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ArticleNature communications2023

Efficacy and clinicogenomic correlates of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors alone or with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Lingzhi Hong, Muhammad Aminu, Shenduo Li, Xuetao Lu, Milena Petranovic, Maliazurina B Saad, Pingjun Chen, Kang Qin, Susan Varghese, Waree Rinsurongkawong and 27 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

37 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lingzhi Hong *Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Muhammad Aminu *Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9903-8812
Shenduo Li *Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Xuetao LuDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Milena PetranovicDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Maliazurina B SaadDepartment of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Pingjun ChenDepartment of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0528-1713
Kang QinDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Susan VargheseDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Waree RinsurongkawongDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Vadeerat RinsurongkawongDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Amy SpelmanDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Yasir Y ElaminDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5312-909X
Marcelo V NegraoDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8938-6699
Ferdinandos SkoulidisDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Carl M GayDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4907-0718
Tina CasconeDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3008-5407
Saumil J GandhiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Steven H LinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4411-0634
Percy P LeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Brett W CarterDepartment of Thoracic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Carol C WuDepartment of Thoracic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1005-0995
Mara B AntonoffDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6247-9537
Boris SepesiDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1442-611X
Jeff LewisDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Don L GibbonsDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2362-3094
Ara A VaporciyanDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiuning LeDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8554-1185
J Jack LeeDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5469-9214
Sinchita Roy-ChowdhuriDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9447-7701
Mark J RoutbortDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Justin F GainorDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8697-4081
John V HeymachDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9068-8942
Yanyan LouDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Jia WuDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8392-8338
Jianjun ZhangDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. jzhang20@mdanderson.org.ORCID 0000-0001-7872-3477
Natalie I VokesDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. nvokes@mdanderson.org.ORCID 0000-0002-3766-5335
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USMayo Clinic in Florida · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--SPORE IN LUNG CANCERP50CA070907 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 1996 to 2024
$57.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA070907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of combination chemotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) (ICI-chemo) over ICI monotherapy (ICI-mono) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains underexplored. In this retrospective study of 1133 NSCLC patients, treatment with ICI-mono vs ICI-chemo associate with higher rates of early progression, but similar long-term progression-free and overall survival. Sequential vs concurrent ICI and chemotherapy have similar long-term survival, suggesting no synergism from combination therapy. Integrative modeling identified PD-L1, disease burden (Stage IVb; liver metastases), and STK11 and JAK2 alterations as features associate with a higher likelihood of early progression on ICI-mono. CDKN2A alterations associate with worse long-term outcomes in ICI-chemo patients. These results are validated in independent external (n = 89) and internal (n = 393) cohorts. This real-world study suggests that ICI-chemo may protect against early progression but does not influence overall survival, and nominates features that identify those patients at risk for early progression who may maximally benefit from ICI-chemo.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors

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PMID36755027
PMCPMC9908867
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