OBJETIVO: Analisar o resultado e fatores prognósticos de patients com CPNPC admitidos em uma única instituição e correlacionar os dados com o sistema atual de estadiamento. MÉTODO: Setecentos e trinta e sete pacientes com diagnóstico de CPNPC foram admitidos ao Hospital do Cancer A. C. Camargo entre 1990 e 2000. Todos os pacientes foram incluídos em um banco de dados contínuo prospectivo e seus dados foram analisados. Após o estadiamento, uma equipe multidisciplinar estabeleceu decisões sobre o manejo adequado para o caso. Variáveis analisadas incluíram idade, sexo, tipo histológico, índice de Karnofsky, perda de peso, estadio clínico, estadio cirúrgico, quimioterapia, radioterapia e taxa de sobrevida. RESULTADOS: 75,5% dos pacientes eram do sexo masculino. A distribuição dos tipos histológicos foi carcinoma espino celular 51,8%, adenocarcinoma 43,% e carcinoma indiferenciado de grandes células 5,1%. A maior parte apresentou perda de peso significativa e um Karnofsky Index de 80%. O estadiamento clínico foi IA 3,8%, IB 9,2%, IIA 1,4%, IIB 8,1%, IIIA 20,9%, IIIB 22,4%, IV 30,9%. A ressecção total do tumor foi possível em 24,6% dos casos. A distribuição do estadiamento cirúrgico foi IA 25,3%, IB 1,4%, IIA 1,4%, IIB 17,1%, IIIA 16,1%, IIIB 20,3%, IV 11,5%. Quimioterapia e radioterapia também foram consideradas opções terapêuticas. A sobrevida global de 5 anos em nosso estudo foi de 28%, sendo a sobrevida mediana de18,9 meses. CONCLUSÕES: CPNPC é uma doença que requer atenção especial, devido aos altos índices de morbi-mortalidade. Melhor prognóstico está associado à ressecção completa do tumor, com dissecção de linfonodos. Todavia, isso só é possível em estadios clínicos mais precoces.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze surgical and pathological parameters and outcome and prognostic factors of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were admitted to a single institution, as well as to correlate these findings to the current staging system. METHOD: Seven hundred and thirty seven patients were diagnosed with NSCLC and admitted to Hospital do Cancer A. C. Camargo from 1990 to 2000. All patients were included in a continuous prospective database, and their data was analyzed. Following staging, a multidisciplinary team decision on adequate management was established. Variables included in this analysis were age, gender, histology, Karnofsky index, weight loss, clinical stage, surgical stage, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and survival rates. RESULTS: 75.5% of patients were males. The distribution of histologic type was squamous cell carcinoma 51.8%, adenocarcinoma 43.1%, and undifferentiated large cell carcinoma 5.1%. Most patients (73%) presented significant weight loss and a Karnofsky index of 80%. Clinical staging was IA 3.8%, IB 9.2%, IIA 1.4%, IIB 8.1%, IIIA 20.9%, IIIB 22.4%, IV 30.9%. Complete tumor resection was performed in 24.6% of all patients. Surgical stage distribution was IA 25.3%, IB 1.4%, IIB 17.1%, IIIA 16.1%, IIIB 20.3%, IV 11.5%. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy were considered therapeutic options in 43% and 72%, respectively. The overall 5-year survival rate of nonsmall cell lung cancer patients in our study was 28%. Median survival was 18.9 months. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with NSCLC who were admitted to our institution presented with histopathologic and clinical characteristics that were similar to previously published series in cancer hospitals. The best prognosis was associated with complete tumor resection with lymph node dissection, which is only achievable in earlier clinical stages.