Pneumonectomy After Chemotherapy: Morbidity, Mortality, and Long-Term Outcome

Autor: Jean-Yves Collet, Mohamed S. Boudaya, Maurizio Salvi, Sophie Camilleri-Broët, Marco Alifano, Carmen Dinu, Jean-François Regnard
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 85:1866-1873
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.103
Popis: Background Results of pneumonectomy after chemotherapy are controversial, and the procedure is often considered as potentially dangerous. Methods Records of patients who underwent pneumonectomy after chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer in a single institution in a 6-year period were reviewed retrospectively. Results One hundred eighteen patients had pneumonectomy after chemotherapy. Indications for preoperative chemotherapy were N2 disease, 74; potentially resectable T4 disease, 17; doubtful resectability, 18; stage IV disease (nodule on another ipsilateral lobe), 4; and participation in a randomized trial on induction chemotherapy in initial stages, 5. Chemotherapy protocols were platinum-based. Imaging reevaluation showed complete, partial, minor response, and disease stability in 0, 24, 39, and 55 patients, respectively. Operative mortality was 5.9% (7 of 118), consisting of 4 of 54 after pneumonectomy, and 3 of 64 after left pneumonectomy. Bronchopleural fistula caused one death. No factor among those evaluated (sex, age, comorbidities, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, symptoms, side and location of tumor; indication for operation, number of cycles, and response to chemotherapy; extent of resection, TNM status, pathologic stage) predicted postoperative death. Median and overall 5-year survival was 22 months and 23.7%, respectively. At univariate analysis, pathologic stage, T status, and the occurrence of postoperative complications influenced 5-year survival. At multivariate analysis, T status ( p = 0.0054), the occurrence of postoperative complications ( p = 0.0015), and clinical response to induction chemotherapy ( p = 0.028) were identified as independent predictors of 5-year survival. Conclusions Pneumonectomy after chemotherapy has acceptable mortality. Long-term results are encouraging.
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