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Impact of prolonged and early bevacizumab treatment on the overall survival of EGFR-mutant and EGFR-wild type nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer.


ABSTRACT:

Background

VEGF plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis and immunosuppression. VEGF-blocking has proven beneficial for EGFR mutant and wild-type nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (nonsq-NSCLC); however, the number of cycles and treatment line yielding the optimal benefit are unknown.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the data of 115 patients with advanced/metastatic nonsq-NSCLC administered at least one cycle of bevacizumab. The number of bevacizumab cycles was treated as a time-dependent covariate. Predictors of overall survival (OS) were investigated.

Results

Bevacizumab was used as first-line treatment in 47 (40.9%) patients, with a median of five cycles (range: 1-31). Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≥ 2 (hazard ratio [HR] 4.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.68-8.51; P < 0.001), wild-type EGFR (HR 2.61, 95% CI 1.45-4.70; P = 0.001), and bleeding during bevacizumab treatment (HR 3.63, 95% CI 1.77-7.45; P < 0.001) were predictive of poor OS; the number of bevacizumab cycles and first-line administration were not. In the wild-type EGFR subgroup, the number of bevacizumab cycles (≥ 5 vs. 1-4) was associated with a significant OS benefit (HR 0.28, 95% CI 0.08-0.98; P = 0.044); first-line administration also showed an OS benefit (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.20-1.17; P = 0.105). A significant association between the number of cycles and EGFR status was identified (P = 0.046).

Conclusion

OS benefit is negatively affected by bleeding events in bevacizumab-treated patients. Prolonged and early introduction of bevacizumab may provide an OS benefit for patients with wild-type EGFR nonsq-NSCLC.

SUBMITTER: Huang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6275835 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impact of prolonged and early bevacizumab treatment on the overall survival of EGFR-mutant and EGFR-wild type nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer.

Huang Yu-Chen YC   Shen Shih-Min SM   Liu Chien-Ying CY   Pavlidis Stelios S   Wang Chih-Liang CL   Ko How-Wen HW   Chung Fu-Tsai FT   Lin Tin-Yu TY   Feng Po-Hao PH   Lee Kang-Yun KY   Guo Yi-Ke YK   Yang Cheng-Ta CT   Kuo Chih-Hsi Scott CS  

Thoracic cancer 20180927 12


<h4>Background</h4>VEGF plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis and immunosuppression. VEGF-blocking has proven beneficial for EGFR mutant and wild-type nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (nonsq-NSCLC); however, the number of cycles and treatment line yielding the optimal benefit are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed the data of 115 patients with advanced/metastatic nonsq-NSCLC administered at least one cycle of bevacizumab. The number of bevacizumab cycles was treated as a  ...[more]

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