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. 2020 Jun;12(6):3390–3398. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.46

Table 1. Randomized trials and meta-analyses of adjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC.

Study name Study type Setting Number of patients Disease stage Drug(s) P value/HR (95% CI) 5-year survival advantage, %
BMJ 1995 Meta-analysis Adjuvant 1,394 I–IIIA CDDP based 0.08/0.87 (0.74–1.02) 5
IALT Phase III Adjuvant 1,867 I–III CDDP-VA <0.03/0.86 (0.76–0.98) 4.1
JBR.10 Phase III Adjuvant 482 IB–II CDDP-VNB 0.001/0.69 (0.52–0.91) 15
CALGB 9633 Phase III Adjuvant 344 IB CBDCA-PTX 0.32/NS 3
ANITA Phase III Adjuvant 840 IB–IIIA CDDP-VNB 0.017/0.8 (0.66–0.96) 8.4
LACE Meta-analysis Adjuvant 4,584 I–III CDDP-based 0.005/0.89 (0.82–0.96) 5.4
WJSG (II) Phase III Adjuvant 323 I–III UFT 0.022/0.55 (0.36–0.86) 15
JLCRG Phase III Adjuvant 979 I UFT 0.04/0.71 (0.52–0.98) 3

NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; ANITA, Adjuvant Navelbine International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Collaborative Group Trial; BLT, Big Lung Trial; BMJ, British Medical Journal; CALGB, Cancer and Leukemia Group B; CBDCA, carboplatin; CDDP, cisplatin; CI, confidence interval; CT, chemotherapy; HR, hazard ratio; IALT, International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Collaborative Group Trial; LACE, Lung Adjuvant Cisplatin Evaluation; NS, not stated; PTX, paclitaxel; UFT, tegafur uracil; VA, vinca alkaloid; VNB, vinorelbine; WJSG, West Japan Study Group for Lung Cancer Surgery; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer.