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ArticleAging2024

Treatment patterns and survival analysis in patients with unresectable stage III EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.

Huan-Wei Liang, Yang Liu, Xin-Bin Pan

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Huan-Wei LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, P.R. China.
Yang LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, P.R. China.
Xin-Bin PanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, P.R. China.
Guangxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the treatment patterns and survival outcomes in patients with unresectable Stage III EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with unresectable Stage III EGFR-mutated NSCLC spanning from 2012 to 2022. Treatment patterns were outlined, and survival comparisons between different treatment groups were performed using Kaplan-Meier methods.

resultsA total of 88 patients were included: 62.5% received TKI alone, 26.1% received TKI+chemotherapy, 4.5% received radiotherapy, 4.5% participated in clinical trials, and 2.4% received TKI+antiangiogenic drugs. Prior to propensity score matching, TKI+chemotherapy and TKI alone groups demonstrated similar progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.56, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.87-2.80; P = 0.134), overall survival (HR = 1.12, 95% CI: 0.59-2.13; P = 0.733), and locoregional-free survival (HR = 1.46; 95% CI: 0.75-2.81; P = 0.267). However, TKI+chemotherapy showed reduced distant metastasis-free survival compared to TKI alone (HR = 2.39, 95% CI: 1.11-5.18; P = 0.022). After propensity score matching, no significant differences were observed in progression-free survival (P = 0.435), overall survival (P = 0.205), locoregional-free survival (P = 0.706), and distant metastasis-free survival (P = 0.171) between the TKI+chemotherapy and TKI alone groups.

conclusionsThe addition of chemotherapy to TKI did not enhance survival outcomes compared to TKI monotherapy in patients with unresectable Stage III EGFR-mutated NSCLC.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsHumansMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsEGFRepidermal growth factor receptornon-small cell lung cancerNSCLCtyrosine kinase inhibitor

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PMID38214678
PMCPMC10817403
OpenAlexW4390755050

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