Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma : clinical characteristics, prognosis and postoperative management

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OBJECTIVES: Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (C-LCNEC) is pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) mixed with other components, such as adenocarcinoma (AD) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This study aimed to describe the distinct features between C-LCNEC with different components and explore the treatment strategy.

METHODS: We retrospectively collected data of 96 C-LCNEC patients who underwent surgical resection. Propensity score matching was used to balance baseline characteristics of LCNEC combined with AD (LCNEC/AD) and LCNEC combined with SCC (LCNEC/SCC).

RESULTS: In our final cohort, 71 (74%) were LCNEC/AD, while 25 (26%) were LCNEC/SCC. LCNEC/AD was more likely to occur in female, younger adults, with visceral pleural invasion and with driver gene expression. However, there was no significant difference in disease-free survival and overall survival between the 2 groups (before matching: P = 0.79 and P = 0.85; after matching: P = 0.87 and P = 0.48), while adjuvant chemotherapy (P = 0.019 and P = 0.043) was an independent predictor. C-LCNEC patients of stage II or III receiving adjuvant chemotherapy had longer disease-free survival and overall survival (P = 0.054 and P = 0.025), and the benefit of etoposide-based chemotherapy was greater than the other regimens (P = 0.010 and P = 0.030). EGFR and ALK mutations were present in 28% (17/60) and 7% (4/60) of C-LCNEC patients, respectively, and they responded well to targeted therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: LCNEC/AD was the most common type of C-LCNEC, and there were many differences between different combined components. Adjuvant chemotherapy, especially etoposide-based chemotherapy, was a beneficial option for resected C-LCNEC.Subj collection: 152.

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CommentIn: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Mar 12;:. - PMID 35277717

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

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European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 62(2022), 2 vom: 11. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Zhengyu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ya [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Fangfei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanwei [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Minjuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Han, Baohui [VerfasserIn]

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Adjuvant chemotherapy
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Etoposide
Journal Article
Survival analysis

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Date Completed 01.08.2022

Date Revised 15.09.2022

published: Print

CommentIn: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Mar 12;:. - PMID 35277717

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1093/ejcts/ezac069

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NLM336798512