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Rechallenge with previously administered epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal metastasis
Ist Teil von
Investigational new drugs, 2021-12, Vol.39 (6), p.1732-1741
Ort / Verlag
New York: Springer US
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Summary
Objectives
In
EGFR
-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, approximately 80–90% of leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) develops after failed initial treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor (
EGFR
) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI). However, the efficacy of rechallenging with previously administered EGFR-TKIs in patients with
EGFR
-mutated NSCLC and the LM that develops following EGFR-TKI treatment failure remains unknown.
Materials and methods
We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and LM, from November 2011 to August 2019. The patients were classified according to the LM treatment type: switched to previously unadministered EGFR-TKIs (Switch-TKI) or rechallenge with previously administered EGFR-TKIs (Rechallenge-TKI).
Results
In total, 50 patients treated with EGFR-TKI after LM diagnosis were included; 35 were treated with Switch-TKI and 15 with Rechallenge-TKI. The median overall survival (OS) from the time of LM diagnosis was 6.2 months in all study patients. According to the treatment type, the median OS from the time of LM diagnosis was 6.9 months in Switch-TKI patients and 4.9 months in Rechallenge-TKI patients. There was no significant difference in the OS between the Switch-TKI and Rechallenge-TKI groups (
P
= 0.864). Thirty-five patients were treated with erlotinib and 15 with osimertinib; Regardless of the type for EGFR-TKI, there was no significant difference in OS between patients treated with Switch-TKI and those treated with Rechallenge-TKI.
Conclusion
Rechallenge of previously administered EGFR-TKIs may be a therapeutic option for LM development after EGFR-TKI treatment failure in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC, not only switching to previously unadministered EGFR-TKIs.