The Results of Radiation Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

비소세포성 폐암에서의 방사선 치료 결과

  • Kay Chul-Seung (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Jang Hong-Seok (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Gil Hack-Jun (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Yoon Sei-Chul (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Shinn Kyung-Sub (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic University Medical College)
  • 계철승 (가톨릭의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 장홍석 (가톨릭의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 길학준 (가톨릭의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 윤세철 (가톨릭의과대학 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 신경섭 (가톨릭의과대학 치료방사선과학교실)
  • Published : 1994.06.01

Abstract

From March 1983 through January 1990, two hundred sixty six patients with non-small cell lung cancer were treated with external radiation therapy at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College. A retrospective analysis was performed on eligible 116 patients who had been treated with radiation dose over 40 Gy and had been able to be followed up. There were 104 men and 12 women. The age ranged from 33 years to 80 years (median ; 53 years). Median follow up period was 18.8 months ranging from 2 months to 78 months. According to AJC staging system, there were 18($15.5\%$) patients in stage II, 79($68.1\%$) patients in stage III and 19($16.4\%$) patients in stage IV. The Pathologic classification showed 72($62.8\%$) squamous cell carcinomas, 16($13.8\%$) adenocarcinomas, 7($6\%$) large cell carcinomas, 5($4\%$) undifferentiated carcinomas, and 16($13.8\%$) un-known histology. In Karnofsky performance status, six ($5.2\%$) patients were in range below 50, 12($10.4\%$) patients between 50 and 60, 46($39.6\%$) patients between 60 and 70, 50($44.0\%$) patients between 70 and 80 and only one ($0.8\%$) patient was in the range over 80. Sixty ($51.7\%$) patients were treated with radiation therapy (RT) alone. Thirty three ($28.4\%$) patients were treated in combination RT and chemotherapy, twenty three ($19.8\%$) patients were treated with surgery followed by postoperative adjuvant RT and of 23 Patients above, five ($4.3\%$) patients, were treated with postoperative RT and chemotherapy. Overall response according to follow-up chest X-ray and chest CT scans was noted in $92.5\%$ at post RT 3 months. We observed that overall survival rates at 1 year were $38.9\%$ in stage II, $27.8\%$ in stage III, and $11.5\%$ in stage IV, and 2 year overall survival rates were $11.1\%$ in stage II, $20.8\%$ in stage III and $10.5\%$ in stage IV, respectively. We evaluated the performance status, radiation dose, age, type of histology, and the combination of chemotherapy and/or surgery to see the influence on the results fellowing radiation therapy as prognostic factors. Of these factors, only performance status and response after radiation therapy showed statistical significance (P<0.05)

가톨릭 의과 대학 부속 강남 성모 병원 치료 방사선과에서는 1983년 3월부터 1990년 1월까지 방사선 치료를 받았던 비소세포성 폐암 환자 266명중 추적 조사가 가능하고 조사 선량이 40 Gy 이상이었던 116명에 대하여 방사선 치료후의 반응율과 생존율, 그리고 방사선 치료와 관련된 합병증에 대하여 알아보고자 후향성 분석을 시행하였다. 환자들의 성별은 남자가 104명, 여자가 12명이었다. 환자들의 연령은 33세부터 80세까지였으며 중간 값은 53세였다. 추적 기간은 2개월부터 78개월이었으며 중간 값은 18.8개월이었다. AJC 병기분류에 따라, II기에 속했던 경우가 18명($15.5\%$), III기가 79명($58.1\%$), IV기가 19명 ($16.3\%$)였다. Karnofsky의 수행 능력으로 환자들의 전신 상태를 표시 하면, 50 이하가 6명($5.2\%$), 50에서 60사이가 12명($10.4\%$), 60에서 70사이가 46명($39.6\%$), 70에서 80사이가 51명($44.0\%$)이었고 80이상인 경우는 1명(0.8\%$)였다. 조직학적으로는 72명($62.8\%$)의 환자가 편평상피세포암이었으며, 16명($13.8\%$)이 선암, 7명($6\%$)이 대세포암, 5명($4\%$)이 미분화 세포암이었고, 조직 검사를 시행하지 않은 경우를 포함하여 조직학적으로 불분명한 경우가 16명이었다. 치료별로 보면, 60명($51.7\%$)은 외부 방사선 치료만으로 치료하였으며, 33명($28.4\%$)의 환자에서는 방사선 치료와 화학 요법을 병행하였다. 수술 후 방사선 치료를 받은 환자는 23명($19.8\%$)이었으며, 이들 중 5명($4\%$)에서는 화학 요법이 병행되었다. 관해율은 완전 관해와 부분 관해를 합쳐서 $92.5\%$였다. 병기별 II기, III기와 IV기에서의 1년 생존율은 각각 $38.9\%,\;27.8\%$$11.5\%$였으며, 2년 생존율은 II기, III기, IV기에서 각각 $11.1\%,\;20.8\%,\;10.5\%$였다. 치료 결과에 영향을 주는 인자들로는, 수행 능력, 치료 선량, 환자의 연령, 조직학적 형태, 치료에 대한 반응율과 수술 혹은 화학 요법의 병행 여부등에 대하여 분석하였으나 이 들중 수행 능력과 방사선 치료후의 반응 정도가 환자의 생존율에 유의한 영향을 주었다(p<0.05).

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