期刊
THORACIC CANCER
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 914-923出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.13854
关键词
metastasis pattern; small cell lung cancer; survival
资金
- Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office [KNN121510, KH130356, NAP2-2017-1.2.1- NKP-0002, K129065, NVKP_16-1-2016-0004]
- Austrian Science Fund [FWF I3522, FWF I3977, I4677]
- Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology [UNKP-19-4]
- Semmelweis University
The study reveals specific patterns of metastasis in SCLC, with bone metastases often occurring alongside liver metastases, and brain metastases appearing together with adrenal gland metastases. Understanding these distribution patterns may improve diagnosis and treatment decisions for SCLC patients.
Background Early metastasis is a hallmark of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). However, the mechanisms and resulting patterns of SCLC dissemination are unclear. Our aim was thus to investigate the organ specificity and timing of blood-borne metastases in a comprehensive large cohort of SCLC patients. Methods In this retrospective non-interventional cross-sectional study of 1009 Caucasian SCLC patients, we investigated the correlation between the distinct locations of the primary tumor and metastatic sites. Results The onset of bone (p < 0.001), brain (p < 0.001), and pericardial (p = 0.02) metastases were late events, whereas adrenal gland (p = 0.005) and liver (p < 0.001) metastases occurred earlier. No significant difference was found in the distribution of early versus late metastases when comparing central and peripheral primary tumors. Patients with bone metastases had a higher than expected likelihood of having liver metastases, while brain metastases tended to appear together with adrenal gland metastases. Pleural and both lung and pericardial metastases also tended to co-metastasize together more frequently than expected if metastatic events occurred independently. Notably, patients with central primary tumors had decreased median overall survival (OS) compared to those with peripheral tumors, although this tendency does not appear to be significant (p = 0.072). Conclusion Our results are suggestive for particular site- and sequence-specific metastasis patterns in human SCLC. SCLC bone metastases tend to appear together with liver metastases, while brain metastases occur together with adrenal gland metastases. Better understanding of metastasis distribution patterns might help to improve the diagnosis and therapeutic decision-making in SCLC patients.
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