Effectiveness of first-line anticancer treatment may predict treatment response in further lines in stage III/IV patients with non-small cell lung cancer
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology |
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| Web | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00432-023-05431-5 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00432-023-05431-5 |
| Keywords | Non-small cell lung cancer; Anticancer treatment; Effectiveness; Overall survival; Progression-free survival |
| Description | PurposeThe aim of our study was to evaluate if therapeutic success in the first-line of anticancer treatments in patients with NSCLC may predict treatment success in the following lines.MethodsWe analyzed the data of patients with NSCLC stage III/IV from the TULUNG registry separately for chemotherapy, TKIs, ALK inhibitors, and immunotherapy in the first line during the years 2011-2019. ,,Succesful treatment " was defined as PFS >= 6 months, a ,,good responder " was a patient with >50% of ,,successful treatment " lines. Treatment responses were analyzed separately for each drug group. Descriptive statistics, Fisher exact test, Pearson Chi-Squared test, log-rank test, and univariate/multivariate logistic regression models were used.ResultsThe first-line TKI therapy was successful in 66.2%, while good responders accounted for 50.7% of the cohort and their rates were similar for all types of TKIs. First-line platinum-based chemotherapy was successful in 43.1% and 48.6% for combinations with pemetrexed and bevacizumab, respectively. Good responders accounted for 29.5% and 25.9%, respectively. In the group of ALK inhibitors, we observed treatment success in 52.3% of cases, while alectinib showed the highest effectiveness (up to 70%). Good responders constituted 50% of the group. In the first-line immunotherapy group, survival benefit was observed in 52.3%, and good responders constituted 52.3% of the cohort.ConclusionWe concluded that the treatment success in first-line therapies in patients with NSCLC may predict survival benefits in the subsequent lines, particularly in EGFR- or ALK-positive disease and immunotherapy-treated patients. |