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Efficacy of postoperative radiotherapy and prognosis in patients with completely resected stage Ⅲ(pN2) lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR wild-type receiving adjuvant chemotherapy
He Chunyu, Ma Cong, Chen Huijing, Nie Xin, Li Peng, Wu Xiaoyuan, Zhang Chengjuan, Wang Zongfei, Liu Baoxing, Liu Ru, Ge Hong
Department of Radiation Oncology, Henan Cancer Hospital, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450008, China
AbstractObjective To evaluate the value and identify the prognosic factors of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in completely resected stage Ⅲ(pN2) lung adenocarcinoma patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) wild-type who received adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods Clinical data of 172 patients with stage Ⅲ(pN2) EGFR wild-type lung adenocarcinoma who underwent radical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy from 2009 to 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy combining two drugs for>4 cycles, and divided into the PORT group and the non-PORT group. The survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test, and multivariate prognostic analysis was performed by Cox’s regression model. Results Among 172 patients, the median overall survival (OS), 3-year and 5-year OS rates were 40 months, 55.9% and 28.3%, respectively. The median disease-free survival (DFS), 3-year and 5-year DFS rates were 17 months, 24.5% and 13.0%, respectively. DFS was significantly improved in the PORT group (29 months vs. 13 months, P=0.001), whereas OS did not significantly differ between two groups (51 months vs. 38 months,P=0.151). In subgroup analysis,DFS of patients with multistation N2 or the number of N2 metastases of≥3 or skip N2 in the PORT group was significantly longer (P<0.05), whereas PORT exerted no significant effect on OS (P>0.05). Conclusions For patients with completely resected stage Ⅲ(N2) EGFR wild-type lung adenocarcinoma receiving adjuvant chemotherapy, PORT might increase DFS and have a trend toward longer OS. However, these findings remain to be validated by large sample size investigations.
Fund:Project of Tackling Key Problems in Technology of Henan Province (202102310114)
Corresponding Authors:
Liu Ru, Email:13938508576@163.com
Cite this article:
He Chunyu,Ma Cong,Chen Huijing et al. Efficacy of postoperative radiotherapy and prognosis in patients with completely resected stage Ⅲ(pN2) lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR wild-type receiving adjuvant chemotherapy[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2021, 30(5): 451-456.
He Chunyu,Ma Cong,Chen Huijing et al. Efficacy of postoperative radiotherapy and prognosis in patients with completely resected stage Ⅲ(pN2) lung adenocarcinoma with EGFR wild-type receiving adjuvant chemotherapy[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2021, 30(5): 451-456.
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