Pathologic Assessment After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for NSCLC: Importance and Implications of Distinguishing Adenocarcinoma From Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pathologic Assessment After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for NSCLC: Importance and Implications of Distinguishing Adenocarcinoma From Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jtho.2018.11.017
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发表时间:
2019-03-01
影响因子:
20.4
通讯作者:
Travis, William D.
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作者:
Qu, Yang;Emoto, Katsura;Travis, William D.
Introduction: Major pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for NSCLC has been defined as 10% or less residual viable tumor without distinguishing between histologic types. We sought to investigate whether the optimal cutoff percentage of residual viable tumor for predicting survival differs between lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).Methods: Tumor slides from 272 patients treated with NAC and surgery for clinical stage II-III NSCLC (ADC, n = 192; SCC, n = 80) were reviewed. The optimal cutoff percentage of viable tumor forpredicting lung cancer-specific cumulative incidence of death (LC-CID) was determined using maximally selected rank statistics. LC-CID was analyzed using a competing-risks approach. Overall survival was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier methods and Cox proportional hazard analysis.Results: Patients with SCC had a better response to NAC (median percentage of viable tumor: SCC versus ADC, 40% versus 60%; p = 0.027). Major pathologic response (