Lukas Käsmann1,2,3, Julian Taugner4, Chukwuka Eze4, Olarn Roengvoraphoj4, Maurice Dantes4, Kathrin Gennen4, Monika Karin4, Oleg Petrukhnov4, Amanda Tufman2,5, Claus Belka4,2,3, Farkhad Manapov4,2,3. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany LKaesmann@gmail.com. 2. Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany. 3. German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany. 5. Department of Pneumology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Patient performance scores are used widely in clinical practice to assess a patient's general condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic role of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score (ECOG PS) before, after and its changes during chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Records of 99 patients with stage III NSCLC were evaluated. ECOG PS before, during and after chemoradiotherapy was analyzed for prognostic impact on overall (OS) and event-free (EFS) survival. RESULTS: Median OS considering the entire cohort was 20.8 months (range=15.3-26.2 months). Median OS, and 1- and 2-year survival rates were 26.4 months, 85% and 53% in patients with ECOG PS 0 versus 18.9 months, 69% and 37% in patients with ECOG PS 1 (p=0.1, log-rank test), respectively. After the first follow-up, 35% of patients presented worsening ECOG PS, while in 65% it was stable or improved. Median EFS according to ECOG PS 0, 1, 2 and 3 was 9.6, 9.0, 7.9 and 3.5 months, respectively, at the first follow-up (p=0.018, log-rank test). Deterioration of ECOG PS after chemoradiotherapy resulted in reduced OS in the subgroups with initial ECOG PS 0 and 1 (p=0.005 and p=0.001, log-rank test). CONCLUSION: ECOG PS and its changes have a strong impact on patient outcome. Deterioration of performance status was a strong negative prognostic factor for EFS and OS. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: Patient performance scores are used widely in clinical practice to assess a patient's general condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic role of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score (ECOG PS) before, after and its changes during chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Records of 99 patients with stage III NSCLC were evaluated. ECOG PS before, during and after chemoradiotherapy was analyzed for prognostic impact on overall (OS) and event-free (EFS) survival. RESULTS: Median OS considering the entire cohort was 20.8 months (range=15.3-26.2 months). Median OS, and 1- and 2-year survival rates were 26.4 months, 85% and 53% in patients with ECOG PS 0 versus 18.9 months, 69% and 37% in patients with ECOG PS 1 (p=0.1, log-rank test), respectively. After the first follow-up, 35% of patients presented worsening ECOG PS, while in 65% it was stable or improved. Median EFS according to ECOG PS 0, 1, 2 and 3 was 9.6, 9.0, 7.9 and 3.5 months, respectively, at the first follow-up (p=0.018, log-rank test). Deterioration of ECOG PS after chemoradiotherapy resulted in reduced OS in the subgroups with initial ECOG PS 0 and 1 (p=0.005 and p=0.001, log-rank test). CONCLUSION: ECOG PS and its changes have a strong impact on patient outcome. Deterioration of performance status was a strong negative prognostic factor for EFS and OS. Copyright
Authors: Ana Casal-Mouriño; Alberto Ruano-Ravina; María Lorenzo-González; Ángeles Rodríguez-Martínez; Alexandra Giraldo-Osorio; Leonor Varela-Lema; Tara Pereiro-Brea; Juan Miguel Barros-Dios; Luis Valdés-Cuadrado; Mónica Pérez-Ríos Journal: Transl Lung Cancer Res Date: 2021-01