Systematic review and meta-analysis of third-line salvage therapy for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

PURPOSE: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy of third-line treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Relevant trials were identified by searching electronic databases and conference meetings. Prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing third-line therapy in advanced NSCLC patients were included. Outcomes of interest included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

RESULTS: A total of 1,985 advanced NSCLC patients received third-line treatment from 11 RCTs were included for analysis. The use of single targeted agent as third-line therapy for advanced NSCLC did not significantly improved PFS (HR 0.75, 95% CI: 0.28-2.04, p = 0.58) and OS (HR 1.01, 95% CI: 0.86-1.17, p = 0.95) when compared to docetaxel alone. In addition, erlotinib-based doublet combination therapy did not significantly improved PFS (HR 0.94, 95% CI: 0.78-1.13, p = 0.49) and OS (HR 1.08, 95% CI: 0.78-1.51, p = 0.65) in comparison with erlotinib alone.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study show that the efficacy of single novel targeted agent is comparable to that of docetaxel alone in terms of PFS and OS for heavily pretreated NSCLC patients. In addition, no survival benefits are obtained from erlotinib-based doublet therapy, thus single agent erlotinib could be recommended as third-line treatment for unselected advanced NSCLC patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Oncotarget - 9(2018), 83 vom: 23. Okt., Seite 35439-35447

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Miao, Zhigang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Heavily pretreated
Journal Article
Meta-analysis
Non-small-cell lung cancer
Third-line therapy

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 31.03.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.18632/oncotarget.24967

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM29091521X