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ABSTRACT: Purpose
The gross tumor volume (GTV) could be an independent prognostic factor for unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LANSCLC). We aimed to develop and validate a novel integrated GTV-TNM stratification system to supplement LANSCLC sub-staging in patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).Methods
We performed a retrospective review of 340 patients with unresectable LANSCLC receiving definitive CCRT. All included patients were divided into two randomized cohorts. Then the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression were calculated to access the prognostic value of the integrated GTV-TNM stratification system, which was further validated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) score and F1-score.Results
The optimal outcome-based GTV cut-off values (70 and 180 cm3) of the modeling cohort were used to determine each patient's integrated GTV-TNM stratum in the whole cohort. Our results indicated that a lower integrated GTV-TNM stratum could had better overall survival and progression-free survival (all P?ConclusionsWe proposed a novel integrated GTV-TNM stratification system to supplement unresectable LANSCLC sub-staging due to its prognostic value independent of TNM stage and other clinical characteristics, suggesting that it could be considered in individual treatment decision-making process.
SUBMITTER: Chen NB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653712 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Nai-Bin NB Li Qi-Wen QW Zhu Zheng-Fei ZF Wang Yi-Ming YM Cheng Zhangkai J ZJ Hui Zhou-Guang ZG Guo Su-Ping SP He Hao-Qiang HQ Wang Bin B Huang Xiao-Yan XY Li Ji-Bin JB Guo Jin-Yu JY Hu Nan N Ai Xin-Lei XL Zhou Yin Y Wang Da-Quan DQ Liu Fang-Jie FJ Xie Chuan-Miao CM Qiu Bo B Liu Hui H
Radiation oncology (London, England) 20201110 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>The gross tumor volume (GTV) could be an independent prognostic factor for unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LANSCLC). We aimed to develop and validate a novel integrated GTV-TNM stratification system to supplement LANSCLC sub-staging in patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a retrospective review of 340 patients with unresectable LANSCLC receiving definitive CCRT. All included patients were divided into two ...[more]