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P1.02 - Biology/Pathology (ID 614)
- Event: WCLC 2017
- Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
- Track: Biology/Pathology
- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 10/16/2017, 09:30 - 16:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B + C)
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P1.02-018 - Number of Cancer Cells in Lung Adenocarcinoma Specimen – Correlation with Noguchi's Classification, WHO Pathologic Type, and Prognosis (ID 7565)
09:30 - 16:00 | Author(s): Y. Nakazato
- Abstract
Background:
Patients with completely resected lung adenocarcinomas smaller than 2 cm have a good prognosis, though some develop recurrence. It has been shown that Noguchi’s classification and WHO pathologic type are correlated with prognosis. We examined the correlation of number of cancer cells/mm[2 ]in adenocarcinoma specimens with prognosis, Noguchi’s classification, and WHO pathologic type.
Method:
Primary tumors were obtained from 104 patients who underwent surgery from January 2006 through December 2010 and had pulmonary adenocarcinomas ≤2 cm in maximum diameter. This prognostic investigation was performed in November 2016. All specimens were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and evaluated using Noguchi’s classification and WHO pathologic type. We also determined the number of cancer cells/mm[2] in the specimens, with those findings evaluated using receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and tumor size. Overall survival curves were produced using the Kaplan-Meier method and analyzed using a log rank test according to number of cancer cells, Noguchi’s classification, and WHO pathologic type. The relationship among those 3 parameters was investigated with Pearson’s correlation coefficient. A p-value <0.05 was considered to indicate significance.
Result:
At the time of the examination, 90 patients were alive and 14 had died due to lung cancer. The average number of cancer cells/mm[2] was 791.3 (range 129.4-1739.5) and that was strongly correlated with progression of Noguchi’s grade (correlation coefficient 0.519, p<0.001) and WHO pathologic type (correlation coefficient 0.436, p<0.001). ROC curve analysis established a cut-off of 992/mm[2]. In general, cases with cancer cells above the cut-off had worse prognosis (5-year survival 64.0% vs. 94.2%, p<0.001). Figure 1
Conclusion:
The number of cancer cells/mm[2] in lung adenocarcinoma specimens was found to be correlated with Noguchi’s classification and WHO pathologic type, and is considered useful for prognostic evaluation of affected patients.
