Association of Extended Dosing Intervals or Delays in Pembrolizumab-based Regimens With Survival Outcomes in Advanced Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Besides modeling/simulation-based analysis, no post-approval studies have evaluated the optimal administration frequency of pembrolizumab in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study to evaluate the association between survival outcomes and treatment extensions/delays of pembrolizumab-based regimens in patients with advanced NSCLC. Those who had received at least 4 cycles in routine practice were divided into 2 groups: nonstandard (Non-Std, ≥ 2 cycles at intervals > 3 weeks + 3 days) and standard (Std, all cycles every 3 weeks or 1 cycle > 3 weeks + 3 days).

RESULTS: Among 150 patients, 92 (61%) were eligible for the study (Non-Std, 27; Std, 65). The reasons for patients with extensions/delays in the Non-Std group included: immune-related adverse events (irAEs) (33%), non-irAE-related medical issues (26%), and patient-physician preference (41%). The Non-Std group was more likely to have a higher programmed death-ligand 1 tumor proportion score, a higher number of treatment cycles, and pembrolizumab monotherapy. Univariate and 6-month landmark analyses showed longer median overall survival and progression-free survival in the Non-Std group compared with the Std group. After multivariable adjustment for confounding factors, there was no significant difference in overall survival (hazard ratio, 1.2; 95% confidence interval, 0.3-4.8; P = .824) or progression-free survival (hazard ratio, 2.6; 95% confidence interval, 0.7-9.6; P = .157) between the 2 groups.

CONCLUSION: Our study shows that a significant proportion of patients with advanced NSCLC receive pembrolizumab-based regimens with extended intervals or delays in routine clinical practice and with similar outcomes to those receiving treatment at label-specified 3-week intervals. Given the durability of benefit seen and the potential for cost reduction and decreased infusion frequency in these patients, this requires validation in prospective trials.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Clinical lung cancer - 22(2021), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite e379-e389

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sehgal, Kartik [VerfasserIn]
Bulumulle, Anushi [VerfasserIn]
Brody, Heather [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Ritu R [VerfasserIn]
Macherla, Shravanti [VerfasserIn]
Qilleri, Aleksandra [VerfasserIn]
McDonald, Danielle C [VerfasserIn]
Cherry, Cynthia R [VerfasserIn]
Shea, Meghan [VerfasserIn]
Huberman, Mark S [VerfasserIn]
VanderLaan, Paul A [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Glen J [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Paul R [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Daniel B [VerfasserIn]
Rangachari, Deepa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Comparative Study
DPT0O3T46P
Extended-interval dosing
Immune-related adverse event
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Patient-physician preference
Pembrolizumab
Real-world outcomes
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Treatment delays

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.12.2021

Date Revised 29.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cllc.2020.05.028

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312300069