IMRT同期化疗在Ⅲ期鼻咽癌中作用分析

目的 探讨IMRT同期化疗对Ⅲ期鼻咽癌患者预后的影响和作用。方法 回顾性分析2001-2008年间中山大学肿瘤防治中心接受单纯IMRT和IMRT同期铂类药物化疗的 251例Ⅲ期鼻咽癌患者,分析相关预后因子和探讨IMRT同期化疗作用。采用Kaplan-Meier法计算生存率,组间差异比较采用log-rank检验,Cox模型预后因素分析。结果 全组 10年无局部区域复发生存(LRFS)、无远处转移生存(DMFS)、无进展生存(PFS)和总生存(OS)率分别为88.6%、81.1%、68.8%和75.1%。单因素和多因素分析显示N分期和鼻咽肿瘤体积是最重要的预后影响因素,同期化疗有助于改善患者PFS和OS (均 P<0.05)。T3N0-1期患者单纯放疗组和同期放化疗组各生存指标均相近(10年LRFS为93.8%∶93.2%,P=0.933;10年DMFS为80.9%∶86.8%,P=0.385;10年PFS为70.6%∶77.7%,P=0.513;10年OS为71.8%∶83.6%,P=0.207);T1-3N2期患者同期放化疗的LRFS、PFS和OS优于单纯放疗(10年LRFS为87.3%∶66.7%,P=0.016;10年PFS为70.2%∶41.0%,P=0.003;10年OS为78.5%∶51.7%,P=0.008),DMFS有提高趋势(10年DMFS为80.3%∶66.4%,P=0.103)。结论 IMRT中同期化疗的加入有助于改善Ⅲ期鼻咽癌患者预后,在N2期组获益较为明显,需要根据患者治疗失败风险予以个体化治疗方案。

The role of concurrent chemotherapy in intensity-modulated radiotherapy for patients with stage Ⅲ nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of concurrent chemotherapy in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for patients with stage Ⅲ nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods Clinical data of 251 patients with stage Ⅲ NPC treated with IMRT alone or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center from February 2001 to December 2008 were retrospectively analyzed. The prognostic factors of NPC were analyzed and the efficacy of CCRT was assessed. The survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method. The differences between two groups were analyzed by log-rank test. The prognostic factors were analyzed by Cox model. Results The 10-year locoregional-free survival (LRFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) for NPC patients were 88.6%, 81.1%, 68.8% and 75.1%, respectively. Univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that N staging and nasopharyngeal tumor volume were the most important prognostic factors, and concurrent chemotherapy significantly improved PFS and OS (both P<0.05). In T3N0-1 patients, there was no significant difference in survival indexes between IMRT alone and CCRT (10y-LRFS:93.8% vs. 93.2%, P=0.933;10y-DMFS:80.9% vs. 86.8%, P=0.385;10y-PFS:70.6% vs. 77.7%, P=0.513;10y-OS:71.8% vs. 83.6%, P=0.207). For T1-3N2 patients, CCRT was significantly better than radiotherapy alone in LRFS, PFS, and OS (10y-LRFS:87.3% vs. 66.7%, P=0.016;10y-PFS:70.2% vs. 41.0%, P=0.003;10y-OS:78.5% vs. 51.7%, P=0.008), whereas there was an increasing trend in DMFS (10y-DMFS:80.3% vs. 66.4%, P=0.103). Conclusions Concurrent chemotherapy can improve clinical prognosis of stage Ⅲ NPC patients, and the most survival benefits are obtained in the N2 group. Individualized treatment options should be delivered based on the risk of treatment failure.