Comparison of Outcomes after Curative Resection of Primary Lung Cancer between 50 Year or Younger and 70 Year or Older Patients

50세 이하와 70세 이상 원발성 폐암 환자에서의 근치적 수술 후 성적 비교

  • Lee, Jae-Ik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Keun-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Park, Kook-Yang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Park, Chul-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Jeon, Yang-Bin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Hyu (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
  • 이재익 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김건우 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 박국양 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 박철현 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 전양빈 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최창휴 (가천의과학대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.04.05

Abstract

Background: Previous series have suggested that younger patients with primary lung cancer exhibit a more aggressive disease course with a worse prognosis, as compared to older patients, although this issue is still debatable. Material and Method: We reviewed the medical records of 79 patients (32 patients 50 years and younger (Group I) and 47 patients 70 years and older (Group II)) who underwent curative resection for primary lung cancer between July 2000 and June 2008. Result: The median age of the patients was 46.5 years in Group I and this was 73 years in Group II. The older patients were more likely to have major comorbidities (44% versus 77%, respectively; p=0.003). Histological examinations identified that the minor histological types (excluding non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)) were predominantly found in the Group I patients (16% versus 2%, respectively; p=0.037). For the TNM staging of the NSCLC, with excluding the minor histologic types, a higher proportion of patients had stage III disease in Group I (33% versus 13%, respectively; p=0.038). There was no significant difference in major morbidity (16% versus 30%, respectively; p=0.148) and operative mortality (0% versus 4.3%; p=0.512) between the groups. The mean follow-up interval was 33 months (range: $1{\sim}98$ months) for patients in both groups. For the patients with NSCLC, the five-year overall survival rate was 52.3% for Group I and 53.7% for Group II (p=0.955). The rate of freedom from recurrence at five years was significantly lower for the Group I patients than for the Group II patients (39.4% versus 70.4%, respectively; p=0.027), and only being a member of Group I impacted recurrence, based on the Cox proportional hazard analysis (p=0.034). Of the patients who had recurrence, four patients in Group I underwent aggressive surgical treatment. All of these patients exhibited long-term survival (range: $46{\sim}87$ months). Conclusion: In our study, the early outcome and long-term survival were similar for the younger and older patients after curative resection of primary lung cancer. However, we think that younger patients require meticulous follow-up as they had a tendency to proceed to surgery with advanced stage disease, a higher recurrence rate than did the older patients and the survival rates were improved, even for the recurred cases, with early aggressive treatment.

배경: 젊은 환자에서 발생하는 원발성 폐암은 고령의 환자에 비해 악성도가 높고 예후가 나쁘다는 일부 연구자들의 보고가 있어 왔으나 여전히 논란이 있다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년 7월부터 2008년 6월까지 본원에서 원발성 폐암으로 근치적 수술을 시행한 79명의 환자(50세 이하 환자 32명과(1군)과 70세 이상 환자 47명(2군)의 의무 기록을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 수술 당시 연령의 중앙간은 1군이 46.5세($25{\sim}50$세), 2군이 73세($70{\sim}82$세)였다. 다른 주요 질병이 동반된 환자는 1군(44%)에 비해 2군(77%)에서 월등히 많았다(p=0.003). 비소세포 폐암을 제외한 기타 조직형(육종, 소세포암, 점액 상피양암 등)은 주로 1군에서 발생하였다(16% vs. 2%, p=0.037). 기타 조직형을 제외한 비소세포 폐암 중 1군에서 3기 환자가 유의하게 많았다(33% vs. 13%, p=0.038). 주요 술 후 합병증은 1군에서 16%, 2군에서 30% 발생하였으나 통계적 유의성은 없었고(p=0.148), 술 후 사망 환자는 2군에서만 2명 발생하였다(0% vs 4.3%, p=0.512). 평균 33개월($1{\sim}98$개월)의 추적 관찰 기간 동안 기타 조직형을 제외한 비소세포 폐암의 5년 생존율은 1군이 52.3%, 2군이 53.7%로 차이가 없었다(p=0.955). 5년 재발 회피율은 1군이 39.4%, 2군이 70.4%로 젊은 환자군에서 유의하게 재발이 많았으며(p=0.027), 다변량 분석에서도 유일한 재발의 위험 인자는 1군이었다(p=0.034). 1군 재발 환자 중 4명에서는 적극적인 수술적 치료를 시행하였고, 이들 모두가 $46{\sim}87$개월간 장기 생존하였다. 결론: 본원에서 윈발성 폐암으로 수술 받은 50세 이하 환자들의 술 후 조기 성적과 장기 생존율은 고령의 환자들과 비교하여 차이가 없었다. 그러나 젊은 환자들은 고령의 환자들에 비해 진행된 병기에서 수술을 하는 경향이 있었고, 상대적으로 재발율이 더 높았으며, 일단 재발한 경우라도 적극적인 조기 치료로 생존율을 향상시킬 수 있었으므로 철저한 추적이 필요하다고 생각한다.

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