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Jiang C, Zhang Y, Deng P, Lin H, Fu F, Deng C, Chen H. The Overlooked Cornerstone in Precise Medicine: Personalized Postoperative Surveillance Plan for NSCLC. JTO Clin Res Rep 2024; 5:100701. [PMID: 39188582 PMCID: PMC11345377 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer recurrence after curative-intent surgery remains a challenge despite advancements in treatment. We review postoperative surveillance strategies and their impact on overall survival, highlighting recommendations from clinical guidelines and controversies. Studies suggest no clear benefit from more intensive imaging, whereas computed tomography scans reveal promise in detecting recurrence. For early-stage disease, including ground-glass opacities and adenocarcinoma in situ or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma, less frequent surveillance may suffice owing to favorable prognosis. Liquid biopsy, especially circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid, holds potential for detecting minimal residual disease. Clinicopathologic factors and genomic profiles can also provide information about site-specific metastases. Machine learning may enable personalized surveillance plans on the basis of multi-omics data. Although precision medicine transforms non-small cell lung cancer treatment, optimizing surveillance strategies remains essential. Tailored surveillance strategies and emerging technologies may enhance early detection and improve patients' survival, necessitating further research for evidence-based protocols.
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- Chenyu Jiang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Ghaderi S, Mohammadi S, Mohammadi M, Pashaki ZNA, Heidari M, Khatyal R, Zafari R. A systematic review of brain metastases from lung cancer using magnetic resonance neuroimaging: Clinical and technical aspects. J Med Radiat Sci 2024; 71:269-289. [PMID: 38234262 PMCID: PMC11177032 DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.756] [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: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Brain metastases (BMs) are common in lung cancer (LC) and are associated with poor prognosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a vital role in the detection, diagnosis and management of BMs. This review summarises recent advances in MRI techniques for BMs from LC. METHODS This systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in three electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus and the Web of Science. The search was limited to studies published between January 2000 and March 2023. The quality of the included studies was evaluated using appropriate tools for different study designs. A narrative synthesis was carried out to describe the key findings of the included studies. RESULTS Sixty-five studies were included. Standard MRI sequences such as T1-weighted (T1w), T2-weighted (T2w) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) were commonly used. Advanced techniques included perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and radiomics analysis. DWI and PWI parameters could distinguish tumour recurrence from radiation necrosis. Radiomics models predicted genetic mutations and the risk of BMs. Diagnostic accuracy was improved with deep learning (DL) approaches. Prognostic factors such as performance status and concurrent chemotherapy impacted survival. CONCLUSION Advanced MRI techniques and specialised MRI methods have emerging roles in managing BMs from LC. PWI and DWI improve diagnostic accuracy in treated BMs. Radiomics and DL facilitate personalised prognosis and treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging plays a key role in the continuum of care for BMs of patients with LC, from screening to treatment monitoring.
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- Sadegh Ghaderi
- Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in MedicineTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of MedicineIran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, School of MedicineTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Medical Science, School of MedicineAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesAhvazIran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Allied Medical SciencesTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- School of MedicineTehran University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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Brockelsby C, Maconachie R, Navani N, Prendecki R, Randles V, King J, Dildar B, Lee X, Nagarajan T, Rice M, Al-Najjar H, Atkins A, Sundar R, Brown L, Sharma S, O'Dowd E, Crisp E, Tufail M, Vella C, Grundy S, Evison M. Brain imaging in lung cancer staging: A real-world, multi-centre study of prevalence of brain metastases, impact on treatment and re-modelling of the NICE health economic analysis. Lung Cancer 2023; 178:145-150. [PMID: 36858004 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.02.012] [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: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In 2019, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated their recommendations with respect to brain imaging in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on an analytic cost-effectiveness model using published data and modelling assumptions from committee experts. In this study, we aimed to re-run this model using real-world multi-centre UK data. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective data was collected on consecutive patients with radically treatable clinical stage II and III lung cancer from eleven acute NHS Trusts during the calendar year 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018. Following a written application to the NICE lung cancer guideline committee, we were granted access to the NG122 brain imaging economic model for the purpose of updating the input parameters in line with the real-world findings from this study. RESULTS A total of 444 patients had data for analysis. The combined prevalence of occult brain metastases was 6.2% (10/165) in stage II and 6% (17/283) in stage III, compared to 9.5% and 9.3% used in the NICE economic model. 30% of patients with clinical stage III NSCLC and occult BMs on pre-treatment imaging went onto complete the planned curative intent treatment of extracranial disease, 60% completed SRS to the brain and 30% completed WBRT. This compares to 0%, 10% and 0% in the NICE assumptions. The health economic analysis concluded that brain imaging was no longer cost-effective in stage II disease (ICERs £50,023-£115,785) whilst brain imaging remained cost-effective for stage III patients (ICERs 17,000-£22,173), with MRI being the most cost-effective strategy. CONCLUSION This re-running of the NICE health economic model with real-world data strongly supports the NICE guideline recommendation for brain imaging prior to curative-intent treatment in stage III lung cancer but questions the cost-effectiveness of CT brain imaging prior to curative-intent treatment in stage II lung cancer.
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- Christopher Brockelsby
- Lung Cancer and Thoracic Surgery Directorate, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK.
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- NICE Centre for Guidelines, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, and Department of Thoracic Medicine, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, and Department of Thoracic Medicine, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton Hospital Middlewich Rd, Crewe CW1 4QJ, UK
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- Lung Cancer and Thoracic Surgery Directorate, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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- Lung Cancer and Thoracic Surgery Directorate, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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- East Cheshire NHS Trust, Macclesfield District General Hospital Victoria Road Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 3BL, UK
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- East Cheshire NHS Trust, Macclesfield District General Hospital Victoria Road Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 3BL, UK
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- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan Lane, Wigan WN1 2NN, UK
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- Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan Lane, Wigan WN1 2NN, UK
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- The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester M8 5RB, UK
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- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Uttoxeter Rd, Derby DE22 3NE, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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- Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
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- Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD, UK
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- Lung Cancer and Thoracic Surgery Directorate, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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Role of Pre-Operative Brain Imaging in Patients with NSCLC Stage I: A Retrospective, Multicenter Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14102419. [PMID: 35626022 PMCID: PMC9140138 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14102419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Lung cancer is the worldwide leading cause of cancer-related death among both genders, with about 230,000 patients/year being diagnosed in the US alone. It accounts for about 40% of all brain metastases, which already occur in around 3% of early-stage patients. Nonetheless, current international guidelines do not unanimously recommend brain imaging for use in the early stages of cancer. Some studies have suggested that surgical or radiosurgical treatment of brain metastases may provide better survival, especially in asymptomatic patients. Additionally, advances in genome analysis have identified molecular targets for pharmaceutical agents. These recent advancements in treatment stress the importance of studying incidence as well as patient and tumor characteristics in order to potentially adapt future guidelines and provide the best possible treatment for early-stage lung cancer. This multicentric study analyzed the data of 577 patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer who had been submitted for brain imaging at initial tumor staging. Abstract Background: Lung cancer is the worldwide leading oncological cause of death in both genders combined and accounts for around 40–50% of brain metastases in general. In early-stage lung cancer, the incidence of brain metastases is around 3%. Since the early detection of asymptomatic cerebral metastases is of prognostic value, the aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of brain metastases in early-stage lung cancer and identify possible risk factors. Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicentric analysis of patients with Stage I (based on T and N stage only) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) who had received preoperative cerebral imaging in the form of contrast-enhanced CT or MRI. Patients with a history of NSCLC, synchronous malignancy, or neurological symptoms were excluded from the study. Analyzed variables were gender, age, tumor histology, cerebral imaging findings, smoking history, and tumor size. Results were expressed as mean with standard deviation or median with range. Results: In total, 577 patients were included in our study. Eight (1.4%) patients were found to have brain metastases in preoperative brain imaging. Tumor histology was adenocarcinoma in all eight cases. Patients were treated with radiotherapy (five), surgical resection (two), or both (one) prior to thoracic surgical treatment. Other than tumor histology, no statistically significant characteristics were found to be predictive of brain metastases. Conclusion: Given the low incidence of brain metastases in patients with clinical Stage I NSCLC, brain imaging in this cohort could be avoided.
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Kim H, Park S, Jung HA, Sun JM, Lee SH, Ahn JS, Park K, Ahn MJ. Long-Term Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Metachronous Brain-Only Oligorecurrence Who Underwent Definitive Treatment. Cancer Res Treat 2021; 54:150-156. [PMID: 33957020 PMCID: PMC8756116 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2021.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose Metachronous brain-only oligorecurrence in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a rare event with favorable prognosis, but the clinical outcome has not been fully determined. We retrospectively analyzed clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in metachronous brain-only oligorecurrence in patients with NSCLC who underwent definitive treatment. Materials and Methods We reviewed 4,437 NSCLC patients without oncogenic driver mutations who underwent definitive treatment between 2008 and 2018. Among them, we identified 327 patients who developed 1 to 5 brain metastases with or without systemic metastasis. Of the 327 patients, 71 had metachronous brain-only oligorecurrence without extracranial progression and were treated with local therapy to the brain. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and prognostic factors affecting OS were analyzed. Results The median OS was 38.9 months (95% CI, 21.8 to 56.1 months) in 71 patients. The 2-year OS rate was 67.8% and the 5-year OS rate was 33.1%. The median PFS was 25.5 months (95% CI, 12.2 to 14.4 months). The longest surviving patient had a survival period of 115 months. Through multivariate analysis, ECOG ≥ 1 (HR: 5.33, p=0.005) was associated with poor survival. There was no significant difference in OS between patients with local therapy and those with local plus systemic therapy (18.5 vs. 34.7 months, p=0.82). Conclusion Metachronous brain-only oligorecurrence NSCLC patients who underwent definitive treatment experienced long-term survival with local therapy, highlighting the unique patient population. The role of systemic chemotherapy in this patient population requires further investigation.
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- Hongsik Kim
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Di Giacomo AM, Valente M, Cerase A, Lofiego MF, Piazzini F, Calabrò L, Gambale E, Covre A, Maio M. Immunotherapy of brain metastases: breaking a "dogma". J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2019; 38:419. [PMID: 31623643 PMCID: PMC6798349 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1426-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Until very few years ago, the oncology community dogmatically excluded any clinical potential for immunotherapy in controlling brain metastases. Therefore, despite the significant therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies to immune check-point(s) across a wide range of tumor types, patients with brain disease were invariably excluded from clinical trials with these agents. Recent insights on the immune landscape of the central nervous system, as well as of the brain tumor microenvironment, are shedding light on the immune-biology of brain metastases.Interestingly, retrospective analyses, case series, and initial prospective clinical trials have recently investigated the role of different immune check-point inhibitors in brain metastases, reporting a significant clinical activity also in this subset of patients. These findings, and their swift translation in the daily practice, are driving fundamental changes in the clinical management of patients with brain metastases, and raise important neuroradiologic challenges. Along this line, neuro-oncology undoubtedly represents an additional area of active investigation and of growing interest to support medical oncologists in the evaluation of clinical responses of brain metastases to ICI treatment, and in the management of neurologic immune-related adverse events.Aim of this review is to summarize the most recent findings on brain metastases immunobiology, on the evolving scenario of clinical efficacy of ICI therapy in patients with brain metastases, as well as on the increasing relevance of neuroradiology in this therapeutic setting.
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- Anna Maria Di Giacomo
- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci, 14, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Zhuge L, Huang Y, Wang S, Xie J, Huang B, Zheng D, Zheng S, Zhao Y, Mao H, Wilson DO, Luketich JD, Xiang J, Chen H, Zhang J. Preoperative brain MRI for clinical stage IA lung cancer: is routine scanning rational? J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018; 145:503-509. [PMID: 30536037 PMCID: PMC6373267 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2814-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Early detection and control of lung cancer brain metastases (BMs) are important. However, several guideline recommendations are inconsistent with regard to routine preoperative brain MRI, especially in patients with clinical stage IA lung cancer. Our study evaluated the value of preoperative brain MRI in patients with clinical stage IA lung cancer. METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients with lung cancer was performed using a prospectively collected database. Clinical data and the results of brain MRI were collected and analyzed. RESULTS Patients with pathologically proved primary lung cancer who underwent an MRI at initial diagnosis were identified (3392 patients). In total, 170 patients (5.0%) were diagnosed with BMs. The increased frequency of BMs was significantly associated with advanced clinical stage (P = 0.000) and pathological type (P = 0.011). BMs were detected in 11 out of 1595 patients with clinical stage IA lung cancer (0.7%). BMs were more common in patients with clinical stage cT1c lung cancer (1.9%) than those with clinical stage cT1a or cT1b (0.1%, odds ratio = 21.30, 95% confidence interval: 2.7-166.9, P = 0.000). All patients with stage IA lung cancer and BMs had solid lung lesions (P = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Preoperative brain MRI might help identify BMs in patients with lung cancer that has progressed beyond stage IA. In patients with clinical stage IA lung cancer, we do not recommend preoperative brain MRI, but it may potentially be beneficial in those with solid T1c cancers.
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- Lingdun Zhuge
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong-An Road, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Brain metastases in ALK-positive NSCLC - time to adjust current treatment algorithms. Oncotarget 2018; 9:35181-35194. [PMID: 30416687 PMCID: PMC6205553 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The progress in molecular biology has revolutionized systemic treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from conventional chemotherapy to a treatment stratified by histology and genetic aberrations. Tumors harboring a translocation of the anaplastic-lymphoma-kinase (ALK) gene constitute a distinct genetic and clinico-pathologic NSCLC subtype with patients with ALK-positive disease being at a higher risk for developing brain metastases. Due to the introduction of effective targeted therapy with ALK-inhibitors, today, patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC achieve high overall response rates and remain progression-free for long time intervals. Moreover, ALK-inhibitors seem to exhibit efficacy in the treatment of brain metastases. In the light of this, it needs to be discussed how treatment algorithms for managing patients with brain metastases should be modified. By integrating systemic ALK-inhibitor therapy, radiotherapy, in particular whole brain radiotherapy might be postponed deferring potential long-term impairment by neurocognitive deficits to a later time point in the course of the disease. An early treatment of asymptomatic brain metastases might offer patients a longer time without impairment of cerebral symptoms or radiotherapeutic interventions. Based on an updated extensive review of the literature this article provides an overview on the epidemiology and the treatment of patients’ brain metastases. It describes the specifics of ALK-positive disease and proposes an algorithm for the treatment of patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC and brain metastases.
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Rice SR, Molitoris JK, Vyfhuis MAL, Edelman MJ, Burrows WM, Feliciano J, Nichols EM, Suntharalingam M, Donahue J, Carr SR, Friedberg J, Badiyan S, Simone CB, Feigenberg SJ, Mohindra P. Lymph Node Size Predicts for Asymptomatic Brain Metastases in Patients With Non-small-cell Lung Cancer at Diagnosis. Clin Lung Cancer 2018; 20:e107-e114. [PMID: 30337268 DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2018.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND We questioned whether the National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommendations for brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patients with stage ≥ IB non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was high-yield compared with American College of Clinical Pharmacy and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recommending stage III and above NSCLC. We present the prevalence and factors predictive of asymptomatic brain metastases at diagnosis in patients with NSCLC without extracranial metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of 193 consecutive, treatment-naïve patients with NSCLC diagnosed between January 2010 and August 2015 was performed. Exclusion criteria included no brain MRI staging, symptomatic brain metastases, or stage IV based on extracranial disease. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed. RESULTS The patient characteristics include median age of 65 years (range, 36-90 years), 51% adenocarcinoma/36% squamous carcinoma, and pre-MRI stage grouping of 31% I, 22% II, 34% IIIA, and 13% IIIB. The overall prevalence of brain metastases was 5.7% (n = 11). One (2.4%) stage IA and 1 (5.6%) stage IB patient had asymptomatic brain metastases at diagnosis, both were adenocarcinomas. On univariate analysis, increasing lymph nodal stage (P = .02), lymph nodal size > 2 cm (P = .009), multi-lymph nodal N1/N2 station involvement (P = .027), and overall stage (P = .005) were associated with asymptomatic brain metastases. On multivariate analysis, increasing lymph nodal size remained significant (odds ratio, 1.545; P = .009). CONCLUSION Our series shows a 5.7% rate of asymptomatic brain metastasis for patients with stage I to III NSCLC. Increasing lymph nodal size was the only predictor of asymptomatic brain metastases, suggesting over-utilization of MRI in early-stage disease, especially in lymph node-negative patients with NSCLC. Future efforts will explore the utility of baseline MRI in lymph node-positive stage II and all stage IIIA patients.
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- Stephanie R Rice
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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Vollmer I, Sánchez M, Rami-Porta R. Lung cancer staging: imagine fewer images. Eur Respir J 2018; 52:52/2/1801314. [PMID: 30093559 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01314-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Ivan Vollmer
- Centre of Imaging Diagnosis, Radiology Dept, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre of Imaging Diagnosis, Radiology Dept, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Network of Centres for Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES) Lung Cancer Group, Barcelona, Spain
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Matys T, Drury R, David S, Rassl DM, Qian W, Rintoul RC, Screaton NJ. Routine preoperative brain CT in resectable non-small cell lung cancer – Ten years experience from a tertiary UK thoracic center. Lung Cancer 2018; 122:195-199. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Rami-Porta R, Call S, Dooms C, Obiols C, Sánchez M, Travis WD, Vollmer I. Lung cancer staging: a concise update. Eur Respir J 2018; 51:13993003.00190-2018. [PMID: 29700105 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00190-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diagnosis and clinical staging of lung cancer are fundamental to planning therapy. The techniques for clinical staging, i.e anatomic and metabolic imaging, endoscopies and minimally invasive surgical procedures, should be performed sequentially and with an increasing degree of invasiveness. Intraoperative staging, assessing the magnitude of the primary tumour, the involved structures, and the loco-regional lymphatic spread by means of systematic nodal dissection, is essential in order to achieve a complete resection. In resected tumours, pathological staging, with the systematic study of the resected specimens, is the strongest prognostic indicator and is essential to make further decisions on therapy. In the present decade, the guidelines on lung cancer staging of the American College of Chest Physicians and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons are based on the best available evidence and are widely followed. Recent advances in the classification of the adenocarcinoma of the lung, with the definition of adenocarcinoma in situ, minimally invasive adenocarcinoma and lepidic predominant adenocarcinoma, and the publication of the eighth edition of the tumour, node and metastasis classification of lung cancer, have to be integrated into the staging process. The present review complements the latest guidelines on lung cancer staging by providing an update of all these issues.
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- Ramón Rami-Porta
- Dept of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Network of Centres for Biomedical Research in Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES) Lung Cancer Group, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Dept of Morphological Sciences, School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Dept of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre of Imaging Diagnosis, Radiology Dept, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dept of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Centre of Imaging Diagnosis, Radiology Dept, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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The advent of the 8th edition of the lung cancer staging system reflects a further meticulous evidence-based advance in the stratification of the survival of patients with lung cancer. Although addressing many limitations of earlier staging systems, several limitations in staging remain. This article reviews from a radiological perspective the limitations of the current staging system, highlighting the process of TNM restructuring, the residual issues with regards to the assignment of T, N, M descriptors, and their associated stage groupings and how these dilemmas impact guidance of multidisciplinary teams taking care of patients with lung cancer.
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- Ioannis Vlahos
- Department of Radiology, St. George's NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals and School of Medicine, St James' Wing, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK.
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Niviere P, Sculier JP, Meert AP, Berghmans T. [Impact of routine brain imaging in the initial management of lung cancer]. Rev Mal Respir 2018; 35:55-61. [PMID: 29397303 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Brain metastases are a common complication of bronchial carcinoma (BC). There is no consensus as to the need to undertake a systematic search for these lesions during the initial assessment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of brain imaging in the initial evaluation of patients with CB. METHODS We undertook a retrospective analysis of patients treated in the Thoracic Oncology Clinic at the Institute Jules-Bordet between 01/09/2008 and 31/08/2013, who were treatment-naïve and were having a full diagnostic work-up including brain imaging. RESULTS Four hundred and sixty-three patients consecutively diagnosed with BC were included. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and/or CT-scan showed brain metastases in 101 patients (21.8%), of whom 67 had no symptoms suggestive of brain metastatic disease. The addition of a brain imaging into the work-up procedure resulted in a stage migration for 30 patients (6.5%), mainly otherwise staged IIIA (n=10) or IIIB (n=14) without brain imaging. CONCLUSION The addition of brain imaging in the initial assessment of bronchial carcinoma allows the identification of brain metastases in one case among 5, of which 2/3 are asymptomatic. This leads to a change in staging, primarily for disease otherwise considered to be stage III.
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- P Niviere
- Service des soins intensifs et urgences oncologiques & clinique d'oncologie thoracique, institut Jules-Bordet, centre des tumeurs de l'université Libre de Bruxelles, rue Héger-Bordet, 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Service des soins intensifs et urgences oncologiques & clinique d'oncologie thoracique, institut Jules-Bordet, centre des tumeurs de l'université Libre de Bruxelles, rue Héger-Bordet, 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Service des soins intensifs et urgences oncologiques & clinique d'oncologie thoracique, institut Jules-Bordet, centre des tumeurs de l'université Libre de Bruxelles, rue Héger-Bordet, 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique
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- Service des soins intensifs et urgences oncologiques & clinique d'oncologie thoracique, institut Jules-Bordet, centre des tumeurs de l'université Libre de Bruxelles, rue Héger-Bordet, 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Deuschl C, Nensa F, Grueneisen J, Poeppel TD, Sawicki LM, Heusch P, Gramsch C, Mönninghoff C, Quick HH, Forsting M, Umutlu L, Schlamann M. Diagnostic impact of integrated 18F-FDG PET/MRI in cerebral staging of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Acta Radiol 2017; 58:991-996. [PMID: 28273734 DOI: 10.1177/0284185116681041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Integrated positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) systems are increasingly being available and used for staging examinations. Brain metastases (BM) are frequent in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and decisive for treatment strategy. Purpose To assess the diagnostic value of integrated 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D glucose (18F-FDG) PET/MRI in initial staging in patients with NSCLC for BM in comparison to MRI alone. Material and Methods Eighty-three patients were prospectively enrolled for an integrated 18F-FDG PET/MRI examination. The 3 T MRI protocol included a fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery sequence (FLAIR) and a contrast-enhanced three-dimensional magnetization prepared rapid acquisition GRE sequence (MPRAGE). Two neuroradiologists evaluated the datasets in consensus regarding: (i) present lesions; (ii) size of lesions; and (iii) number of lesions detected in MRI alone, compared to the PET component when reading the 18F-FDG PET/MRI. Results Based on MRI alone, BM were detected in 15 out of the 83 patients, comprising a total of 39 metastases. Based on PET alone, six patients out of the 83 patients were rated positive for metastatic disease, revealing a total of 15 metastases. PET detected no additional BM. The size of the BM correlated positively with sensitivity of detection in PET. Conclusion The sensitivity of PET in detection of BM depends on their size. 18F-FDG PET/MRI does not lead to an improvement in diagnostic accuracy in cerebral staging of NSCLC patients, as MRI alone remains the gold standard.
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- Cornelius Deuschl
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
- Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Gießen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- High Field and Hybrid MR Imaging, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Gießen, Germany
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Hudson Z, Internullo E, Edey A, Laurence I, Bianchi D, Addeo A. Brain imaging before primary lung cancer resection: a controversial topic. Ecancermedicalscience 2017; 11:749. [PMID: 28717395 PMCID: PMC5493439 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2017.749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objective International and national recommendations for brain imaging in patients planned to undergo potentially curative resection of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are variably implemented throughout the United Kingdom [Hudson BJ, Crawford MB, and Curtin J et al (2015) Brain imaging in lung cancer patients without symptoms of brain metastases: a national survey of current practice in EnglandClin Radiol https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2015.02.007]. However, the recommendations are not based on high-quality evidence and do not take into account cost implications and local resources. Our aim was to determine local practice based on historic outcomes in this patient cohort. Methods This retrospective study took place in a regional thoracic surgical centre in the United Kingdom. Pathology records for all patients who had undergone lung resection with curative intent during the time period January 2012–December 2014 were analysed in October 2015. Electronic pathology and radiology reports were accessed for each patient and data collected about their histological findings, TNM stage, resection margins, and the presence of brain metastases on either pre-operative or post-operative imaging. From the dates given on imaging, we calculated the number of days post-resection that the brain metastases were detected. Results 585 patients were identified who had undergone resection of their lung cancer. Of these, 471 had accessible electronic radiology records to assess for the radiological evidence of brain metastases. When their electronic records were evaluated, 25/471 (5.3%) patients had radiological evidence of brain metastasis. Of these, five patients had been diagnosed with a brain metastasis at initial presentation and had undergone primary resection of the brain metastasis followed by resection of the lung primary. One patient had been diagnosed with both a primary lung and a primary bowel adenocarcinoma; on review of the case, it was felt that the brain metastasis was more likely to have originated from the bowel cancer. One had been clinically diagnosed with a cerebral abscess while the radiology had been reported as showing a metastatic deposit. Of the remaining 18/471 (3.8%) patients who presented with brain metastases after their surgical resection, 12 patients had adenocarcinoma, four patients had squamous cell carcinoma, one had basaloid, and one had large-cell neuroendocrine. The mean number of days post-resection that the brain metastases were identified was 371 days, range 14–1032 days, median 295 days (date of metastases not available for two patients). Conclusion The rate of brain metastases identified in this study was similar to previous studies. This would suggest that preoperative staging of the central nervous system may change the management pathway in a small group of patients. However, for this group of patients, the change would be significant either sparing them non-curative surgery or allowing aggressive management of oligometastatic disease. Therefore, we would recommend pre-operative brain imaging with MRI for all patients undergoing potentially curative lung resection.
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- Zoe Hudson
- Bristol Cancer Institute, University Hospital Trust, Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK
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- Cardio-thoracic Unit, University Hospital Trust, Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK
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- Radiology Department, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust, Southmead Rd, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Radiology Department, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust, Southmead Rd, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Reseau Santé Balcon du Jura, Rue des Rosiers Sainte-Croix, Vaud 1450, Switzerland
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- Bristol Cancer Institute, University Hospital Trust, Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK
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Vernon J, Andruszkiewicz N, Schneider L, Schieman C, Finley CJ, Shargall Y, Fahim C, Farrokhyar F, Hanna WC. Comprehensive Clinical Staging for Resectable Lung Cancer: Clinicopathological Correlations and the Role of Brain MRI. J Thorac Oncol 2016; 11:1970-1975. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Goncalves PH, Peterson S, Vigneau FD, Shore RD, Quarshie WO, Islam K, Schwartz AG, Wozniak A, Gadgeel SM. Risk of brain metastases in patients with nonmetastatic lung cancer: Analysis of the Metropolitan Detroit Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data. Cancer 2016; 122:1921-7. [PMID: 27062154 PMCID: PMC4892979 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Brain metastases (BM) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with lung cancer. The current study evaluated population-based incidence and outcomes of BM in patients with nonmetastatic lung cancer. METHODS Patients diagnosed with nonmetastatic first primary lung cancer between 1973 and 2011 in the Metropolitan Detroit Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry were used for the current analysis. Age-adjusted odds ratios of developing BM based on various demographic characteristics and histology were calculated with 95% confidence intervals. Adjusted Cox proportional hazard ratios and log-rank tests of Kaplan-Meier survival curves were calculated to evaluate survival differences for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). RESULTS The incidence of BM in patients with nonmetastatic NSCLC and SCLC was 9% and 18%, respectively. There was variation in the incidence of BM according to NCSLC histology. The incidence of BM was higher in patients aged <60 years for both NSCLC and SCLC, but there were no differences noted by race for either histological group. Female patients with NSCLC were more likely to have BM than male patients. There was variation in the proportion of BM in both patients with NSCLC and SCLC over the three 13-year periods of diagnosis. The risk of death (hazard ratio) was found to be significantly higher for patients with NSCLC with BM, but was not significantly higher in patients with SCLC with BM. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of BM in patients with nonmetastatic lung cancer varies according to histology, age, and sex. BM are associated with worse survival for patients with NSCLC but not those with SCLC. Cancer 2016;122:1921-7. © 2016 American Cancer Society.
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- Priscila H. Goncalves
- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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- Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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- Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics, Kingsville, TX, 78363
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201
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Discordance of Mutation Statuses of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and K-ras between Primary Adenocarcinoma of Lung and Brain Metastasis. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:524. [PMID: 27070580 PMCID: PMC4848980 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17040524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mutations on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) of adenocarcinomas of lung have been found to be associated with increased sensitivity to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors and K-ras mutations may correlate with primary resistance. We aimed to explore the discordant mutation statuses of EGFR and K-ras between primary tumors and matched brain metastases in adenocarcinomas of lung. We used a sensitive Scorpion ARMS method to analyze EGFR mutation, and Sanger sequencing followed by allele-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction to analyze K-ras mutation. Forty-nine paired tissues with both primary adenocarcinoma of lung and matched brain metastasis were collected. Thirteen patients (26.5%) were discordant for the status of EGFR between primary and metastatic sites. K-ras gene could be checked in paired specimens from 33 patients, thirteen patients (39.6%) were discordant for the status of K-ras. In primary lung adenocarcinoma, there were 14 patients of mutant EGFR had mutant K-ras synchronously. This study revealed that the status of EGFR mutation in lung adenocarcinomas is relatively consistent between primary and metastatic sites compared to K-ras mutation. However, there are still a few cases of adenocarcinoma of lung showing discordance for the status of EGFR mutation. Repeated analysis of EGFR mutation is highly recommended if tissue from metastatic or recurrent site is available for the evaluation of target therapy.
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McAleese J, Baluch S, Drinkwater K. The Quality of Curative-intent Radiotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in the UK. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2015; 27:498-504. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Duell T, Kappler S, Knöferl B, Schuster T, Hochhaus J, Morresi-Hauf A, Huber RM, Tufman A, Zietemann V. Prevalence and risk factors of brain metastases in patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrc.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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