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ABSTRACT: Background
Most patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive (EGFRm) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) acquire resistance to first-line (1L) first- or second-generation (1G/2G) EGFR-TKIs; therefore, it is important to optimize 1L treatment to improve patient outcomes.Objective
To retrospectively examine treatment patterns in locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC using MarketScan® Commercial and Medicare Supplemental Databases (all US census regions).Patients and methods
Adults with a lung cancer diagnosis code between 1 January 2015-31 March 2018 were analyzed from diagnosis (index) through a variable-length follow-up. Patients had ≥ 1 pharmacy claim for 1G/2G EGFR-TKIs on or within 60 days post-index. Data were stratified by presence or absence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases (30 days pre-index through study end).Results
578 patients were included (median age 63 years, 64% female). Median follow-up was 13.5 months. The most frequently prescribed 1L EGFR-TKI was erlotinib (414/578, 72%). Median time to 1L treatment discontinuation was 8.2 (95% confidence interval (CI) 6.9, 9.0) months in patients diagnosed with CNS metastases at any time, and 7.7 (95% CI 6.9, 8.9) months in patients without CNS metastases. 270/578 patients (47%) discontinued 1L EGFR-TKIs; 209/270 (77%) initiated second-line (2L) therapy, most frequently osimertinib (96/209, 46%).Conclusions
In an analysis of US claims data, nearly half of patients discontinued 1L EGFR-TKIs, and 46% who initiated 2L received osimertinib. As nearly a quarter of patients who discontinued 1L EGFR-TKIs did not receive 2L treatment, this study highlights the need for optimal 1L treatment in EGFRm locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC.
SUBMITTER: Soo RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8844326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Soo Ross A RA Seto Takashi T Gray Jhanelle E JE Thiel Ellen E Taylor Aliki A Sawyer William W Karimi Parisa P Marchlewicz Elizabeth E Brouillette Matthew M
Drugs - real world outcomes 20210912 1
<h4>Background</h4>Most patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive (EGFRm) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) acquire resistance to first-line (1L) first- or second-generation (1G/2G) EGFR-TKIs; therefore, it is important to optimize 1L treatment to improve patient outcomes.<h4>Objective</h4>To retrospectively examine treatment patterns in locally advanced/metastatic NSCLC using MarketScan<sup>®</sup> Commercial and Medicare Supplemental Databases (all US census regions).<h ...[more]