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ABSTRACT: Background
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus chemotherapy improved the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, reliable prognostic biomarkers are lacking. We explored factors associated with prognosis and developed a predictive model.Methods
We retrospectively analyzed 130 consecutive stage IIIA-IVB NSCLC patients treated with ICIs combined with chemotherapy. Cox univariate and multivariate proportional hazards regression analyses were used to identify prognostic factors associated with progression-free survival (PFS). A nomogram was developed based on key factors in the training cohort (n = 86) and evaluated in the validation cohort (n = 44). According to the nomogram-based total point scores, we divided patients into low- and high-risk groups.Results
In the training cohort, bone metastases (p = 0.017) and an increased derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (p = 0.018) were significantly associated with poor PFS, while smoking (p = 0.007) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) ≥50% (p = 0.001) were associated with improved PFS. A nomogram based on these factors was developed to predict PFS at 3, 6, and 12 months. The C-index of the nomogram to predict PFS was 0.725 (95% CI: 0.711-0.739) in the training cohort and 0.688 (95% CI: 0.665-0.711) in the validation cohort. The area under the curve (AUC) exhibited an acceptable discriminative ability, and calibration curves demonstrated a consistency between the actual results and predictions. In the training cohort, the median PFS (mPFS) was 12.3 and 5.7 months in the low- and high-risk groups, respectively (p < 0.001). In the validation cohort, the mPFS was 12.6 and 6.2 months in the low- and high-risk groups, respectively (p = 0.021).Conclusions
A predictive nomogram was developed to help clinicians assess prognosis early for advanced NSCLC patients who received ICI plus chemotherapy.
SUBMITTER: Zeng H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8397581 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zeng Hao H Huang Wei-Wei WW Liu Yu-Jie YJ Huang Qin Q Zhao Sheng-Min SM Li Ya-Lun YL Tian Pan-Wen PW Li Wei-Min WM
Frontiers in oncology 20210812
<h4>Background</h4>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus chemotherapy improved the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, reliable prognostic biomarkers are lacking. We explored factors associated with prognosis and developed a predictive model.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 130 consecutive stage IIIA-IVB NSCLC patients treated with ICIs combined with chemotherapy. Cox univariate and multivariate proportional hazards regression analyses were used ...[more]