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ArticleCancer management and research2021

Efficacy and Prognosis of First-Line EGFR-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Treatment in Older Adults Including Poor Performance Status Patients with

Cheng-Yu Chang, Chung-Yu Chen, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yi-Chun Lai, Yu-Feng Wei

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng-Yu Chang *Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7196-3504
Chung-Yu Chen *Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin County, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9002-7255
Shih-Chieh Chang *Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yi-Lan, Taiwan.
Yi-Chun LaiDivision of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital, Yi-Lan, Taiwan.
Yu-Feng WeiSchool of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6380-3527
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWE-Da Hospital · TWFar Eastern Memorial Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are standard first-line treatments for advanced

methodsWe enrolled patients 65 years or older with

resultsFrom January 2015 to December 2019, a total of 237 patients were included, 205 of whom were eligible for efficacy and outcome analyses. Among them, 91 (44.4%) were categorized as poor PS (2-4). Compared with patients categorized as good PS (0-1), those with poor PS were older (79 versus 75 years), had a higher proportion of brain metastases (41.8% versus 25.4%), more comorbidities (74.7% versus 54.4%), and more likely to be treated with first-generation TKIs (74.7% versus 57.0%). The PFS and OS were 17.1 and 26.7 months respectively in patients with good PS and 12.7 and 18.2 months in those with poor PS (both p < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, good PS, <3 metastatic sites, and first-line treatment with afatinib compared with erlotinib and gefitinib were associated with longer PFS. A relatively younger age, good PS, < 3 metastatic sites, and no brain metastasis at diagnosis were associated with better OS.

conclusionIn older patients with

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epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitornon-small-cell lung cancerolder adultsperformance status

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PMID34552354
PMCPMC8450762
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