scholarly journals Surgical Resection After Induction Treatment Versus Curative Chemoradiation Therapy in Stage IIIA (N2) Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Meta-Analysis of 3 Large-Scale Randomized Control Studies

Author(s):  
X. Zhang ◽  
J. Yu ◽  
X. Sun ◽  
M. Li
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang-qiang Zheng ◽  
Shi-hui Min ◽  
Qing-hua Zhou

Abstract Background: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the cornerstone treatment for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and toxicity of different CCRT regimens in the treatment of LA-NSCLC by adopting a network meta-analysis.Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were exhaustively searched to identify relevant studies from inception up to October 1, 2020. Direct and indirect evidence were combined to calculate the odds radio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI), as well as to draw the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA) curves. Cluster analyses were adopted to compare efficacy and toxicity of different CCRT regimens according to the similarity of 2 variables. Publication bias was detected by comparison-adjusted funnel plot.Results: Twenty-two studies were enrolled in this network meta-analysis, including 18 CCRT regimens: CCRT (cisplatin+etoposide), CCRT (carboplatin+paclitaxel), CCRT (pemetrexed+carboplatin), CCRT (pemetrexed+cisplatin), CCRT (docetaxel+cisplatin), CCRT (S-1+cisplatin), CCRT (mitomycin+vindesine+cisplatin), CCRT (cisplatin+vinorelbine), CCRT (cisplatin), CCRT (etoposide+cisplatin+amifostine), RT, CCRT (5-FU), CCRT (paclitaxel+cisplatin), CCRT (irinotecan+carboplatin), CCRT (nedaplatin), CCRT (carboplatin+etoposide), CCRT (paclitaxel), and CCRT (carboplatin). The results indicated that the regimens with CCRT (cisplatin+etoposide), CCRT (carboplatin+paclitaxel), CCRT (pemetrexed+cisplatin), CCRT (S-1+cisplatin), and CCRT (cisplatin+vinorelbine) had relatively better efficacy compared with other regimens. As for toxicity of different CCRT regimens, the CCRT (carboplatin+paclitaxel), CCRT (pemetrexed+cisplatin), and CCRT (docetaxel+cisplatin) were relatively lower.Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that CCRT (pemetrexed+cisplatin) and CCRT (carboplatin+paclitaxel) might be the best choice of CCRT regimens in the treatment of LA-NSCLC, and the 3-year overall survival (OS) rate of CCRT (pemetrexed+cisplatin) was the highest among these regimens.


Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4534
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zaborowska-Szmit ◽  
Marta Olszyna-Serementa ◽  
Dariusz M. Kowalski ◽  
Sebastian Szmit ◽  
Maciej Krzakowski

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is recommended for locally advanced and unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but radiotherapy alone may be used in patients that are ineligible for combined-modality therapy due to poor performance status or comorbidities, which may concern elderly patients in particular. The best candidates for sequential chemoradiotherapy remain undefined. The purpose of the study was to determine the importance of a patients’ age during qualification for sequential chemoradiotherapy. The study enrolled 196 patients. Older patients (age > 65years) more often had above the median Charlson Comorbidity Index CCI > 4 (p < 0.01) and Simplified Charlson Comorbidity Index SCCI > 8 (p = 0.03), and less frequently the optimal Karnofsky Performance Score KPS = 100 (p < 0.01). There were no significant differences in histological diagnoses, frequency of stage IIIA/IIIB, weight loss, or severity of smoking between older and younger patients. Older patients experienced complete response more often (p = 0.01) and distant metastases less frequently (p = 0.03). Univariable analysis revealed as significant for overall survival: age > 65years (HR = 0.66; p = 0.02), stage IIIA (HR = 0.68; p = 0.01), weight loss > 10% (HR = 1.61; p = 0.04). Multivariable analysis confirmed age > 65years as a uniquely favorable prognostic factor (HR = 0.54; p < 0.01) independent of lung cancer disease characteristics, KPS = 100, CCI > 4, SCCI > 8. Sequential chemoradiotherapy may be considered as favorable in elderly populations.


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