Real-World Outcomes of Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, and Atezolizumab Treatment Efficacy in Korean Veterans with Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

PURPOSE: To provide a comprehensive analysis of ICI usage and treatment outcomes in elderly Korean veterans with stage IV NSCLC.

METHODS: Patients diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC between 2016 and 2021 were included, and three cohorts were derived according to the type of ICI received. Thereafter, the clinical characteristics and survival outcomes were compared.

RESULTS: Of the 180 patients with NSCLC (median age, 76 years) included in this study, 49 (27.7%), 61 (33.9%), and 70 (38.9%) received pembrolizumab, nivolumab, and atezolizumab, respectively, and 19.4%, 36.1%, and 34.4% had PD-L1 expressions < 1%, 1-49%, and ≥50%, respectively. The pembrolizumab, nivolumab, and atezolizumab groups, the objective response rates (ORR), and the disease control rates (DCR) were 22.4%, 8.2%, and 4.3% (p = 0.004), and 59.2, 55.7%, and 30.0% (p = 0.001), respectively. However, no difference in the overall survival (OS) rate was noted among the groups (12.6 months vs. 8.4 months vs. 7.7 months, p = 0.334). Similarly, there was no treatment specific OS benefit with respect to the tumor PD-L1 expression status. Interestingly, multivariate analysis identified bone metastasis as a significant poor prognostic factor for OS (HR = 2.75 [95% CI, 1.31-5.76], p = 0.007).

CONCLUSION: Pembrolizumab and nivolumab showed stronger associations with increases in ORR and DCR than atezolizumab, but no statistically significant differences were observed with respect to OS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 15(2023), 16 vom: 21. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ham, Ahrong [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Young [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hae Su [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Taekyu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Immune checkpoint inhibitor
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Non-small-cell lung cancer
Older patients
Real-world data

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 28.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers15164198

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361254091