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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2023

A retrospective real-world study: the efficacy of immune-related combination therapies in advanced non-small cell lung cancer after resistance to EGFR-TKIs.

Ruoxue Cai, Ying Liu, Mingyan Yu, Huanhuan Sha, Mengya Guo, Yue Chen, Jinjun Ye, Guoren Zhou, Ying Fang, Bo Shen

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ruoxue Cai *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baiziting 42, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Ying Liu *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baiziting 42, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Mingyan YuDepartment of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Huanhuan ShaDepartment of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Mengya GuoDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baiziting 42, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Yue ChenDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baiziting 42, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Jinjun YeDepartment of Radiotherapy, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Guoren ZhouDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baiziting 42, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China. zhouguoren888@163.com.
Ying FangDepartment of Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China. fangyingnj@163.com.
Bo ShenDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baiziting 42, 210009, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

2021 Key Projects of Jiangsu Provincial Healthcare Commission's Scientific Research Programs ZD2021019the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272863the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273162
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhether patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) should choose an immune-combination therapy regimen after EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) resistance is currently unclear.

methodsWe evaluated 118 NSCLC patients treated by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) + chemotherapy (I + C), ICIs + chemotherapy + antiangiogenic therapy (I + C + A), chemotherapy + antiangiogenic therapy (C + A) after inefficacy of EGFR-TKIs. We assessed the objective remission rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and progression-free survival (PFS) of these treatments.

resultsThe ORR was 26.1% vs 38.2% vs 16.3% in the three groups (P = 0.093). The divergence in DCR was also statistically significant (65.2% vs 85.3% vs 74.4%, P = 0.209). The median PFS was no statistically significant difference in PFS (3.09 vs 6.31 vs 5.91 months, P = 0.809), but the Kaplan-Meier survival curve of 12-month-PFS indicated an apparent survival advantage in the I + C + A group (P = 0.001). In addition, the I + C/I + C + A group showed higher median PFS than the C + A group in patients with brain metastases (median PFS, 6.44 vs 4.21 months, P = 0.022). The divergence in ORR of patients in the brain group was also statistically significant (P = 0.045). The I + C + A group showed superior efficacy in patients with liver metastases (median PFS, 0.95 vs 6.44 vs 3.48 months, P < 0.0001). The Cox proportional hazard modeling analysis suggested that the age, brain metastases, and liver metastases were all connected with the prognosis.

conclusionsThis study suggests that advanced NSCLC patients after resistance to EGFR-TKIs may achieve better outcomes from triple therapy. Patients with brain metastases favor ICIs-related combination therapies and patients with liver metastases prefer I + C + A therapy.

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Brain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsHumansMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsBrain metastasisEpidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) resistanceImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)Liver metastasisNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

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