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Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jun 28;98(2):402–410. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.129

Table 624, 20, 21.

Phase II Trials for the Treatment of Superior Sulcus NonSmall Cell Lung Cancer 2001-Present

1st
Author/Insti
tution or
Group +
Trial #/Publ
Year
Number
of
Patients
(after exclusio
ns)
Inclusion Criteria Chemother
apy
Regimen
Radiation
Therapy
Dose
Grade 3
+ 4
Toxicity
Inductio
n Deaths
Inductio
n
Disease
Progressi
on
Number
Surgical
ly Resecte
d
Number
Completel
y
Resected
(R0)
pCR +
Min
Residual
= Total
Surgical
Mortalit
y
Number
Surgically
Rx w
Consolida
tion Thx
Planned
Consolida
tion
Regimen
Consolidatio
n Deaths,
Grade 3 + 4
Toxicity
Number
Surgically
Rx
Completin
g
Consolida
tion that
started it
Survival
Rusch/SWOG 9416/2001, 20072,3 110 Histologically or Cytologically proven, cT3-4, cN0-1 NSCLC, Mediastinoscopy All, No Wedge Allowed, PS≤2, cT3 71%, cN0 not reported CDDP/VP-16 × 2 Concurrent 45 Gy to include ipsilateral supraclavicular nodes, not mediastinum or hilum Combination not reported 3(2.7%) 9/110(8.2%) 88(80%) 83(94%) 32/88(36 %) + 29/88(33 %)=61/8 8(69%) 2/88(2.3%) 59/88(67 %) CDDP/VP-16 × 2 Complications during this Phase Not Reported 49/59(83 %) MST 33 mos all 110 patients, 94 mos if R0; 2- yr OS 55%, 5-yr OS 44%, 54% for R0, if pCR+Min Res 45%; pCR better survival
Marra/University of Essen/200721 31 Histologically or Cytologically proven cT3-4, cN0-3 NSCLC, Mediastinoscopy All, PS≤2, Wedge Allowed cT3 81%, cN0 67.7% CDDP/VP-16 × 3 in first 22, remaining 9 PTX instead of VP-16 during Rad Rx At 10th wk, Concurrent 45 Gy (1.5 BID) including ipsilateral supraclavicular nodes, if cN2-3 target mediastinum, IIIB treated w PCI 32%, not graded according to CTCAE 0 Not Reported 29(94%) 27/29(93.5%) on final analysis 13/29 (45%)+7/ 29 (24%)=2 0/29(69 %) 2/29(7 %) Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable MST 54 mos, 2-yr OS 74%, 5-yr DFS 52%, 5-yr OS 46%
Kunitoh/JCOG 9806/20084 75 Histologically or Cytologically proven cT3-4, cN0-1 NSCLC, CT criteria node < 1 cm, Mediastinoscopy to R/O Disease, No Wedge Allowed, ipsilateral N3 included, PS≤1, cT3 74%, cN0 78% MMC/VND/CDDP × 2 Concurrent 45 Gy (splitcourse 1-wk) includes ipsilateral supraclavicular nodes, not mediastinum or hilum Combination not reported 1(1.3%) 5/75 (6.7%) 57/75 (76%) 51/57 (89%) 12/57(21 %), min residual disease not reported 2/57(3.5%) Boost Radiotherapy to 66.6 Gy if not R0, no consolidation chemothx Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable DFS 28 mos, OS not reached, DFS 3-yr 49%, 5-yr 45%; OS 3-yr 61%; 5-yr 56%; R0 patients OS 5-yr 70%
Gomez/MD Anderson/2 01220 32 Histological cT3-4, cN0-2 NSCLC, No Wedge Allowed, PS≤70%, cT3 81%, cN0 84.5% Postoperative CDDP/VP-16 × 5, first 2 cycles concurrent w Rad Rx, included hilum & mediastinum Concurrent Postoperative 60 Gy (1.2 gy Fractions BID); if margin neg, 64.8 Gy if margin pos, 11 Rx Prophylactic PCI NA NA NA 32(100 %) 23(72%) NA 0% NA Adjuvant Provided, Not Consolidation No Deaths, Dysphagia 10, Pneumonitis 1, Lung Fibrosis 1, Leukopenia 1, Granulocytopenia 1 78% Complete d Protocol DFS 2-yr 49%, 5-yr 45%, 10-yr 45%; OS 2-yr 72%, 5-yr 50%, 10-yr 45%
Kernstine/SWOG 0220/2012 44 Histologically or Cytologically proven NSCLC cT3-4, N0-1 Negative mediastinum confirmed by mediastinoscopy or Negative PET+CT, PS ≤2, No Wedge Allowed, cT3 73%, cN0 89% CDDP/VP-16 × 2 Concurrent 45 Gy to include the ipsilateral supraclavicular area, Hilum & Mediastinum not mandated 18 (41%) 1 (2%) from neutropenic infection 5/44 (11%) 29 (66%) 28(97%) 8/29 (28%) + 13/29 (45%)= 21/29 (72%) 2/29 (7%), Both from ARDS 22/29(76 %) Dox × 3 0%, 13/22(59%) 20/22(91 %) 1-yr PFS 76%, 3-yr PFS 56%, OS 61%. Median OS 4 yrs

ARDS-Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome; BID-Twice Daily; CDDP-Cisplatin; CTCAE-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; CT-Computed Tomogram; DFS-Disease Free Survival; Dox-Docetaxel; Gy-Gray radiation dose; JCOG-Japan Clinical Oncology Mitomycin C; mos-months; MST-median survival time; OS-Overall Survival; pCR-Pathologically Complete Response, no viable tumor in the resected specimen; PET-Positron Emission Tomography; PS-Performance Status (Zubrod); PTX-Paclitaxel; R0-complete clear of disease; Rad Rx-Radiation Therapy; SWOG-Southwest Oncology Group; VND-Vindesine; VP-16-Etoposide; Wk-Week