Efficacy and Safety of 8 spheres Plus Cisplatin Versus Vinorelbine Plus Cisplatin in Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety between 8 spheres plus bronchial arterial infusion (BAI) cisplatin and intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin as third-line treatments in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Totally, 56 locally advanced NSCLC patients with second-line chemotherapy failure were recruited. Then, 28 patients received 8 spheres plus BAI cisplatin treatment, and another 28 patients received intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin treatment. In general, 8 spheres plus BAI cisplatin increased objective response rate (57.2% vs. 17.8%,  = 0.002) and disease control rate (78.6% vs. 42.8%,  = 0.003) compared with intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin; meanwhile, it also elevated quality of life (QOL) score (46.7 ± 7.1 vs. 41.5 ± 5.2,  = 0.003) compared with intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin. Furthermore, 8 spheres plus BAI cisplatin prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) (median [95% confidence interval, CI]: 7.9 [6.3-9.5] months vs. 4.3 [3.5-5.1] months,  < 0.001) and overall survival (OS) (median [95% CI]: 14.6 [11.0-18.2] months vs. 10.5 [10.2-10.8] months,  = 0.029) compared with intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin, which was further supported by multivariate Cox's regression analysis (PFS:  < 0.001; OS:  = 0.007). In addition, subgroup analyses revealed that 8 spheres plus BAI cisplatin markedly elevated treatment response, QOL, and survival compared with intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin in squamous cell carcinoma patients, but not in adenomatous carcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma patients. Regarding safety, 8 spheres plus BAI cisplatin exhibited lower rates of gastrointestinal tract complication ( < 0.001) and myelosuppression ( < 0.001) than intravenous vinorelbine plus cisplatin. 8 spheres plus BAI cisplatin displays good efficacy and well-tolerated safety profiles in locally advanced NSCLC patients with second-line chemotherapy failure.