title: Role of adjuvant chemotherapy after pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Adjuvant chemotherapy is used as an alternative treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, the efficiency of post-pneumonectomy adjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC has not been clarified. In the present study, patients who benefited from adjuvant chemotherapy with TP/NP/GP were identified. A total of 217 patients who underwent pneumonectomy were identified in this study. Of these, 87 underwent pneumonectomy combined with adjuvant chemotherapy (TP/NP/GP regimen) and 130 underwent pneumonectomy only in the initial management. The primary endpoint of the present study was overall survival. Actuarial survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan-Meier method. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy significantly improved the survival rate of patients who underwent left pneumonectomy and in patients with a preoperative forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) greater than or equal to 21. Age had no effect on the survival rate of patients with or without postoperative adjuvant therapy. Post-pneumonectomy adjuvant chemotherapy is an efficient therapy in NSCLC for patients with preoperative FEV1 greater than or equal to 21 or who received left pneumonectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lung Cancer, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy Tianjin; ; Tianjin Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Lung Cancer;
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yan-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Xiao-Liang
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chang-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wang