Concurrent chemotherapy and short course radiotherapy in patients with stage IIIA to IIIB non-small cell lung cancer not eligible for radical treatment : results of a randomized phase II study

INTRODUCTION: The optimal treatment for patients with stage IIIA to IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) not eligible for surgery and definitive chemoradiotherapy is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate concurrent chemotherapy and palliative radiotherapy.

METHODS: Patients with stage IIIA to IIIB NSCLC with tumor >8 cm and/or forced expiratory volume < or =40%, performance status 0 to 2, and tumor-related chest symptoms were randomly assigned to arm A: radiotherapy alone (30 Gy/10 fractions) or arm B: chemoradiotherapy (two cycles of cisplatin and vinorelbine followed by radiotherapy together with third cycle). Primary end point was response rate, the power of the study was 90%, and the significance level was p = 0.1.

RESULTS: A total of 99 patients were eligible for response, overall survival, and progression-free survival evaluation. Median age was 66 years (45-78 years). Response rate was 27% versus 53%, p = 0.08; median overall survival was 9.0 versus 12.9 months, p = 0.0342; and median progression-free survival was 4.7 versus 7.3 months, p = 0.046, in arm A versus arm B, respectively. There were no deaths during treatment in arm A and six deaths in arm B; no hematological G3 to G4 toxicities in arm A and 14 toxicities in arm B. Symptom control was high and similar in both arms.

CONCLUSIONS: Upfront chemotherapy combined with palliative radiotherapy (30 Gy) is a promising treatment option in the subpopulation of patients with stage IIIA to IIIB NSCLC not amenable for definitive chemoradiotherapy and deserves further investigation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 5(2010), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 1255-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nawrocki, Sergiusz [VerfasserIn]
Krzakowski, Maciej [VerfasserIn]
Wasilewska-Tesluk, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Kowalski, Dariusz [VerfasserIn]
Rucinska, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Dziadziuszko, Rafal [VerfasserIn]
Sowa, Aleksander [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5V9KLZ54CY
Cisplatin
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Journal Article
Q20Q21Q62J
Q6C979R91Y
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vinblastine
Vinorelbine

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.11.2010

Date Revised 01.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181e15d33

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM199241473