The aim is To explore the efficacy and toxicities of split-course hypo-fractionated radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy (HFRT−CHT) with intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence (LRR).
NSCLC patients were eligible if confirmed as LRR disease without distant metastasis after complete resection. HFRT−CHT using IMRT technique was administered with 51 Gy in 17 fractions or 40 Gy in 10 fractions as the first course followed by a break. Patients with no disease progression and no persistent Grade ≥2 toxicities had the second course of 15 Gy in 5 fractions or 28 Gy in 7 fractions as a boost. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS).
Fifty-eight patients were enrolled and analyzed. With a median follow-up of 23.9 months for all, the 2-year and 3-year PFS rate was 59.7 % and 46.4 %, the 2-year and 3-year OS rate was 72.5 % and 52.2 %, respectively, and a favorable objective response rate of 95.9 % was obtained after the whole courses protocol. Grade 3 acute pneumonitis and esophagitis occurred in 2 (3.4 %) and 7 (12.1 %) patients, and fatal pneumonitis was reported in one case.
Reference link- https://www.lungcancerjournal.info/article/S0169-5002(21)00162-8/fulltext
