and dose to organs at risk (OAR) in patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Discussion
With specificity of PET of 90%, guidelines recommend tissue confirmation of positive mediastinal LN to ensure potentially early stage patients are not erroneously denied potentially curative resection. However, while confirmation of pathologic LN is routinely sought, the exact extent of mediastinal LN involvement in NSCLC in patient with Stage III NSCLC is rarely established. Studies examining systematic LN staging in early stage NSCLC report a significant discordance between PET and EBUS-TBNA. In patients with locally advanced disease this has significant implications for radiation field planning, with risk of geographic miss in the event of PET-occult mediastinal LN metastases. The SEISMIC study will examine both diagnostic outcomes following systematic LN staging with EBUS-TBNA, and impact on radiation treatment planning.
Trial registration
ACTRN12617000333314, ANZCTR, Registered on 3 March 2017.
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Guberina M, Guberina N, Pöttgen C, Gauler T, Richlitzki C, Metzenmacher M, Wiesweg M, Plönes T, Forsting M, Wetter A, Herrmann K, Hautzel H, Darwiche K, Theegarten D, Aigner C, Schuler M, Stuschke M, Eberhardt WE. Effectiveness of durvalumab consolidation in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: focus on treatment selection and prognostic factors. Immunotherapy 2022; 14:927-944. [PMID: 35822656 DOI: 10.2217/imt-2021-0341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The pivotal PACIFIC trial defined durvalumab consolidation as the new standard of care in patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer treated with definitive radiochemotherapy. The authors characterized the durvalumab effect after induction chemotherapy according to the ESPATUE trial and definitive radiochemotherapy. All consecutive patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer receiving definitive radiochemotherapy between January 2017 and February 2020 were included. Primary end points were progression-free survival and overall survival. Altogether, 160 patients (75 PD-L1-positive, 62 PD-L1-negative, 23 unknown) received definitive radiochemotherapy, 146 (91%) of whom received prior induction chemotherapy. Durvalumab consolidation showed high effectiveness overall and in the good-risk group according to the PACIFIC trial (log-rank test: p < 0.005). Hazard ratios for progression-free survival and overall survival were at the lower limits of those in the PACIFIC trial. These results were robust to adjustment for potential confounders by propensity score weighting. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status was the most important pretreatment prognostic factor.
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- Maja Guberina
- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, 45239, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, 45239, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Endoscopy, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45239, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Section of Interventional Pneumology, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, 45239, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Department of Thoracic Surgery and Endoscopy, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45239, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, 45239, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium, Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, 45147, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen-Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, 45239, Germany
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Guberina M, Darwiche K, Hautzel H, Pöttgen C, Guberina N, Gauler T, Ploenes T, Umutlu L, Theegarten D, Aigner C, Eberhardt WEE, Metzenmacher M, Wiesweg M, Karpf-Wissel R, Schuler M, Herrmann K, Stuschke M. Patterns of nodal spread in stage III NSCLC: importance of EBUS-TBNA and 18F-FDG PET/CT for radiotherapy target volume definition. Radiat Oncol 2021; 16:176. [PMID: 34526050 PMCID: PMC8442338 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-021-01904-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the pattern of intra-patient spread of lymph-node (LN)-metastases within the mediastinum as assessed by 18F-FDG PET/CT and systematic endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial-needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for precise target volume definition in stage III NSCLC. Methods This is a single-center study based on our preceding investigation, including all consecutive patients with initial diagnosis of stage IIIA-C NSCLC, receiving concurrent radiochemotherapy (12/2011–06/2018). Inclusion criteria were curative treatment intent, 18F-FDG PET/CT and EBUS-TBNA prior to start of treatment. The lymphatic drainage was classified into echelon-1 (ipsilateral hilum), echelon-2 (ipsilateral LN-stations 4 and 7) and echelon-3 (rest of the mediastinum, contralateral hilum). The pattern of spread was classified according to all permutations of echelon-1, echelon-2, and echelon-3 EBUS-TBNA findings. Results In total, 180 patients were enrolled. Various patterns of LN-spread could be identified. Skip lesions with an involved echelon distal from an uninvolved one were detected in less than 10% of patients by both EBUS-TBNA and PET. The pattern with largest asymmetry was detected in cases with EBUS-TBNA- or PET-positivity at all three echelons (p < 0.0001, exact symmetry test). In a multivariable logistic model for EBUS-positivity at echelon-3, prognostic factors were PET-positivity at echelon-3 (Hazard ratio (HR) = 12.1; 95%-CI: 3.2–46.5), EBUS-TBNA positivity at echelon-2 (HR = 6.7; 95%-CI: 1.31–31.2) and left-sided tumor location (HR = 4.0; 95%-CI: 1.24–13.2). There were significantly less combined ipsilateral upper (LN-stations 2 and 4) and lower (LN-station 7) mediastinal involvements (16.8% of patients) with EBUS-TBNA than with PET (38.9%, p < 0.0001, exact symmetry test). EBUS-TBNA detected a lobe specific heterogeneity between the odds ratios of LN-positivity in the upper versus lower mediastinum (p = 0.0021, Breslow-Day test), while PET did not (p = 0.19). Conclusion Frequent patterns of LN-metastatic spread could be defined by EBUS-TBNA and PET and discrepancies in the pattern were seen between both methods. EBUS-TBNA showed more lobe and tumor laterality specific patterns of LN-metastases than PET and skipped lymph node stations were rare. These systematic relations offer the opportunity to further refine multi-parameter risk of LN-involvement models for target volume delineation based on pattern of spread by EBUS-TBNA and PET. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13014-021-01904-4.
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- Maja Guberina
- Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Section of Interventional Pneumology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Section of Interventional Pneumology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Division of Thoracic Oncology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Essen, West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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