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Erschienen in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie 3/2014

01.03.2014 | Original article

Potential clinical predictors of outcome after postoperative radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer

verfasst von: R. Bütof, K. Kirchner, S. Appold, S. Löck, A. Rolle, G. Höffken, Prof. Dr. M. Krause, M. Baumann

Erschienen in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie | Ausgabe 3/2014

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Abstract

Aim

The aim of this analysis was to investigate the impact of tumour-, treatment- and patient-related cofactors on local control and survival after postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with special focus on waiting and overall treatment times.

Patients and methods

For 100 NSCLC patients who had received postoperative radiotherapy, overall, relapse-free and metastases-free survival was retrospectively analysed using Kaplan–Meier methods. The impact of tumour-, treatment- and patient-related cofactors on treatment outcome was evaluated in uni- and multivariate Cox regression analysis.

Results

No statistically significant difference between the survival curves of the groups with a short versus a long time interval between surgery and radiotherapy could be shown in uni- or multivariate analysis. Multivariate analysis revealed a significant decrease in overall survival times for patients with prolonged overall radiotherapy treatment times exceeding 42 days (16 vs. 36 months) and for patients with radiation-induced pneumonitis (8 vs. 29 months).

Conclusion

Radiation-induced pneumonitis and prolonged radiation treatment times significantly reduced overall survival after adjuvant radiotherapy in NSCLC patients. The negative impact of a longer radiotherapy treatment time could be shown for the first time in an adjuvant setting. The hypothesis of a negative impact of longer waiting times prior to commencement of adjuvant radiotherapy could not be confirmed.
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Metadaten
Titel
Potential clinical predictors of outcome after postoperative radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer
verfasst von
R. Bütof
K. Kirchner
S. Appold
S. Löck
A. Rolle
G. Höffken
Prof. Dr. M. Krause
M. Baumann
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2014
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0179-7158
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-099X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-013-0501-4

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