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. 2018 Mar;19(2):e227-e233.
doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2017.08.003. Epub 2017 Aug 31.

Effect of Endoscopic Bronchial Ultrasound on Outcomes for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Hypofractionated Radiotherapy

Adil S Akthar  1 , Matthew Koshy  2 , Mark K Ferguson  3 , Septimiu Murgu  4 , D Kyle Hogarth  4 , Daniel W Golden  1 , Philip P Connell  1 , Erik M Davies  1 , Eric Kowalski  5 , Renuka Malik  6
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Effect of Endoscopic Bronchial Ultrasound on Outcomes for Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Hypofractionated Radiotherapy

Adil S Akthar et al. Clin Lung Cancer. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Background: In this study we sought to determine if staging endoscopic bronchial ultrasound (EBUS) improves outcomes in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who received hypofractionated radiation therapy (HFRT).

Patients and methods: Patients with stage I NSCLC treated with HFRT from 2008 to 2015 were retrospectively identified from 3 affiliated institutions. All patients underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography staging and a subset of patients received pretreatment EBUS. Patients with and without pre-radiation therapy EBUS were compared for baseline characteristics. The log rank test was used to compare Kaplan-Meier estimates. Univariate analysis (UVA) and multivariable analysis (MVA) were used to analyze the effect of factors on disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).

Results: Ninety-two patients met study criteria. Median follow-up for the entire cohort was 21 months. Two-year DFS and OS were 63% and 81%, respectively. Two-year freedom from local, regional, and distant failure were 93%, 87%, and 87%, respectively. Thirty-seven of 92 patients (40%) received pretreatment EBUS. There were no statistically significant differences in 2-year freedom from regional failure rates, DFS, or OS for EBUS-staged versus non-EBUS-staged patients. On UVA, smaller tumor size (P = .03) and higher performance status (P = .05) were associated with improved OS. On MVA, tumor size retained significance for improved OS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.19-0.97; P = .04) and higher performance status showed a trend toward improved OS (HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.23-1.11; P = .09).

Conclusion: In this retrospective series, we did not detect a difference in regional failure or survival outcomes among stage I NSCLC patients who received invasive staging with EBUS before HFRT.

Keywords: Clinical versus pathologic staging; Invasive mediastinal staging; Positron emission tomography; Regional failure; Stereotactic body radiotherapy.

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