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http://dx.doi.org/10.3857/jkstro.2009.27.3.126

Division of the N2 Stage According to the Multiplicity of the Involved Nodal Stations May be Necessary in the N2-NSCLC Patients Who are Treated with Postoperative Radiotherapy  

Yoon, Hong-In (Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Kim, Yong-Bae (Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Lee, Chang-Geol (Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Lee, Ik-Jae (Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Kim, Song-Yih (Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Kim, Jun-Won (Departments of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Kim, Joo-Hang (Departments of Medical Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Cho, Byung-Chul (Departments of Medical Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Lee, Jin-Gu (Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
Chung, Kyung-Young (Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
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Radiation Oncology Journal / v.27, no.3, 2009 , pp. 126-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: We wanted to evaluate the prognostic factors for the pathologic N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who were treated by postoperative radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 112 pN2 NSCLC patients who underwent surgery and postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) From January 1999 to February 2008. Seventy-five (67%) patients received segmentectomy or lobectomy and 37 (33%) patients received pneumonectomy. The resection margin was negative in 94 patients, and it was positive or close in 18 patients. Chemotherapy was administered to 103 (92%) patients. Nine (8%) patients received PORT alone. The median radiation dose was 54 Gy (range, 45 to 66), and the fraction size was 1.8~2 Gy. Results: The 2-year overall survival (OS) rate was 60.2% and the disease free survival (DFS) rate was 44.7% for all the patients. Univariate analysis showed that the patients with multiple-station N2 disease had significantly reduced OS and DFS (p=0.047, p=0.007) and the patients with an advanced T stage ($\geq$T3) had significantly reduced OS and DFS (p<0.001, p=0.025). A large tumor size ($\geq$5 cm) and positive lymphovascular invasion reduced the OS (p=0.035, 0.034). Using multivariate analysis, we found that multiple-station N2 disease and an advanced T stage ($\geq$T3) significantly reduced the OS and DFS. Seventy one patients (63.4%) had recurrence of disease. The patterns of failure were loco-regional in 23 (20.5%) patients, distant failure in 62 (55.4%) and combined loco-regional and distant failure in 14 (12.5%) patients. Conclusion: Multiple involvement of mediastinal nodal stations for the pN2 NSCLC patients with PORT was a poor prognostic factor in this study. A prospective study is necessary to evaluate the N2 subclassification and to optimize the adjuvant treatment.
Keywords
Non-small cell lung cancer; Mediastinal nodal metastasis; Postoperative radiotherapy; Multiple station involvement;
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