SynthesisOncotarget2017
Incidence and risk of infections associated with EGFR-TKIs in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pathogenic mechanisms and resistance profiles of microbial pulmonary infections in lung cancer: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of Sutetinib maleate capsule, an irreversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in healthy Chinese subjects.Investigational new drugs · 2024Trial
- The amphiregulin- epidermal growth factor receptor axis as a therapeutic target in sepsis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Observational
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- Listeriosis in a Metropolitan Hospital: Is Targeted Therapy a Risk Factor for Infection?Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Fatal toxic effects related to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors based on 53 cohorts with 9,569 participants.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Pleural empyema due toAccess microbiology · 2020Article
- Epidermal growth factor receptor somatic mutation analysis in 354 Chinese patients with non-small cell lung cancer.Oncology letters · 2018Article
- Oxymatrine inhibits non-small cell lung cancer via suppression of EGFR signaling pathway.Cancer medicine · 2018Article
- Risk of infection associated with targeted therapies for solid organ and hematological malignancies.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseReview
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Abstract
Currently, the overall incidence and risk of infections with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients remained undetermined. We searched Pubmed for related articles published from 1 January 1990 to 31 November 2015. Eligible studies included prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating therapy with or without EGFR-TKIs in patients with NSCLC. Data on infections were extracted. Pooled incidence, Peto odds ratio (Peto OR), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. A total of 17,420 patients from 25 RCTs were included. The use of EGFR-TKIs significantly increased the risk of developing all-grade infections (Peto OR 1.48, 95%CI: 1.12-1.96, p = 0.006) in NSCLC patients, but not for severe (Peto OR 1.26, 95%CI: 0.96-1.67, p = 0.098) and fatal infections (Peto OR 0.81, 95%CI: 0.43-1.53, p = 0.52). Meta-regression indicated the risk of infections tended to increase with the treatment duration of EGFR-TKIs. No publication of bias was detected. In conclusion, the use of EGFR-TKIs significantly increased the risk of developing all-grade infectious events in NSCLC patients, but not for severe and fatal infections. Clinicians should be aware of the risks of infections with the administration of these drugs in these patients.
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