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Abstract
Background: The clinical outcomes of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) advanced lung adenocarcinoma vary according to real-world data.
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the treatment discontinuation (TTD) and overall survival (OS) of patients with ALK+ advanced lung adenocarcinoma treated with first-line ALK-TKIs in Taiwan.
Patients and methods: This retrospective study evaluated all advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients registered in the National Taiwan Cancer Registry from 2017 to 2020 who had ALK rearrangement and received ALK-TKI treatment, using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). The TKI treatment sequences were classified into first generation (G1: crizotinib), second generation (G2: ceritinib, alectinib, brigatinib), and third generation (G3: lorlatinib).
Results: A total of 587 patients were analyzed, with a median age of 60.0 years, 91 (15.5%) aged ≥ 74 years, 293 (49.9%) female, 397 (67.6%) never smoked, and 534 (91.0%) with stage IV disease. Patients who received next-generation ALK-TKIs during the treatment course had longer median time to ALK-TKI TTD and OS. The TTD of the G1, G1+2, G1+2+3, G2, and G2+3 groups was 7.5 (5.4-11.1), 40.6 (29.4-not calculated (NC)), 50.3 (41.3-NC), 34.3 (29.2-43.0), and 36.3 (22.4-NC) months, respectively (p < 0.001). The median OS of the patients in the G1, G1+2, G1+2+3, G2, and G2+3 groups was 10.6 (7.5-14.6), not reached (NR) (NC-NC), NR (NC-NC), 43.0 (36.3-NC), and NR (30.3-NC) months, respectively (p < 0.001). Compared with treatment with crizotinib alone, the multivariate analysis revealed that treatment with next-generation TKIs was independently associated with longer TTD (G1+2 (hazard ratio (HR), 0.24; 95% CI 0.17-0.33; p < 0.001), G1+2+3 or G1+3 (HR, 0.17; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.10-0.28; p < 0.001), G2 (HR, 0.26; 95% CI 0.19-0.36; p < 0.001), and G2+3 (HR, 0.25; 95% CI 0.14-0.44; p < 0.001)) and median OS (G12 (HR, 0.24; 95% CI 0.17-0.35; p < 0.001), G1+2+3 or G1+3 (HR, 0.09; 95% CI 0.04-0.21; p < 0.001), G2 (HR, 0.22; 95% CI 0.15-0.31; p < 0.001), and G2+3 (HR, 0.20; 95% CI 0.10-0.42; p < 0.001)).
Conclusions: For patients with ALK+ NSCLC, treatments including next-generation ALK-TKIs were independently associated with longer survival outcomes.
期刊介绍:
Targeted Oncology addresses physicians and scientists committed to oncology and cancer research by providing a programme of articles on molecularly targeted pharmacotherapy in oncology. The journal includes:
Original Research Articles on all aspects of molecularly targeted agents for the treatment of cancer, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and related approaches.
Comprehensive narrative Review Articles and shorter Leading Articles discussing relevant clinically established as well as emerging agents and pathways.
Current Opinion articles that place interesting areas in perspective.
Therapy in Practice articles that provide a guide to the optimum management of a condition and highlight practical, clinically relevant considerations and recommendations.
Systematic Reviews that use explicit, systematic methods as outlined by the PRISMA statement.
Adis Drug Reviews of the properties and place in therapy of both newer and established targeted drugs in oncology.