Safety and Efficacy of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Unresectable Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer / 中国医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the efficacy and safety of treatment for unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC).Methods A total of 98 patients treated in our hospital between January 2010 and December 2015 were enrolled in this study.Patients were divided into three groupsthe thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) alone,concurrent chemoradiotherapy,and sequential chemoradiotherapy groups.The progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed via the Kaplan-Meier method,and compared with the log-rank/Breslow test.The prognostic factors were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier and Cox multivariate proportional hazards models.Results The median PFS in the concurrent therapy group was longer than that in the TRT alone group (P ＜ 0.05).The median OS was improved in patients treated with concurrent or sequential therapy than in the TRT alone group (P ＜ 0.05).N stage,chemotherapy regimens,and radiotherapy modalities were independent prognostic factors of PFS in all patients (P ＜0.05).Similarly,N stage was an independent prognostic factor of OS in all patients (P ＜ 0.05).Overall,the treatment was deemed safe.The occurrence of hematotoxicity related to Karnofsky performance score (KPS) and chemotherapy regimens (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Patients with a lower N stage who received cisplatin-based double chemoradiotherapy demonstrated improved survival rates.Survival was significantly improved in LA-NSCLC patients treated with concurrent or sequential therapies compared with TRT alone.Overall,the treatment is safe.KPS and chemotherapy combination regimens may increase the occurrence of hematotoxicity.