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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Intratumoral Injection of Cisplatin for the Treatment of Isolated Mediastinal Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Published on: February 12, 2017
Weekly chemoradiation (docetaxel/cisplatin) followed by surgery in stage III NSCLC; a multicentre phase II study
Klaartje W Maas1, Sherif Y El Sharouni, Erik C J Phernambucq
1Department of Pulmonary Diseases, St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. kwmaas@hotmail.com
Background:
This prospective study analyzed the feasibility and efficacy of weekly concurrent chemoradiation (docetaxel/cisplatin) followed by surgery. The primary endpoint was radiological response.
Patients And Methods:
Six chemotherapy (docetaxel/cisplatin) cycles were administered on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and 36 with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy in fractions of 1.8 Gy, to a total dose of 45 Gy. Patients underwent surgery depending on results of invasive mediastinal re-staging.
Results:
Forty-two out of 45 NSCLC stage III patients were evaluable. Nineteen patients showed partial/complete response (46%), 14 stable disease (34%) and eight (20%) progressive disease. Toxicity was mild. The 30-day postoperative mortality was 4.2%. Twenty-four patients (59%) proceeded to surgery and 20 (49%) underwent a complete resection (R0).
Conclusion:
Weekly concurrent chemoradiation (docetaxel/cisplatin) in stage III NSCLC results in a radiological response rate of 46% and mediastinal downstaging in 56%. Complete resection in downstaged patients was achieved in 49% of all patients.
