Survival and prognostic factors of non-small cell lung cancer patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence treated with radical radiotherapy

Background: Locoregional recurrence remains the challenge for long-term survival of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) patients after radical surgery, and curative-intent radiotherapy could be a treatment choice. This study aimed to assess the survival and prognostic factors of patients with postoperative locoregionally recurrent NSCLC treated with radical radiotherapy.Methods: We reviewed medical records of 74 NSCLC patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence who received radical radiotherapy between April 2012 and February 2016 at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center(Guangzhou, China). The efficacy and safety of radical radiotherapy were analyzed. The probability of survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify prognostic factors.Results: Grade 3/4 adverse events included neutropenia(8 cases, 10.8%), esophagitis(7 cases, 9.5%), pneumonitis(1 case, 1.4%), and vomiting(1 case, 1.4%).The 2-year overall survival, progression-free survival, local recurrencefree survival(LRFS), and distant metastasis-free survival(DMFS) rates of all patients were 84.2,42.5,70.0, and 50.9%,respectively. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that a higher biological effective dose(BED) of radiation was associated with longer LRFS [hazard ratios(HR)=0.317,95% confidence interval(CI) = 0.112-0.899, P = 0.016] and that wild-type epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) was associated with longer DMFS compared with EGFR mutation(HR = 0.383,95% CI=0.171-0.855, P = 0.019).Conclusions: Radical radiotherapy is effective and well-tolerated in NSCLC patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence. High BED is a predictor for long LRFS, and the presence of wild-type EGFR is a predictor for long DMFS.

非小细胞肺癌术后局部复发患者接受根治性放疗的生存及预后因素

背景与目的局部复发是影响根治性手术后非小细胞肺癌(non?small cell lung cancer,NSCLC)患者长期生存的重要因素之一,而根治性放疗可作为解决这一问题的可选治疗方案。本研究旨在评价接受根治性放疗的NSCLC术后局部复发患者的生存和预后因素。方法回顾2012年4月至2016年2月期间,在中山大学肿瘤防治中心接受根治性放疗的74例NSCLC术后局部复发患者的病历资料,分析根治性放疗的疗效和安全性。采用Kaplan-Meier法估算患者生存率,并用log-rank检验进行比较,采用Cox回归模型进行单、多因素分析。结果 3/4级不良事件包括中性粒细胞减少(8例,10.8%)、放射性食管炎(7例,9.5%)、放射性肺炎(1例,1.4%)和呕吐(1例,1.4%)。所有患者的2年总生存率、无进展生存率、局部无复发生存(local recurrence?free survival,LRFS)率和无远处转移生存(distant metastasis?free survival,DMFS)率分别为84.2%、42.5%、70.0%和50.9%。单因素和多因素分析显示,较高的生物等效剂量(biological effective dose,BED)与较长的LRFS相关(风险比[hazard ratios,HR]=0.317,95%置信区间[confidence interval,CI]:0.112–0.899,P=0.016),与表皮生长因子受体(epidermal growth factor receptor,EGFR)突变型患者相比,EGFR野生型患者的DMFS较长(HR=0.383,95%CI:0.171–0.855,P=0.019)。结论对于NSCLC术后局部复发患者应用根治性放疗治疗是安全有效的。BED与LRFS呈正相关,EGFR野生型患者DMFS较长。