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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2023

Prognostic value of cranial radiotherapy and optimal timing stratified by lung-molGPA for NSCLC patients with brain metastases.

Wenxiao Jia, Xiaoyang Zhai, Xuquan Jing, Qingdong Bao, Shuhui Xu, Hui Zhu, Gang Wu, Jinming Yu

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Wenxiao Jia *Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 109 Machang Road, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Xiaoyang Zhai *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
Xuquan JingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
Qingdong BaoEye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Eye Hospital), Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China.
Shuhui XuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
Hui ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China. drzhuh@126.com.
Gang WuCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 109 Machang Road, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China. xhzlwg@163.com.
Jinming YuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 440 Jiyan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China. sdyujinming@163.com.
Shandong Tumor Hospital · CNShandong First Medical University · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNShandong Eye Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

CSCOPilot Cancer Research Fund Y-2019AZZD-0352National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972862National Natural Science Foundation of China 82030082Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation innovation and development joint fund project ZR2022LZL008
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Abstract

purposeThe updated Graded Prognostic Assessment for Lung Cancer Using Molecular Markers (lung-molGPA) index provide more accurate survival prediction for patients diagnose with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastases (BM). Given that the value of cranial radiotherapy (CRT) is still controversial for NSCLC patients with BM, this retrospective study aimed to evaluate the value of CRT and optimal timing in NSCLC patients with initial BM after stratified with lung-molGPA index.

methodsThis study screened NSCLC patients with initial BM in our cancer center from February 2012 to July 2018. The prognosis value of CRT and optimal timing was evaluated with Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and the patients were classified into lung-molGPA0-2 and lung-molGPA2.5-4 group. Upfront CRT was defined as received CRT within 3 months after initial diagnosis and without BM progression, other CRT was classified into deferred CRT.

resultsOverall, 288 patients were enrolled in our study, 156 patients received CRT. The median follow-up time was 47 months. In the entire cohort, the median PFS and OS were 9.2 and 17.0 months, respectively. In the lung-molGPA2.5-4 group, CRT can bring significantly overall survival benefit for NSCLC patients with initial BM (HR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.34-0.68, P < 0.0001), and the upfront CRT can further expand this survival benefits compared with deferred CRT (HR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.27-0.89, P = 0.0026). But this phenomenon was not observed in lung-molGPA0-2 group patients.

conclusionUpfront CRT could bring significantly overall survival benefit for these patients with lung-molGPA2.5-4 but not for patients with lung-molGPA0-2.

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Brain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsHumansLungPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBrain metastasesCranial radiotherapyLung-molGPANSCLC

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