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ArticleBiomedicines2021

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Improved Survival of Critically Ill EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation.

I-Hsien Lee, Ching-Yao Yang, Jin-Yuan Shih, Chong-Jen Yu

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Article in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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I-Hsien LeeDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei City 24308, Taiwan.
Ching-Yao YangDivision of Thoracic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10225, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4927-4814
Jin-Yuan ShihDivision of Thoracic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10225, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2854-5067
Chong-Jen YuDivision of Thoracic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10225, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5664-9392

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Abstract

backgroundRespiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation is the major reason for lung cancer patients being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Though molecular targeted therapies, especially epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), have largely improved the survival of oncogene-driven lung cancer patients, few studies have focused on the performance of TKI in such settings. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study enrolling non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who harbored sensitizing EGFR mutation and had received EGFR-TKIs as first-line cancer therapy in the ICU with mechanical ventilator use. The primary outcome was the 28-day ICU survival rate, and secondary outcomes were the rate of successful weaning from the ventilator and overall survival.

resultsA total of 35 patients were included. The 28-day ICU survival rate was 77%, and the median overall survival was 67 days. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that shock status was associated with a lower 28-day ICU survival rate independently (odds ratio (OR) 0.017, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.000-0.629,

conclusionsFor EGFR mutant lung cancer patients suffering from respiratory failure and undergoing mechanical ventilation, TKI may still be useful, especially in those with EGFR del19 mutation or without shock and DM comorbidity.

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critical careEGFRlung cancermechanical ventilationtyrosine kinase inhibitor

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