刘翼, 阿迪力, 陆艳荣, et al. Analyze the curative effect of adjuwant radiotherapy in stage ⅢA(N2) non-small cell lung cancer[J]. China Oncology, 2013, 23(6): 452-456.
Background and purpose: Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in completely resectable stage Ⅲ
A
(N
2
) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficiency of PORT in completely resectable stage Ⅲ
A
(N
2
) NSCLC. Methods: The clinical data of 126 patients with stage Ⅲ
A
(N
2
) NSCLC who was treated with radical surgery f
rom Jan. 2002 to Jan. 2007 were retrospctively analyzed. There were 126 patients for analysis; 70 patients received the postoperative chemotherapy alone (non-PORT)
56 patients received postoperative chemotherapy with radiotherapy. The 126 patients were analyzed the influencing factors of the overall survival (OS). Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the OS
and Log-rank was used to compare the difference of OS between the two groups. Results: The median survival time was 25.0 months in all the groups of patients. The 1-
3-
5-year survival rates were 84.4%
32.5%
16.4%. The 1-
3-
and 5-year survival rates were 81.2%
28.5%
13.5% in non-PORT group
and 88.5%
39.9%
20.0% in PORT group. The median survival time was 22.4 months and 32.8 months
the difference was statistically significant (P=0.033). The median time of stage Ⅲ
A
(N
2
) NSCLC with locoregional recurrence was 9.6 months in non-PORT group and 17.0 months in PORT group
the difference was statistically significant (P=0.001). Univariate analysis showed that the number of lymph node metastasis station (P=0.001) and PORT (P=0.033) correlated with OS. Conclusion: PORT could improve the survival rate and reduce the locoregional recurrence of stage Ⅲ