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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Chemotherapy as first-/second-line treatment in different epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation lung adenocarcinoma remains controversial.Methods
Consecutive patients were collected between 2009 and 2012. Patients were divided into two groups (1st-line chemotherapy: n = 56 and 2nd-line chemotherapy: n = 55). Their outcomes profiles were analyzed.Results
The overall survival (OS) of all patients (390 versus 662 days, p < 0.0001), as well as both progression-free survival (PFS, 151 versus 252 days, p = 0.0001) and OS (308 versus 704 days, p = 0.0001) of patients with L858R mutation (n = 63), who received 2nd-line chemotherapy, was significantly poor. By univariate and multivariate analysis, 2nd-line chemotherapy, and L858R mutation were significantly related to poor PFS and OS.Conclusion
In advanced lung adenocarcinoma, L858R mutation and 2nd-line chemotherapy caused a poor outcome. It is a consideration to choice of 1st-line chemotherapy in these subjects. A prospective design is warranted to confirm this finding.
SUBMITTER: Chung FT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4644829 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chung Fu-Tsai FT Ho Ming-Yun MY Fang Yueh-Fu YF Hshieh Meng-Heng MH Wang Tsai-Yu TY Kuo Chih-Hsi CH Chen Hao-Cheng HC Wang Chun-Hwa CH Lin Shu-Min SM Yu Chih-Teng CT Lin Horng-Chyuan HC Kuo Han-Pin HP
BioMed research international 20151102
<h4>Objectives</h4>Chemotherapy as first-/second-line treatment in different epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation lung adenocarcinoma remains controversial.<h4>Methods</h4>Consecutive patients were collected between 2009 and 2012. Patients were divided into two groups (1st-line chemotherapy: n = 56 and 2nd-line chemotherapy: n = 55). Their outcomes profiles were analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>The overall survival (OS) of all patients (390 versus 662 days, p < 0.0001), as well as both progr ...[more]