Comparative Effectiveness of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Plus Chemotherapy Versus Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in PD-L1 Negative Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients.

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q2 ONCOLOGY Clinical lung cancer Pub Date : 2025-01-25 DOI:10.1016/j.cllc.2025.01.009

Marjon V Verschueren, Dagmar T A Hiensch, Peter M J Plomp, Lisanne A Kastelijn, Ewoudt M W van de Garde, Bas J M Peters

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Background: Recently, the combination of nivolumab, ipilimumab and chemotherapy (NIC) became available for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) patients, introducing a new treatment option. This study aimed to compare the treatment response and real-world outcomes of NIC with the current standard of care pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy (PC) in PD-L1 negative mNSCLC patients treated in clinical practice and to compare these outcomes with the results of the Checkmate-9LA trial.

Methods: All mNSCLC patients with PD-L1<1% treated with NIC or PC at 2 large teaching hospitals in the Netherlands between 2019 and 2023 were included. The objective response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS) and treatment characteristics of patients treated with NIC were compared to those of patients treated with PC. Additionally, the real-world outcomes of NIC were compared to the results from the CheckMate 9LA trial. A multivariate Cox regression was used to calculate PFS hazard ratios (HR).

Results: PD-L1 negative mNSCLC patients treated with NIC had a higher ORR than those treated with PC (41% versus 27%, P = .08). The PFS was slightly longer for patients treated with NIC versus PC (5.5 vs. 4.5 months, aHR = 0.91 [95% CI 0.59-1.58]), although not statistically significant. The treatment discontinuation rates were comparable between the real-world NIC and PC cohorts (72% vs. 68%), mostly due to disease progression (67% vs. 64%). The outcomes for patients treated with NIC in clinical practice were comparable to the Checkmate-9LA trial.

Conclusion: For mNSCLC patients with <1% PD-L1 expression, the treatment responses to NIC were numerically better than to PC. Larger cohorts with longer follow-up periods and overall survival endpoints are needed to further establish the role of NIC in PD-L1 negative patients.

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Clinical lung cancer 医学-肿瘤学

CiteScore

7.00

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2.80%

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159

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Lung Cancer is a peer-reviewed bimonthly journal that publishes original articles describing various aspects of clinical and translational research of lung cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer is devoted to articles on detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of lung cancer. The main emphasis is on recent scientific developments in all areas related to lung cancer. Specific areas of interest include clinical research and mechanistic approaches; drug sensitivity and resistance; gene and antisense therapy; pathology, markers, and prognostic indicators; chemoprevention strategies; multimodality therapy; and integration of various approaches.