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    Lunch & Poster Display session (ID 58)

    • Event: ELCC 2019
    • Type: Poster Display session
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    • Coordinates: 4/11/2019, 12:30 - 13:00, Hall 1
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      99P - Efficacy and safety of adjuvant chemotherapy in lung cancer: Real-world evidence (ID 387)

      12:30 - 13:00  |  Author(s): Milena Perez Mak

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      Background

      Platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) improves survival in surgically resected non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (pts). However, cisplatin and vinorelbine (PV), the most studied regimen, is often associated with increased rates of grade 3-4 toxicities. We aimed to study the efficacy and safety of adjuvant CT in NSCLC pts in a real-world scenario.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Methods

      We performed a retrospective analysis of NSCLC pts treated with surgery with curative intent between 2009 and 2018 in an academic cancer center. After surgery, pts were accessed to receive adjuvant CT, based on physicians’ discretion. Electronic records were reviewed and data were collected for pts and tumor characteristics, treatments, outcomes (overall survival [OS] and disease-free survival [DFS]), and toxicities. OS and DFS were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and curves were compared by log-rank. Prognostic factors were evaluated using Cox regression.

      20c51b5f4e9aeb5334c90ff072e6f928 Results

      250 consecutive pts were studied: 80 adjuvant CT and 170 observation; 55/80 received PV. Median age 65 years, 62% adenocarcinoma and 28% squamous cell carcinoma. The observation group differed from the adjuvant CT group in terms of type of surgery (lobectomy, 88% vs 76%; p = .020), 7th ed TNM staging (I, 50% vs 2%; II, 29% vs 45%; III, 20% vs 42%; p < .001), and lymph node status (N0, 71% vs 31%; p < .001). After a median follow-up of 24 months (mo), median DFS was 56.0 vs 39.3 mo in CT and observation groups, and median OS was 61.4 vs 58.5 mo, respectively. In an adjusted analysis, adjuvant CT was associated with improved DFS (HR 0.36, IC 95% 0.23-0.58; p < .001) and OS (HR 0.47, IC 95% 0.28-0.78; p .004). Toxicities were high in the PV group: 49% of the pts required hospitalization, 45% discontinued treatment, and 89% presented grade 3-4 toxicities, including 29% of febrile neutropenia. Five pts (9%) had treatment-related deaths.

      fd69c5cf902969e6fb71d043085ddee6 Conclusions

      Our study supports both the OS and DFS benefits of NSCLC adjuvant CT in the real world scenario. However, PV was associated with alarming rates of treatment-related toxicities and deaths, suggesting that new adjuvant avenues are warranted.

      b651e8a99c4375feb982b7c2cad376e9 Legal entity responsible for the study

      The authors.

      213f68309caaa4ccc14d5f99789640ad Funding

      Has not received any funding.

      682889d0a1d3b50267a69346a750433d Disclosure

      All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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