Changing causes of death post-epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) era in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18132-e18132
Author(s):  
Wen Shuo Wu ◽  
Yuh-Min Chen ◽  
Chun-Ming Tsai ◽  
Jen-Fu Shih ◽  
Yu-Chin Lee ◽  
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e18132 Background: EGFR-TKIs are effective against tumor EGFR-mutated NSCLC. Patients with tumor EGFR activating mutation (EGFRmu) (exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L958R) had better survival than those with EGFR wild-type tumors (EGFRwt). Many EGFRmu patients have had disease progression with EGFR-TKI treatment due to central nervous system (CNS) metastases, including meningeal carcinomatosis. The objective of this retrospective study is to compare the causes of death in patients with a known tumor EGFR mutation status who had been treated with EGFR-TKIs. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the chart records of our advanced NSCLC patients who had received diagnosis, treatment, and supportive and hospice care in our hospital between July 2005 and June 2010. Tumor EGFR mutation status was analyzed using the DNA sequence method. All enrolled patients had a documented cause of death. Results: Ninety-four patients had documented tumor EGFR data, had received EGFR-TKI treatment (either erlotinib or gefitinib), and were with or without previous or salvage systemic chemotherapy. Of them, 36 were EGFRwt and 58 were EGFRmu. Overall survival after starting EGFR-TKI treatment was significantly longer in EGFRmu than in EGFRwt patients (median 68.9 weeks vs. 46.3 weeks, p=0.0058). Twenty-nine patients died of CNS metastases and 65 died of organ(s) failure other than the CNS. Patients who died of CNS metastases had undergone EKGF-TKI treatment significantly longer than those who died of other organ(s) failure (median 32 weeks vs. 7.7 weeks, p=0.0003), with a hazard ratio of 2.308 (95% C.I. 1.452-3.668, p=0.0004). A significantly higher proportion of EGFRmu patients died of CNS metastases (26 of 58, 44.8%) than EGFRwt patients (3 of 36, 8.3%) (p<0.001). Conclusions: EGFRmu NSCLC patients survived longer and had a significantly higher probability of mortality due to CNS metastases than EGFRwt patients. This change in the causes of death due to NSCLC was noted after an era of EGFR-TKI treatment, and will have an important impact on the strategies or management of patient supportive and hospice care.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20638-e20638
Author(s):  
Sook-hee Hong ◽  
Ho Jung An ◽  
Yun-Gyoo Lee ◽  
Hoon-Kyo Kim ◽  
Seung-Sei Lee ◽  
...  

e20638 Background: Anti-angiogenic agents have been reported to have clinical activity for NSCLC harboring EGFR mutation (mutEGFR) with/without EGFR Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). We report clinical outcomes of nintedanib plus docetaxel for refractory NSCLC patients conducted by virtue of Korean NPU program. Methods: Patients with NSCLC were eligible if they failed at least one prior systemic treatment. Docetaxel was administered with 75 or 60mg/m2 on D1 or 37.5mg/m2 on D1, D8 every 3 weeks plus nintedanib 200mg orally twice daily. Nintedanib treatment was continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity after 4-6 cycles of combination therapy. Results: Of 62 patients enrolled, 23 patients had activating EGFR mutations (14 in exon19 deletion, 7 exon21 L858R/L861Q, 1 exon20 duplication, and 1 in both exon19 deletion and exon20 T790M) and progressed during prior EGFR-TKI treatment. Of 23 patients, 22 had progressed during or after platinum doublet chemotherapy. Only for 2 patients, EGFR mutation status was unknown. The majority of patients were heavily pretreated, with 43.7% received nintedanib plus docetaxel as ≥ 4th line therapy. 4 patients had prior bevacizumab treatment. Objective response rate (ORR) was 22.9%. Median PFS and OS were 3.9 months (95% CI 3.1-4.6) and 9.5 months (95% CI 5.3-13.7), respectively. Depending on EGFR mutation status, ORR in mutEGFR group was higher than wtEGFR group (30.4% vs 20%, p= 0.50) and median PFS in mutEGFR group was significantly longer than wtEGFR group (6.1 vs 3.3 months, p= 0.008). No treatment related death was reported. Common grade 3/4 adverse events were neutropenia (58.3%) and reversible elevated liver enzyme (18.8%). Conclusions: Taken together, nintedanib plus docetaxel showed meaningful clinical activity with good tolerability for refractory NSCLC patients. Our data suggest that this combination may be a recommendable regimen for EGFR-TKI-resistant mutEGFR NSCLC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1195-1202
Author(s):  
Yankang Li ◽  
Nasha Zhang ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Yemei Song ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Although epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy is effective for most advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with mutant EGFR, some patients show little or no response. Germline variations, such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), have been proved to be involved in disease progression after EGFR-TKI therapy. In this study, we hypothesized that the functional HSPH1 SNP may affect gene expression and, thus, prognosis of NSCLC patients treated with EGFR-TKIs. We systematically examined impacts of HSPH1 SNPs on NSCLC survival in two independent cohorts consisted of 319 EGFR-TKI treated stage IIIB/IV NSCLC patients. The promoter rs2280059 polymorphism was significantly associated with patient survival in both cohorts. In vitro and In vivo assays elucidated that rs2280059 G allele shows higher capability to drive HSPH1 promoter activities. Silencing HSPH1 significantly increases the antineoplastic effects of gefitinib on NSCLC cells. Our findings demonstrated potential implications of HSPH1 in clinic, which may lead to better understanding and outcome assessment of EGFR-TKI treatment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. S1048-S1049
Author(s):  
Pawel Krawczyk ◽  
Marcin Nicoś ◽  
Dariusz Kowalski ◽  
Rodryg Ramlau ◽  
Kinga Winiarczyk ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19082-e19082
Author(s):  
Di Zheng ◽  
Jiying Wang ◽  
Bing Lu

e19082 Background: EGFR mutated lung cancers are strongly associated with clinical characteristics of never- smoking history and adenocarcinoma histology type, and tended to develop multiple pulmonary metastases.Whether multiple pulmonary metastatic lung adenocarcinomas with never-smoking history would respond to EGFR-TKIs as those harboring EGFR active mutation remains unclear. Methods: 223 consecutive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with unknown EGFR status who received EGFR-TKIs as salvage therapy after failure of previous platinum-based chemotherapy in Shanghai Pulmonary hospital between 2009 and 2011 were included to the study. Available CT scans, routinely performed at baseline and one month after the start of EGFR-TKIs therapy, were reviewed independently by two investigators. For the purposes of this study, diffuse pulmonary metastatic nodules were defined as multiple nodules distributed diffusely throughout the whole lung with at least 20 nodules within the unilateral lung field. Paraffin embedded tissues were available for 45 of 223 patients for EGFR gene mutation test. Results: Of 134 never-smokers with lung adenocarcinoma,70 patients responded to EGFR-TKIs with an objective response rate (ORR) of 52.2% (70/134), and the ORR for the 62 patients with diffuse pulmonary metastatic nodules was 79% (49/62). Among the 20 patients with confirmed EGFR mutation (based on the available 45 archived specimen), the ORR was 75% (15/20). The multivariate analyses showed that the presence of diffused multiple pulmonary metastatic nodules, activating EGFR mutation and female are independent predictive factors of the response to EGFR-TKIs. Conclusions: Patient selection based on specific clinical features to recieve EGFR-TKI treatment yield high response rate comparable to that selected by EGFR mutation status. It is practical to consider EGFR-TKI as salvage therapy in non-smoking patients with lung adenocarcinoma characterized by diffuse pulmonary nodules when EGFR mutation testing is a challenge.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20032-e20032
Author(s):  
Qin Feng

e20032 Background: Tumor tissue is currently used for EGFR testing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, but the detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is being actively investigated as a new method for the detection and longitudinal monitoring of actionable mutations in plasma samples. Around 30% patients with EGFR mutation presented inconsistent status of EGFR mutation between in tissues and plasma. We compared EGFR mutation detection in circulating tumor DNA from blood to that in matched tissue. Methods: EGFR mutation status were assessed by the Human EGFR Gene Mutations Detection Kit (Beijing ACCB Biotech Ltd.) both in tissue and plasma. Retrospective analysis to evaluate the concordance of tissue and plasma EGFR determination for assessing eligibility for EGFR-TKIs therapy in NSCLC patients. 10 mL tubes of blood were collected from patients who never had been treated by EGFR TKI, and plasma circulating tumor DNA were extracted from plasma by Biomark Circulating DNA Kit. Qubit2.0 Fluorometer was used to make plasma circulating DNA tumor quantitation. The concentration of final DNA sample is ≦2ng/μl. Results: A total of 224 NSCLC patients were detected by Amplification Refractory Mutation System (ARMS), with 92 tissue positive and 49 blood positive. Results showed 53.3% sensitivity in overall samples, but 81.4% sensitivity in ⅢB~Ⅲ patients. The specificity is 100%. Conclusions: The high sensitivity and specificity between tissue and plasma EGFR determination supports the blood-based EGFR mutation testing to determinate the eligibility of NSCLC patients for EGFR-TKIs treatment, especialy in ⅢB~Ⅲ NSCLC patients. Blood, in particular plasma, is a good screening substitute when tumor tissue is absent or insufficient for testing EGFR mutations to guide EGFR TKIs treatment in patients with NSCLC. EGFR mutation positivity in blood could be used to recommend EGFR TKIs treatment, but the blood negativity should be confirmed with other sample, biopsy tissue, pleural effusion, etc..


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9601-9601
Author(s):  
Ji-Youn Han ◽  
Myung-Ju Ahn ◽  
Sang-We Kim ◽  
Ki Hyeong Lee ◽  
Eun Kyung Cho ◽  
...  

9601 Background: While EGFR mutant ( EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients usually experience improved clinical benefit with EGFR TKIs, most eventually progress. Understanding mechanisms of resistance (MoR) may allow for more personalized treatment. Lazertinib is an irreversible third generation EGFR TKI for which MoR are unknown. Obtaining sufficient tumor tissue for genotyping at progression is often difficult. Therefore, we utilized plasma ctDNA from patients treated with lazertinib to explore MoR. Methods: Plasma samples from 47 NSCLC patients in the phase 2 trial of lazertinib (NCT03046992) were collected at screening and progressive disease (PD) and underwent ctDNA NGS of 74 genes using Guarant360. All patients were positive for an EGFR Ex19del or L858R ( EGFRm) and T790M by tissue testing at screening. Acquired, nonsynonymous, characterized mutations detected in a PD sample but not in the screening sample from the respective patient were considered putative MoR, excluding aneuploidy. Patients with detectable plasma EGFRm and/or T790M at screening were evaluable. Results: ctDNA was detected in 47 (100%) screening samples and 43/45 (96%) PD samples (two failed sequencing). An EGFRm was detected in 85% of patients at screening (n = 40), 38 of which had PD ctDNA results and were included in analysis. T790M was detected in 30 patients at screening and subsequently not detected at PD in 21 of these patients, 55% of all 38 included patients. Among the ten patients with T790M detected at PD, on-target MoR were detected in 7 (18% of all included patients) including EGFR C797S (n = 3, 8%), EGFR amplification (n = 3, 8%), and EGFR T854A (n = 1, 3%). All C797S were in cis with T790M. No on-target MoR were detected in patients without T790M detected at PD. Off-target MoR were seen in 34% of patients (13/38) including mutations in PIK3CA (13%; 2 E545K, 2 E542K, 1 E81K), ERBB2 (5%; 1 D769H, 1 V777L), KRAS (3%; 1 G12C), and BRAF (3%; 1 G469A). Gene amplifications were detected in CCND1 (n = 1, 3%) , CCNE1 (n = 2, 5%) , ERBB2 (n = 1, 3%) , FGFR1 (n = 1, 3%) , MET (n = 4, 11%) , and PIK3CA (n = 1, 3%), with some patients having multiple MoR. Conclusions: The spectrum of MoR identified in this cohort of patients treated with lazertinib is similar to that reported in other third generation EGFR TKIs, but with some differences in frequencies. The most common resistance mechanisms are T790M loss and PIK3CA alterations which may address the mechanism of action. Our findings suggest putative MoR of lazertinib and show that ctDNA NGS is an effective way to identify MoR in patients progressing on targeted therapy. Clinical trial information: NCT03046992 .


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e23037-e23037
Author(s):  
Frans Beerkens ◽  
Chul Kim ◽  
Syed P. Hasan ◽  
Deepa Suresh Subramaniam ◽  
Stephen V. Liu ◽  
...  

e23037 Background: EGFR mutations are the most frequent targetable genomic alterations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (pts). While tissue biopsy remains the standard for assessing of EGFR mutation status, it is invasive and not always feasible. Liquid biopsy is a minimally invasive alternative. Biocept’s proprietary TargetSelector system evaluates circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood. We aimed to clinically validate the accuracy of EGFR-specific TargetSelector in NSCLC pts. Methods: At three time points (T0: baseline before TKI, T1: during EGFR-TKI therapy, T2: after progression), blood samples were collected in Biocept OncoCEE BCT validated to preserve DNA up to 8 days. These samples were interrogated for three EGFR mutations: exon 19 deletions (Del 19), L858R, and T790M. The objectives are to assess detection sensitivity of liquid biopsy using EGFR mutation status vs the tissue as gold standard and to evaluate whether the detection sensitivity changes with EGFR-TKI therapy. Results: A total of 53 study pts were enrolled (male, 21; female, 32). The mean age was 70.6 (range: 46 – 90). Most pts had stage IV disease (43, 81.1%) and lung adenocarcinoma (48, 90.6%). 26 (49.1%) pts had EGFR mutations in tumor tissue: Del 19, 13; L858R, 8; T790M, 6; other, 8. Detection sensitivity for sensitizing EGFR mutations (Del 19 and L858R) at T0, T1, and T2 was 60.0% (6/10), 33.3% (5/15), and 33.3% (1/3), respectively. There was no statistical difference in CTC counts between activating EGFR mutation-positive and -negative pts (mean CTC count: 10.5 vs 20.1; p = 0.11 by two-sided t-test). Detection sensitivity for T790M was 33.3% (2/6) and 5 of 6 pts were receiving T790M directed therapy (3, rociletinib; 2, osimertinib) at the time of blood draw. Two pts – one patient before initiation of EGFR-TKI and the other during treatment with erlotinib – were found to have T790M mutations only in blood and not in tissue. Conclusions: Activating EGFR mutation detection may decrease during the course of TKI therapy, possibly due to treatment response. Further research with an expanded sample size and serial collections are needed to evaluate this finding, and to investigate possible implications of the presence of T790M only in blood.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e21558-e21558
Author(s):  
Danilo Giffoni ◽  
Maria Luisa Romero ◽  
Mark Doherty

e21558 Background: The latest generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), Osimertinib, targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) despite the T790M mutation status in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In cases where there is a detected EGFR mutation on the exon 19-deletion and on the exon 21-L858R in the NSCLC population, studies have demonstrated that Osimertinib has a positive benefit in overall survival and delayed progression of central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Methods: From January 2010 to December 2018, 56 patients with the metastatic NSCLC-EGFR mutation, treated with Osimertinib 80 mg once daily, were included in this analysis. Retrospective data was extracted through the internal administrative databases located at Sunnybrook Hospital. All patients had EGFR mutation positivity by cytology, plasma or tissue sampling. The primary endpoint was to evaluate whether NSCLC patients who were exposed to Osimertinib and had brain metastases underwent fewer systemic therapy lines as compared to those who did not have metastases involving the brain. Results: Eligible patients were analyzed and the median age at the initial diagnosis was 65 years old; 50% (n = 28) of the patients had brain metastases. The median of systemic treatment lines for patients without CNS metastasis was two and for those who have metastases to the brain was three. 82,2% of this cohort received Osimertinib in 2nd line, after development of acquired resistance to first or second TKI generation. Conclusions: Results from this study did not demonstrate that EGFR mutated, NSCLC patients with CNS metastases received less systemic therapy lines to those without metastases involving the brain. A larger cohort for further investigation is warranted.


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