title: Relevance of DNA-fluorimetry and short-term resistance testing for adjuvant treatment of non-small cell lung carcinomas.
abstract: In a clinical study 127 patients with previously untreated stage III non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) were investigated using flow cytometry and an in vitro short-term test for predicting resistance to cytostatic agents. Patients with aneuploid tumors and tumors with high proliferative activity had significantly shorter survival times than those with diploid or low proliferating tumors. The aim of this study was to find out whether groups of patients classified according to the additionally observed prognostic factors, experience an advantage or disadvantage from particular modalities of treatment. Seventy-nine patients had surgery alone, 18 patients were treated additionally with chemotherapy, and 30 patients with radiation. Patients with aneuploid, low proliferating and in vitro resistant tumors showed no different survival rates after treatment with chemo- and radiotherapy adjuvant to surgery. In contrast, patients with high proliferating tumors died earlier under adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation. Patients with in vitro chemosensitive tumors had shorter survival times after irradiation than patients who had surgery alone or who were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000628:therapy*; D002330:Carmustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005470:Fluorometry; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007399:Interphase; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D005472:Fluorouracil; D002330:Carmustine