Research Article

Timing of Radiation Pneumonitis in Patients with Stage 3 Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Consolidation Durvalumab after Chemoradiation

Table 3

Characteristics of patients who had early (≤2 months) vs late (>2 months) radiation pneumonitis and the likelihood of having early RP.

Early RP (≤2 months post-RT)Late RP (>2 months post-RT)OR (95% CI) value

10 (32%)21 (68%)
Age, mean (SD)64.7 (12.0)66.7 (10.0)0.98 (0.91–1.06)0.6
Sex
 Male4 (24%)13 (76%)Reference
 Female6 (43%)8 (57%)0.41 (0.09–1.92)0.3
Mean lung dose, Gy, median (range)16.69 (11.9–17.44)16.44 (12.86–18.27)0.94 (0.58–1.52)0.8
V5Gy, median (range)57.93 (52.87–62.80)58.79 (42.36–64.73)1.01 (0.85–1.21)0.9
 <609 (35%)17 (65%)Reference
 ≥601 (20%)4 (80%)2.11 (0.20–21.89)0.5
V20Gy, median (range)28.875 (17.9–35.52)29.24 (21.04–33.53)1.03 (0.85–1.27)0.7
 <306 (29%)15 (71%)Reference
 ≥304 (40%)6 (60%)0.6 (0.12–2.91)0.5
Stage
 3a7 (44%)9 (56%)Reference
 3b/c3 (20%)12 (80%)0.32 (0.06–1.60)0.2
Durvalumab
 No8 (42%)11 (58%)Reference
 Yes2 (17%)10 (83%)0.28 (0.05–1.62)0.1
Chemotherapy
 No3 (60%)2 (40%)Reference
 Yes7 (27%)19 (73%)0.25 (0.03–1.79)0.1
Radiation dose
 60Gy6 (33%)12 (67%)Reference
 66Gy4 (31%)9 (69%)0.98 (0.76–1.27)0.9

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.