Abstract 4120
Background
Pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (PLELC) is a rare subtype of lung cancer that is less reported and not well understood around the world.
Methods
A retrospective analysis of clinical features for 85 patients was conducted to determine the prognostic factors in terms of age, gender, radiographic features, serum tumor markers, TNM stages, pathological features, treatment and prognosis.
Results
PLELC preferentially affects the young (< 60 years old: 71.8%) nonsmokers (72.9%), without significant difference in gender. The median follow-up time was 15 months (1-37 months) for the whole group and most patients were in the early stage with opportunity of operation (50.6%). For the advanced stage group, patients mainly received chemotherapies and radiotherapies, the 0.5-year and 1.5-year PFS rates were 61% and 29%, respectively. The TNM stage (P = 0.014) and performance status (PS) (P = 0.040) were associated with PFS significantly in the univariate analysis, while TNM stage was an independent prognostic factor in multivariate analysis (P = 0.026). In the subtype analysis, patients in the advanced stage receiving Gemcitabine plus platinum (GP group) or Paclitaxel plus platinum (TP group) had better PFS than Pemetrexed plus platinum (PP group) (P = 0.005).
Conclusions
PLELC had a better prognosis compared with other types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and was sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The current results recommended that the GP and TP should be used as first-line treatment of PLELC. The TNM stage and PS were predictive in prognosis of PLELC patients.
Clinical trial identification
Legal entity responsible for the study
Y. Qin.
Funding
Has not received any funding.
Editorial Acknowledgement
Disclosure
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.