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ArticleJournal of bone oncology2021

Estimating survival and clinical outcome in advanced non-small cell lung cancer with bone-only metastasis using molecular markers.

Chunliu Meng, Jia Wei, Jia Tian, Jintao Ma, Ningbo Liu, Zhiyong Yuan, Lujun Zhao, Ping Wang

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Article in Journal of bone oncology, 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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Chunliu MengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Jia WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Jia TianDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Jintao MaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Ningbo LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Zhiyong YuanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Lujun ZhaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Ping WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
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Abstract

objectivesThis retrospective study investigated prognostic factors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with bone-only metastasis, and developed a graded prognostic assessment (GPA) model to estimate patient survival.

methodsThe primary endpoint was overall survival. We investigated the patients with advanced NSCLC with bone-only metastasis at the initial diagnosis and diagnosed between 2013 and 2019 in our hospital. A log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards model were used to examine factors. A GPA model was developed in the training set based on the factors that were determined significant according to their hazard ratios and verified by the validation set.

resultsWe finally included 220 patients for analysis. These patients were divided into two groups, 147 cases for the training cohort and 73 for the validation cohort. The following were significant independent prognostic factors, and were included in the GPA model: smoking; EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) sensitive/ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) mutations; loss of weight; hypoalbuminemia; and primary site treated by surgery or radiotherapy. GPA score of nil was assigned to smoking, without sensitive mutations, loss of weight, hypoalbuminemia, and without local treatment of primary site; the corresponding superior alternatives were scored 1.5, 2.0, 1.5, 1.5, and 1.5, respectively. The median survival times of patients with GPA scores of nil to 3.0, 3.5 to 6.0, and 6.5 to 8.0 were 14.2, 29.5, and 56.6 months in the training set (P < 0.001) and 15.2, 31.2, and 54.0 months in the validation set (P < 0.001).

conclusionThe survival time of patients with NSCLC with bone-only metastasis was dramatically influenced by the presence of the determined prognostic factors. The GPA model developed in this study may be a useful clinical tool to estimate the life expectancy of these patients, and guide treatment.

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ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinaseBOM, bone only metastasisBone-only metastasisECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology GroupEGFR, epidermal growth factor receptorGPA, graded prognostic assessmentGraded prognostic assessment modelKRAS, kristen rat sarcomaMST, median survival timeNon-small cell lung cancerNSCLC, non-small cell lung cancerOS, overall survivalPrognostic factorsSM, sensitive mutationsSREs, skeletal-related eventsTKIs, tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTNM, tumor-node-metastasis

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