Apar Pataer1, Annikka Weissferdt2, Ara A Vaporciyan3, Arlene M Correa3, Boris Sepesi3, Ignacio I Wistuba4, John V Heymach5, Tina Cascone5, Stephen G Swisher3. 1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: apataer@mdanderson.org. 2. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. 3. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. 4. Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. 5. Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Major pathologic response (MPR), defined as residual viable tumor of less than or equal to 10%, currently serves as a surrogate end point for survival for patients with resectable NSCLC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. However, the significance of pathologic response in lymph nodes harboring metastatic tumors in such patients remains uncertain. Therefore, we studied the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on resected positive lymph nodes and determined if the degree of pathologic response in the lymph nodes alone (LN-MPR) or in combination with that of the primary tumor (PT-MPR) was able to predict the outcome. METHODS: A total of 75 patients with NSCLC who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and completed surgical resection were included in this study. Tissue specimens were retrospectively evaluated by two pathologists blinded to the patients' treatments and outcomes. Specimens were reviewed for the degree of pathologic response in the primary tumor and in any involved lymph nodes. The prognostic performance of LN-MPR alone or in combination with PT-MPR with respect to overall survival (OS) was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression model. RESULTS: LN-MPR was significantly predictive of long-term OS after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A combination of PT-MPR with LN-MPR was significantly associated with outcome and allowed stratification of patients into three prognostic groups (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: LN-MPR in isolation is a reliable predictor of OS in patients with NSCLC receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A combination of LN-MPR with PT-MPR seems to correlate well with the outcome and can be used to predict prognosis in this patient population. Published by Elsevier Inc.
INTRODUCTION: Major pathologic response (MPR), defined as residual viable tumor of less than or equal to 10%, currently serves as a surrogate end point for survival for patients with resectable NSCLC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. However, the significance of pathologic response in lymph nodes harboring metastatic tumors in such patients remains uncertain. Therefore, we studied the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on resected positive lymph nodes and determined if the degree of pathologic response in the lymph nodes alone (LN-MPR) or in combination with that of the primary tumor (PT-MPR) was able to predict the outcome. METHODS: A total of 75 patients with NSCLC who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and completed surgical resection were included in this study. Tissue specimens were retrospectively evaluated by two pathologists blinded to the patients' treatments and outcomes. Specimens were reviewed for the degree of pathologic response in the primary tumor and in any involved lymph nodes. The prognostic performance of LN-MPR alone or in combination with PT-MPR with respect to overall survival (OS) was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression model. RESULTS: LN-MPR was significantly predictive of long-term OS after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A combination of PT-MPR with LN-MPR was significantly associated with outcome and allowed stratification of patients into three prognostic groups (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: LN-MPR in isolation is a reliable predictor of OS in patients with NSCLC receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A combination of LN-MPR with PT-MPR seems to correlate well with the outcome and can be used to predict prognosis in this patient population. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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