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Remon J, Saw SPL, Cortiula F, Singh PK, Menis J, Mountzios G, Hendriks LEL. Perioperative Treatment Strategies in EGFR-Mutant Early-Stage NSCLC: Current Evidence and Future Challenges. J Thorac Oncol 2024; 19:199-215. [PMID: 37783386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.09.1451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
Treatment with 3 years of adjuvant osimertinib is considered a new standard in patients with completely resected stage I to IIIA NSCLC harboring a common sensitizing EGFR mutation. This therapeutic approach significantly prolonged the disease-free survival and the overall survival versus placebo and revealed a significant role in preventing the occurrence of brain metastases. However, many unanswered questions remain, including the optimal duration of this therapy, whether all patients benefit from adjuvant osimertinib, and the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in this population. Indeed, there is a renewed interest in neoadjuvant strategies with targeted therapies in resectable NSCLC harboring oncogenic drivers. In light of these considerations, we discuss the past and current treatment options, and the clinical challenges that should be addressed to optimize the treatment outcomes in this patient population.
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- Jordi Remon
- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-National University of Singapore Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore
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- Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, Rothak, India
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- Medical Oncology Department, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Fourth Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Trials Unit, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Luo H, Li Q, Wang RT, Zhang L, Zhang W, Deng MS, Luo YY, Ji X, Wen Y, Zhou XR, Xu B, Wang D, Hu B, Jin H, Xu CX. Downregulation of pro-surfactant protein B contributes to the recurrence of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer by activating PGK1-mediated Akt signaling. Exp Hematol Oncol 2023; 12:94. [PMID: 37946295 PMCID: PMC10633994 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-023-00455-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Recurrence is one of the main causes of treatment failure in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, there are no predictors of the recurrence of early-stage NSCLC, and the molecular mechanism of its recurrence is not clear. In this study, we used clinical sample analysis to demonstrate that low levels of expression of precursor surfactant protein B (pro-SFTPB) in primary NSCLC tissue compared to their adjacent tissues are closely correlated with recurrence and poor prognosis in early-stage NSCLC patients. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that downregulation of pro-SFTPB expression activates the Akt pathway by upregulating PGK1, which promotes metastasis and tumorigenicity in NSCLC cells. We then demonstrated that pro-SFTPB suppresses the formation of the ADRM1/hRpn2/UCH37 complex by binding to ADRM1, which inhibits PGK1 deubiquitination, thus accelerating ubiquitin-mediated PGK1 degradation. In summary, our findings indicate that low expression of pro-SFTPB in primary NSCLC compared to their adjacent tissue has potential as a predictor of recurrence and poor prognosis in early-stage NSCLC. Mechanistically, downregulation of pro-SFTPB attenuates inhibition of ADRM1-deubiquitinated PGK1, resulting in elevated levels of PGK1 protein; this activates the Akt pathway, ultimately leading to the progression of early-stage NSCLC.
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- Hao Luo
- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
- Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
- Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- College of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burn and Combined Injury, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Oncology for Breast Cancer, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital and Chongqing University School of Medicine, Chongqing, 400030, China
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- Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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Lee JM, McNamee CJ, Toloza E, Negrao MV, Lin J, Shum E, Cummings AL, Kris MG, Sepesi B, Bara I, Kurtsikidze N, Schulze K, Ngiam C, Chaft JE. Neoadjuvant Targeted Therapy in Resectable NSCLC: Current and Future Perspectives. J Thorac Oncol 2023; 18:1458-1477. [PMID: 37451404 PMCID: PMC11040203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
The standard of care (SoC) for medically operable patients with early-stage (stages I-IIIB) NSCLC is surgery combined with (neo)adjuvant systemic therapy for patients with stages II to IIIB disease and some stage IB or, rarely, chemoradiation (stage III disease with mediastinal lymph node metastases). Despite these treatments, metastatic recurrence is common and associated with poor survival, highlighting the need for systemic therapies that are more effective than the current SoC. After the success of targeted therapy (TT) in patients with advanced NSCLC harboring oncogenic drivers, these agents are being investigated for the perioperative (neoadjuvant and adjuvant) treatment of patients with early-stage NSCLC. Adjuvant osimertinib is the only TT approved for use in the early-stage setting, and there are no approved neoadjuvant TTs. We discuss the importance of comprehensive biomarker testing at diagnosis to identify individuals who may benefit from neoadjuvant targeted treatments and review emerging data from neoadjuvant TT trials. We also address the potential challenges for establishing neoadjuvant TTs as SoC in the early-stage setting, including the identification and validation of early response markers to guide care and accelerate drug development, and discuss safety considerations in the perioperative setting. Initial data indicate that neoadjuvant TTs are effective and well tolerated in patients with EGFR- or ALK-positive early-stage NSCLC. Data from ongoing trials will determine whether neoadjuvant targeted agents will become a new SoC for individuals with oncogene-addicted resectable NSCLC.
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- Jay M Lee
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida; Department of Surgery and Department of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- US Medical Affairs, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Global Product Development and Medical Affairs Oncology, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Translational Medicine, Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- US Medical Affairs, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
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De Castro J, Insa A, Collado-Borrell R, Escudero-Vilaplana V, Martínez A, Fernandez E, Sullivan I, Arrabal N, Carcedo D, Manzaneque A. Economic burden of locoregional and metastatic relapses in resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in Spain. BMC Pulm Med 2023; 23:69. [PMID: 36809990 PMCID: PMC9942326 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-023-02356-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There are scarce data of the costs of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) recurrence in Spain. The objective of this study is to assess the economic burden of disease recurrence, for both locoregional and/or metastatic relapses, after appropriate early-stage NSCLC treatment in Spain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A two-round consensus panel of Spanish oncologists and hospital pharmacists was conducted to collect information on patient's flow, treatments, use of healthcare resources and sick leaves in patients with relapsed NSCLC. A decision-tree model was developed to calculate the economic burden of disease recurrence after appropriate early-stage NSCLC. Both direct and indirect costs were considered. Direct costs included drug acquisition and healthcare resources costs. Indirect costs were estimated using the human-capital approach. Unit costs were obtained from national databases (euros of 2022). A multi-way sensitivity analysis was performed to provide a range to the mean values. RESULTS Among a cohort of 100 patients with relapsed NSCLC, 45 patients would have locoregional relapse (36.3 would eventually progress to metastasis and 8.7 would be considered in remission) and 55 patients would have metastatic relapse. Over time, 91.3 patients would experience a metastatic relapse (55 as first relapse and 36.6 after previous locoregional relapse). The overall cost incurred by the 100-patients cohort is €10,095,846 (€9,336,782 direct costs, €795,064 indirect costs). The average cost of a locoregional relapse is €25,194 (€19,658 direct costs, €5536 indirect costs), while the average cost a patient with metastasis who receives up to 4 lines of treatment is €127,167 (€117,328 direct, €9839 indirect). CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first study that specifically quantifies the cost of relapse in NSCLC in Spain. Our findings shown that the overall cost of a relapse after appropriate treatment of early-stage NSCLC patients is substantial, and it increases considerably in the metastatic relapse setting, mainly due to the high cost and long duration of first-line treatments.
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- Javier De Castro
- grid.81821.320000 0000 8970 9163Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.411308.fHospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- grid.410526.40000 0001 0277 7938Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.411083.f0000 0001 0675 8654Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.413396.a0000 0004 1768 8905Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.476717.40000 0004 1768 8390Roche Farma S.A., Madrid, Spain
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- grid.414875.b0000 0004 1794 4956Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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Escudero-Vilaplana V, Collado-Borrell R, De Castro J, Insa A, Martínez A, Fernández E, Sullivan I, Flores A, Arrabal N, Carcedo D, Manzaneque A. Cost-effectiveness of adjuvant atezolizumab versus best supportive care in the treatment of patients with resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer and overexpression of PD-L1. J Med Econ 2023; 26:445-453. [PMID: 36883193 DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2023.2188844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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AIMS To assess the cost-effectiveness of adjuvant atezolizumab in the treatment of early-stage NSCLC patients (stage II-IIIA) with expression PD-L1 ≥ 50% without mutations in EGFR or ALK rearrangements in Spain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 5-states Markov model (DFS, locoregional recurrence, 1 L-metastatic recurrence, 2 L-metastatic recurrence, and death states) was adapted to the Spanish setting. Demographic characteristics of the hypothetical cohort, transition probabilities from the DFS state, and safety parameters were obtained from IMpower010 study (GO29527). Transition probabilities from locoregional and metastatic health states were obtained from the literature. The usual clinical practice in Spain (use of health resources, management of the disease, etc.) was obtained from a previous analysis carried out by the authors of this study. A societal perspective was considered so both direct and indirect costs were included (expressed in € of 2021). A lifetime horizon was used, so costs and health outcomes were discounted at 3% per year. Sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate uncertainty. RESULTS Over a lifetime horizon, treatment with adjuvant atezolizumab provided greater effectiveness (+2.61 life years [LY] and +1.95 quality-adjusted life years [QALY]) and higher cost (€+22,538) than BSC. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and incremental cost-utility ratios (ICUR) of the analysis were €8,625/LY gained and €11,583/QALY gained, respectively. Robustness of these base-case results was confirmed by the sensitivity analyses performed. In the probabilistic sensitivity analysis, 90% of the simulations performed showed that adjuvant atezolizumab is cost-effective versus BSC, considering a threshold of €30,000/QALY. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that adjuvant treatment with atezolizumab in patients with early-stage resected NSCLC with overexpression of PD-L1 and without EGFR and ALK mutations is cost-effective versus BSC as the ICERs and ICURs obtained are below the cost-effectiveness thresholds commonly considered in Spain, thus offering a new treatment alternative for these patients.
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Shen H, Jin Y, Zhao H, Wu M, Zhang K, Wei Z, Wang X, Wang Z, Li Y, Yang F, Wang J, Chen K. Potential clinical utility of liquid biopsy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. BMC Med 2022; 20:480. [PMID: 36514063 PMCID: PMC9749360 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02681-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Liquid biopsy has been widely researched for early diagnosis, prognostication and disease monitoring in lung cancer, but there is a need to investigate its clinical utility for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS We performed a meta-analysis and systematic review to evaluate diagnostic and prognostic values of liquid biopsy for early-stage NSCLC, regarding the common biomarkers, circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), methylation signatures, and microRNAs. Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE databases, ClinicalTrials.gov, and reference lists were searched for eligible studies since inception to 17 May 2022. Sensitivity, specificity and area under the curve (AUC) were assessed for diagnostic values. Hazard ratio (HR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was extracted from the recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) plots for prognostic analysis. Also, potential predictive values and treatment response evaluation were further investigated. RESULTS In this meta-analysis, there were 34 studies eligible for diagnostic assessment and 21 for prognostic analysis. The estimated diagnostic values of biomarkers for early-stage NSCLC with AUCs ranged from 0.84 to 0.87. The factors TNM stage I, T1 stage, N0 stage, adenocarcinoma, young age, and nonsmoking contributed to a lower tumor burden, with a median cell-free DNA concentration of 8.64 ng/ml. For prognostic analysis, the presence of molecular residual disease (MRD) detection was a strong predictor of disease relapse (RFS, HR, 4.95; 95% CI, 3.06-8.02; p < 0.001) and inferior OS (HR, 3.93; 95% CI, 1.97-7.83; p < 0.001), with average lead time of 179 ± 74 days between molecular recurrence and radiographic progression. Predictive values analysis showed adjuvant therapy significantly benefited the RFS of MRD + patients (HR, 0.27; p < 0.001), while an opposite tendency was detected for MRD - patients (HR, 1.51; p = 0.19). For treatment response evaluation, a strong correlation between pathological response and ctDNA clearance was detected, and both were associated with longer survival after neoadjuvant therapy. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, our study indicated liquid biopsy could reliably facilitate more precision and effective management of early-stage NSCLC. Improvement of liquid biopsy techniques and detection approaches and platforms is still needed, and higher-quality trials are required to provide more rigorous evidence prior to their routine clinical application.
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- Haifeng Shen
- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Thoracic Oncology Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Xi Zhi Men South Ave No.11, Beijing, 100044, China.
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Saw SP, Ang MK, Tan DS. Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Patients with Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Future Directions. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2022; 23:1721-1731. [PMID: 36451063 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-022-01034-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT While cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy has been the standard of care for the past two decades, the recent introduction of immunotherapy has heralded an important milestone in the adjuvant landscape of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The landmark approval of adjuvant atezolizumab based on disease-free survival (DFS) benefit in IMpower010 was swiftly followed by the recent data for use of adjuvant pembrolizumab in PEARLS/KEYNOTE-091, and similar trials involving other immune checkpoint inhibitors are eagerly anticipated. Although both atezolizumab and pembrolizumab demonstrated a significant DFS benefit in the intention-to-treat population, key subgroup analyses have raised questions about the role of predictive biomarkers such as PD-L1 expression and EGFR-mutation status. In this review, we examine the data from the two important trials (IMpower010 and PEARLS/KEYNOTE-091), discuss the controversies surrounding adjuvant immunotherapy including appropriate endpoints, biomarker selection and highlight key considerations in oncogene-driven NSCLC. Finally, we propose future directions including the impact of neoadjuvant therapy on developments in the adjuvant immunotherapy paradigm and role of minimal residual disease (MRD).
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- Stephanie Pl Saw
- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore. .,SingHealth Duke-NUS Oncology Academic Clinical Programme, 11 Hospital Crescent, Singapore, 169610, Singapore.
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OPINION STATEMENT Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have dramatically improved tumor response rates and survival benefits in advanced oncogenic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Given the impressive success, a renewed interest has been raised in the study of these agents in the perioperative setting. Preliminary data have shown dramatic effectiveness compared to conventional chemotherapy. Given the explicit need to induce durable responses and raise cure rates, we summarize the current progression, identify key challenges, and raise potential opportunities for perioperative targeted therapy that range from precise biomarkers to optimal adjuvant regimens for individual patients. As perioperative treatment indeed provides researchers with a unique platform to address the challenges mentioned above, investigators could obtain a comprehensive analysis of genomic profiling and trace resistance mechanisms. Multidisciplinary collaboration and adaptive clinical trial designs are warranted to integrate translational research into personalized perioperative TKI treatment paradigms.
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- Si-Yang Liu
- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.,First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.,Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.,Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan 2nd Rd., Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
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Duvergé L, Bondiau PY, Claude L, Supiot S, Vaugier L, Thillays F, Doyen J, Ricordel C, Léna H, Bellec J, Chajon E, de Crevoisier R, Castelli J. Discontinuous stereotactic body radiotherapy schedule increases overall survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2021; 157:100-108. [PMID: 34016489 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The duration of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may affect patient outcomes. We aimed to determine the impact of a continuous versus discontinuous SBRT schedule on local control (LC) and overall survival (OS) in NSCLC patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive NSCLC stage I patients (475) treated with SBRT in four centers were retrospectively analyzed. The delivered dose ranged from 48 to 75 Gy in 3-10 fractions. Based on the ratio between the treatment duration (TD) and number of fractions (n), patients were divided into two groups: continuous schedule (CS) (TD ≤ 1.6n; 239 patients) and discontinuous schedule (DS) (TD > 1.6n; 236 patients). LC and OS were compared using Cox regression analyses after propensity score matching (216 pairs). RESULTS The median follow-up period was 41 months. Multivariate analysis showed that the DS (hazard ratio (HR): 0.42; 95 % confidence interval (CI): 0.22-0.78) and number of fractions (HR: 1.24; 95 % CI: 1.07-1.43) were significantly associated with LC. The DS (HR: 0.67; 95 % CI: 0.51-0.89), age (HR: 1.02; 95 % CI: 1-1.03), WHO performance status (HR: 2.27; 95 % CI: 1.39-3.7), and T stage (HR: 1.4; 95 % CI: 1.03-1.87) were significantly associated with OS. The 3-year LC and OS were 92 % and 64 % and 81 % and 53 % for DS and CS treatments, respectively (p < 0.01). Cox analysis confirmed that the discontinuous SBRT schedule significantly increased LC and OS. CONCLUSION DS is associated with significantly improved LC and OS in early-stage NSCLC patients treated with SBRT.
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- L Duvergé
- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue Flandres Dunkerque, 35000 Rennes, France.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 06000 Nice, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Léon-Bérard, 28, rue Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest- René Gauducheau, Bd J Monod, 44800 Nantes, St-Herblain, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest- René Gauducheau, Bd J Monod, 44800 Nantes, St-Herblain, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest- René Gauducheau, Bd J Monod, 44800 Nantes, St-Herblain, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 06000 Nice, France
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- Pneumology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Pneumology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue Flandres Dunkerque, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue Flandres Dunkerque, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue Flandres Dunkerque, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue Flandres Dunkerque, 35000 Rennes, France
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Alongi F, Nicosia L, Figlia V, De Sanctis V, Mazzola R, Giaj-Levra N, Reverberi C, Valeriani M, Osti MF. A multi-institutional analysis of fractionated versus single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in the treatment of primary lung tumors: a comparison between two antipodal fractionations. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:2133-2140. [PMID: 33840047 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a consolidate treatment for inoperable early-stage lung tumors, usually delivered in single or multi-fraction regimens. We aimed to compare these two approaches in terms of local effectiveness, safety and survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients affected by medically inoperable early-stage lung tumor were treated at two Institutions with two different schedules: 70 Gy in ten fractions (TF) (BED10: 119 Gy) or 30 Gy in single fraction (SF) (BED10: 120 Gy). RESULTS 73 patients were treated with SBRT delivered with two biological equivalent schedules: SF (44) and TF (29). The median follow-up was 34 months (range 3-81 months). Three-year Overall survival (OS) was 57.9%, 3-year cancer-specific survival (CSS) was 77.2%, with no difference between treatment groups. Three-year progression-free survival (LPFS) was 88.9% and did not differs between SF and TF. Overall, four cases (5.4%) of acute grade ≥ 3 pneumonitis occurred. No differences in acute and late toxicity between the two groups were detected. CONCLUSION SF and TF seems to be equally safe and effective in the treatment of primary inoperable lung tumors especially for smaller lesion. The SF may be preferentially offered to reduce patient access to hospital with no negative impact on tumor control and survival.
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- F Alongi
- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Cancer Care Center, via Don Sempreboni 5, 37034, Verona, Negrar, Italy
- University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Cancer Care Center, via Don Sempreboni 5, 37034, Verona, Negrar, Italy.
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- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Cancer Care Center, via Don Sempreboni 5, 37034, Verona, Negrar, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Cancer Care Center, via Don Sempreboni 5, 37034, Verona, Negrar, Italy
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- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Cancer Care Center, via Don Sempreboni 5, 37034, Verona, Negrar, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Kamer I, Bab-Dinitz E, Zadok O, Ofek E, Gottfried T, Daniel-Meshulam I, Hout-Siloni G, Ben Nun A, Barshack I, Onn A, Bar J. Immunotherapy response modeling by ex-vivo organ culture for lung cancer. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2021; 70:2223-2234. [PMID: 33484295 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-020-02828-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
One of the major hurdles for the advancement of cancer immunotherapy is lack of robust, accessible experimental models. We aimed to produce an ex-vivo organ culture (EVOC) model of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Freshly resected early stage tumors were collected from the operating room, fragmented to clusters < 450 µm and cultured with fetal calf serum and human autologous serum. The resulting EVOC includes cancer epithelial cells within tumor tissue clusters and immune cells. Original tissue features are reflected in the EVOCs. The response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) was assessed by IFNγ gene induction. Interestingly, IFNγ EVOC induction was numerically higher when anti-CTLA4 was added to anti-PD-L1 treatment, supporting the notion that anti-CTLA4 impacts cancer partly through tumor-resident immune cells. In parallel, immunohistochemistry (IHC) for key immune-related proteins was performed on the formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) corresponding tumors. EVOC IFNγ induction by ICI correlated with basal non-induced IFNγ, CD8, CD4 and FOXP3 mRNA levels within EVOCs and with tumor-FFPE-IHC for CD8 and granzyme B. A weaker correlation was seen with tumor-FFPE-IHC for CD3, CD4, CD68, FOXP3 and tumor-PD-L1. Tertiary lymphoid structure density was also correlated with the ICI response. Our study provides novel data about biomarkers that correlate with ICI-induced response of early stage NSCLC. Retention of the microenvironment and minimal addition of exogenous factors suggest this model to reliably represent the original tumor. The cluster-based EVOC model we describe can provide a valuable, yet simple and widely applicable tool for the study of immunotherapy in NSCLC.
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- Iris Kamer
- Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52620000, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52620000, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52620000, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52620000, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52620000, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- Thoracic Surgery Department, Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Pulmonology Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52620000, Ramat Gan, Israel.
- Affiliated with Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Reichert M, Steiner D, Kerber S, Bender J, Pösentrup B, Hecker A, Bodner J. A standardized technique of systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) leads to a high rate of nodal upstaging in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Surg Endosc 2015; 30:1119-25. [PMID: 26169635 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-015-4312-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND A substantial part of the oncologic surgical procedure in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is systematic lymph node dissection (sLND). However, controversies still exist regarding the quality of minimally invasive (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, VATS) sLND in oncologic resections. The rate of stage migration from clinical to pathological N-status has been discussed as one parameter for the quality of sLND. METHODS Between March 2011 and May 2014, seventy-seven patients (62 male, 15 female) were scheduled for anatomical lung resection and sLND by VATS for clinical stage I (UICC 7th edition) NSCLC. Preoperative staging was performed by [18F]-fluorodesoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT). Patient data were retrospectively analyzed with regard to divergence in clinical and pathological N-factor. FDG-PET/CTs of patients with lymph node (LN) upstaging after VATS resections were blindly re-evaluated by an experienced radiologist. RESULTS In FDG-PET/CT, preoperative tumor stage was cT1N0M0 in 41 (53.2%) and cT2aN0M0 in 28 (36.4%) patients. In six (7.8%) patients the primary tumor was not suspicious for malignancy, and in two (2.6%) patients the tumor was not evaluable due to prior wedge resection before FDG-PET/CT. Thirty-one (40.3%) left-sided and 46 (59.7%) right-sided pulmonary resections with sLND were performed; 19.57 ± 0.99 LNs were dissected. In 13 (16.9%) patients a nodal stage migration from preoperative clinical to postoperative pathological N-stage was observed [cN0 to pN1 in 9 (11.7%) and cN0 to pN2 in 4 (5.2%) cases]. In correlation to the clinical T-factor, the rate of N-factor upstaging for cT1 was 12.2% and for cT2a was 28.6%, respectively. In 50% of the patients with postoperative nodal staging shift, no changes were observed on re-evaluation of the preoperative FDG-PET/CT. CONCLUSION In this series of clinical stage I NSCLC patients, the rate of nodal stage migration after sLND by VATS is higher than previously reported. Prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to prove the oncologic quality of a sLND by VATS versus standard open approach.
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- Martin Reichert
- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim Street 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen, Klinik Street 32, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim Street 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim Street 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim Street 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim Street 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim Street 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Bogenhausen, Englschalkinger Street 77, 81925, Munich, Germany.,Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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