[Adjuvant chemothgerapy in resected non small cell lung cancer: preliminary results about 8 cases]

ABSTRACT

Report the preliminary results of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients surgically treated for non small lung cancer. Its a prospective study about 12 patients surgically treated between January 2005 and December 2007.8 patients had benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy. The protocol had been based at 4 cycles of Cisplatine Our 8 men patients, aged for the mean of 59 years with a Performans Status at 1, had benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy after curative surgery. Six patients considered us II B stage, had benefit immediately for surgically treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy protocol had been based of Cisplatin and Vinorelbine [5 patients] and Cisplatin and Gemcitabine [1 patient]. The 4 cycles can be administered without any limiting toxicity only for one patient who's received 2 cycles of Cisplatin and Gemcitabine in front of the severity of digestive side effects. Two patients considered us IIIB stage, had been surgically treated after neo adjuvant chemotherapy based at Cisplatin and Vinorelbine. Histological response was complete for twice of them. The same chemotherapy was stopped after 2 cycles us adjuvant, in front of haematological side effects. Two patients did at 4 and 15 months of neoplasic progression. The six other patients had been still on life with a move back of 33 months. Post operative adjuvant chemotherapy is the standard treatment for the II A and II B stages and probably for lB stage. For none immediately operative patients [IIIA and some III B], articulation of chemotherapy with surgery must be clarified