Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it

Background and purpose: We aimed to assess the benefits of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in completely resected patients with pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a high risk of locoregional recurrence (LRR). Materials and methods: A prospective, randomized trial was...

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Main Authors: Shu-Xian Zhang, Chen-Chen Zhang, Run-Ping Hou, Xu-Wei Cai, Jun Liu, Wen Yu, Qin Zhang, Jin-Dong Guo, Chang-Lu Wang, Hong-Xuan Li, Zheng-Fei Zhu, Xiao-Long Fu, Wen Feng
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author Shu-Xian Zhang
Chen-Chen Zhang
Run-Ping Hou
Xu-Wei Cai
Jun Liu
Wen Yu
Qin Zhang
Jin-Dong Guo
Chang-Lu Wang
Hong-Xuan Li
Zheng-Fei Zhu
Xiao-Long Fu
Wen Feng
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Chen-Chen Zhang
Run-Ping Hou
Xu-Wei Cai
Jun Liu
Wen Yu
Qin Zhang
Jin-Dong Guo
Chang-Lu Wang
Hong-Xuan Li
Zheng-Fei Zhu
Xiao-Long Fu
Wen Feng
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description Background and purpose: We aimed to assess the benefits of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in completely resected patients with pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a high risk of locoregional recurrence (LRR). Materials and methods: A prospective, randomized trial was conducted starting in July 2016 to explore the optimal timing of PORT in high-LRR-risk patients with completely resected IIIA(N2) NSCLC (NCT02974426). Patients were identified as high-LRR-risk patients via the prognostic index (PI) model and were randomly assigned to PORT-first or PORT-last treatment. To evaluate PORT for high-LRR-risk patients, all patients in this trial constituted the PORT cohort, whereas high-LRR-risk patients without PORT were selected from a retrospective cohort as the non-PORT cohort. Propensity score-matched (PSM) analyses were conducted to compare overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS). Results: Between 2016 and 2022, 132 patients were included in the trial, with a median follow-up of 49.3 months. The 3-year OS rate was 83.2 %, and the 3-year DFS rate was 35.0 %. Among these patients, 122 patients (92 %) received planned PORT. For 132 intention-to-treat patients, PSM analysis with the non-PORT cohort (n = 307) resulted in 130 matched pairs. The results revealed that PORT improved LRFS (3-year LRFS, 77.6 % vs. 57.3 %; p = 0.00014), DFS (3-year DFS, 35.2 % vs. 28.6 %; p = 0.038), and OS (3-year OS, 83.0 % vs. 60.7 %; p = 0.00017), with no difference in DMFS (p = 0.17). Conclusion: PORT could increase local control, DFS, and OS in high-LRR-risk patients with completely resected IIIA(N2) NSCLC. Future research should utilize multidimensional data to pinpoint more precise subgroups benefiting from PORT, with prospective trials validating these findings.
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spelling doaj-art-6c63a7c22d084f47bb37a7af914544bb2024-12-12T05:22:16ZengElsevierClinical and Translational Radiation Oncology2405-63082025-01-0150100889Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider itShu-Xian Zhang0Chen-Chen Zhang1Run-Ping Hou2Xu-Wei Cai3Jun Liu4Wen Yu5Qin Zhang6Jin-Dong Guo7Chang-Lu Wang8Hong-Xuan Li9Zheng-Fei Zhu10Xiao-Long Fu11Wen Feng12Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Corresponding authors at: 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai 200030, China.Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Corresponding authors at: 241 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai 200030, China.Background and purpose: We aimed to assess the benefits of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in completely resected patients with pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a high risk of locoregional recurrence (LRR). Materials and methods: A prospective, randomized trial was conducted starting in July 2016 to explore the optimal timing of PORT in high-LRR-risk patients with completely resected IIIA(N2) NSCLC (NCT02974426). Patients were identified as high-LRR-risk patients via the prognostic index (PI) model and were randomly assigned to PORT-first or PORT-last treatment. To evaluate PORT for high-LRR-risk patients, all patients in this trial constituted the PORT cohort, whereas high-LRR-risk patients without PORT were selected from a retrospective cohort as the non-PORT cohort. Propensity score-matched (PSM) analyses were conducted to compare overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS). Results: Between 2016 and 2022, 132 patients were included in the trial, with a median follow-up of 49.3 months. The 3-year OS rate was 83.2 %, and the 3-year DFS rate was 35.0 %. Among these patients, 122 patients (92 %) received planned PORT. For 132 intention-to-treat patients, PSM analysis with the non-PORT cohort (n = 307) resulted in 130 matched pairs. The results revealed that PORT improved LRFS (3-year LRFS, 77.6 % vs. 57.3 %; p = 0.00014), DFS (3-year DFS, 35.2 % vs. 28.6 %; p = 0.038), and OS (3-year OS, 83.0 % vs. 60.7 %; p = 0.00017), with no difference in DMFS (p = 0.17). Conclusion: PORT could increase local control, DFS, and OS in high-LRR-risk patients with completely resected IIIA(N2) NSCLC. Future research should utilize multidimensional data to pinpoint more precise subgroups benefiting from PORT, with prospective trials validating these findings.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630824001666Non-small cell lung cancerStage IIIA(N2)Postoperative radiotherapyHigh risk of locoregional recurrence
spellingShingle Shu-Xian Zhang
Chen-Chen Zhang
Run-Ping Hou
Xu-Wei Cai
Jun Liu
Wen Yu
Qin Zhang
Jin-Dong Guo
Chang-Lu Wang
Hong-Xuan Li
Zheng-Fei Zhu
Xiao-Long Fu
Wen Feng
Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it
Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Non-small cell lung cancer
Stage IIIA(N2)
Postoperative radiotherapy
High risk of locoregional recurrence
title Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it
title_full Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it
title_fullStr Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it
title_full_unstemmed Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it
title_short Is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage IIIA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer? High-risk populations should consider it
title_sort is postoperative radiotherapy effective in patients with completely resected pathologic stage iiia n2 non small cell lung cancer high risk populations should consider it
topic Non-small cell lung cancer
Stage IIIA(N2)
Postoperative radiotherapy
High risk of locoregional recurrence
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630824001666
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