Successful stent removal after chemoradiotherapy followed by durvalumab for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer with airway stenosis: A report of three cases
Airway stents improve respiratory conditions and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status scores in cases of airway stenosis, as observed in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who experience prolonged survival after undergoing chemoradiotherapy followed by durvalumab treatment. Herein, we report three cases of severe airway stenosis due to stage III NSCLC in patients who underwent airway stenting and subsequent stent removal after chemoradiotherapy and durvalumab administration. The number of stents removed will likely increase in the future due to the high response rates to molecular drugs and immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Authors
- Tomoyoshi Inoue
- Hiroyasu Shoda
- Miho Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3790-4373)
- Yuki Takigawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0613-0423)
- Shoichiro Matsumoto
- Keiichi Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-0243)
- Kenichiro Kudo
- Daisuke Minami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-1478)
- Ken Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3202-7983)
- Akiko Sato
- Hiromi Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-9080)
- Nobuhisa Ishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0208-2180)
- Takuo Shibayama
- Takeru Ichikawa
- Suzuka Matsuoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0492-4019)
Institutions
- Kawasaki Medical School (JP)
- Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital (JP)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital (JP)
- Okayama Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2025.102217
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00