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Preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin and docetaxel in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an induction chemoradiotherapy regimen followed by surgery in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). A total of 22 patients with LA-NSCLC were treated with induction chemoradiotherapy consisting of cisplatin (40 mg m(-2)) and docetaxel (40 mg m(-2)) given on days 1, 8, 29 and 36 plus concurrent thoracic irradiation at a dose of 40-60 Gy (2 Gy fraction(-1) day(-1)). Surgical resection was performed within 6 weeks after completion of induction therapy. Objective response to the induction therapy was obtained in 16 patients (73%). In all, 20 patients (91%) underwent surgery and complete resection was achieved in 19 patients (86%). Pathological downstaging and pathological complete response were obtained in 14 (64%) and five (23%) patients, respectively. With a median follow-up period of 32 months, the calculated 3-year overall and progression-free survival rates were 66 and 61%, respectively. It is noteworthy that the 3-year overall survival rate in 14 patients achieving pathological downstaging was extremely high (93%). Toxicity was manageable with standard approaches. No treatment-related deaths occurred. This combined modality treatment is feasible and highly effective in patients with LA-NSCLC. The results warrant further large-scale study to confirm the effectiveness of this regimen.

SUBMITTER: Katayama H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2409628 | biostudies-other | 2004 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Project description:Recent studies have suggested the superiority of concomitant over sequential administration of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Docetaxel and cisplatin have demonstrated efficacy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study evaluated the safety, toxicity, and antitumour activity of docetaxel/cisplatin with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced NSCLC. Patients with locally advanced NSCLC (stage IIIA or IIIB), good performance status, age <or=75 years, and adequate organ function were eligible. Both docetaxel and cisplatin were given on days 1, 8, 29, and 36. Doses of docetaxel/cisplatin (mg m(-2)) in the phase I study portion were escalated as follows: 20/30, 25/30, 30/30, 30/35, 30/40, 35/40, 40/40, and 45/40. Beginning on day 1 of chemotherapy, thoracic radiotherapy was given at a total dose of 60 Gy with 2 Gy per fraction over 6 weeks. In the phase I portion, the maximum tolerated doses (MTD) among 33 patients were docetaxel 45 mg m(-2) and cisplatin 40 mg m(-2). The major dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was radiation oesophagitis. The recommended doses (RDs) for the phase II study were docetaxel 40 mg m(-2) and cisplatin 40 mg m(-2). A total of 42 patients were entered in the phase II portion. Common toxicities were leukopenia, granulocytopenia, anaemia, and radiation oesophagitis, with frequencies of grade >or=3 toxicities of 71, 60, 24, and 19%, respectively. Toxicity was significant, but manageable according to the dose and schedule modifications. Dose intensities of docetaxel and cisplatin were 86 and 87%, respectively. Radiotherapy was completed without a delay in 67% of 42 patients. The overall response rate was 79% (95% confidence interval (CI), 66-91%). The median survival time was 23.4+ months with an overall survival rate of 76% at 1 year and 54% at 2 years. In conclusion, chemotherapy with cisplatin plus docetaxel given on days 1, 8, 29, and 36 and concurrent thoracic radiotherapy is efficacious and tolerated in patients with locally advanced NSCLC and should be evaluated in a phase III study.

Project description:BackgroundFor decades, concurrent chemo-radiotherapy with cisplatin-based regimen has been a standard therapy for locally advanced stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We conducted individual-participant-data (IPD) meta-analyses to compare S-1/cisplatin versus other third-generation anti-cancer medications plus cisplatin regimens with the goal of determining whether or not S-1/cisplatin was the ideal choice for treatment accompanied by radiotherapy (RT).MethodsA thorough search was performed using multiple electronic databases. We integrated the IPD of each trial and analyzed the resulting meta-database. The primary endpoint was the overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoints included the progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), toxicities, and treatment delivery. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on baseline characteristics. Statistical analyses were stratified by trials.ResultsThree randomized control trials (WJOG5008L study, SPECTRA study, and TORG1018 study) were found. Of the 316 patients enrolled in those studies, 159 received S-1/cisplatin (SP), and 157 were assigned to other combination chemotherapy. The median OS for the SP arm was 48.2 months, and that of the non-SP arm was 42.4 months. The combined hazard ratio (HR) for the OS was 0.895 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.638-1.256), and no heterogeneity was noted among the trials (test for heterogeneity, p = 0.87; I2 = 0). The median PFS for the SP and non-SP arms was 12.8 and 14.0 months, respectively. The corresponding HR for the PFS was 1.022 (95% CI 0.776-1.347), and there was evidence of moderate heterogeneity among the trials (test for heterogeneity, p = 0.16; I2 = 0.46). The ORRs were 69.7% (95% CI 62.1-76.7%) and 70.9% (95% CI 63.7-78.1%) in the SP and non-SP arms, respectively. The toxicity profile showed that SP caused significantly fewer instances of grade 3-4 leukopenia and neutropenia than non-SP regimens.ConclusionNo marked differences were detected in the OS, PFS, or ORR between the SP and non-SP arms. SP had significantly less myelosuppression and better treatment compliance as a chemotherapy regimen for concurrent chemoradiation in locally advanced NSCLC than non-SP regimens.

Project description:Background and purposeWe test the hypothesis that unsatisfactory outcomes after concurrent chemoradiotherapy (RT) for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) are due to treatment-related immunosuppression.Materials and methodsWhite blood cells (WBCs) data were retrospectively collected for all stage IIIA/B LA-NSCLC patients before and after (after RT: two weeks, two months, four months) concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated RT in which patients were treated to a median of 63 Gy (1.8-2.0 Gy/fractions) in 2004-2014 (N = 155). Nine WBC variables were generated from pre-RT normalized absolute number of lymphocytes and neutrophils (L, N) and the N/L thereof. A WBC variable was considered a predictor for overall survival and recurrence (distant/local/nodal/regional) if p ≤ 0.006 (corrected for 9 variables) from Cox regression and competing risk analyses, respectively; both conducted using bootstrap resampling. Finally, a WBC variable predicting any of the outcomes was linearly associated with each of eleven disease/patient/treatment characteristics (p ≤ 0.005; corrected for 11 characteristics).ResultsAt the three post-RT time points both L and N significantly decreased (p < 0.0003). Overall survival was associated with N and N/L four months post-RT (p = 0.00001, 0.0003); regional recurrence was associated with L two months post-RT (p < 0.0001). None of the disease/patient/treatment characteristics was significantly associated with any of the three WBC variables that predicted OS or recurrence (lowest p-value: p = 0.006 for tumour stage,).ConclusionSignificantly lower WBC levels after concurrent chemo-RT for LA-NSCLC are associated with worse long-term outcomes. The mechanism behind this treatment-related immunosuppression requires further analysis likely including other characteristics as no statistically significant association was established between any WBC variable and the disease/patient/treatment characteristics.

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