Characterization of Age-Associated, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index (SII) as Biomarkers of Inflammation in Geriatric Patients with Cancer Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors : Impact on Efficacy and Survival

BACKGROUND: Geriatric patients (≥80 years) are underrepresented in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICIs) clinical trials. However, their unique biology may affect their response to ICIs. There are currently no established biomarkers of the response to ICIs in adult patients with cancer that can help with patient selection.

METHODS: We built a multicenter, international retrospective study of 885 patients (<80 years: n = 417, 47.12%; ≥80 years: n = 468, 52.88%) with different tumor types treated with ICIs between 2011 and 2021 from 11 academic centers in the U.S. and Europe. The main outcome measures were objective response rates (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) stratified by age and circulating inflammatory levels (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII)).

RESULTS: Patients ≥80 years with low NLR (NLR-L) and SII (SII-L) had significantly higher ORR (vs. high NLR [NLR-H], p < 0.01 and SII-H, p < 0.05, respectively). At median follow-ups (13.03 months), and compared to SII-H, patients with SII-L had significantly longer median PFS and OS in patients <80 (p < 0.001), and ≥80 years (p < 0.001). SII-L was independently associated with longer PFS and OS (HR: 0.61 and 0.62, respectively, p < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: Lower inflammation pre-ICI initiation may predict an improved response and survival in geriatric patients with cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 15(2023), 20 vom: 19. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choucair, Khalil [VerfasserIn]
Nebhan, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Cortellini, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Hentzen, Stijn [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yinghong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Cynthia [VerfasserIn]
Giusti, Raffaele [VerfasserIn]
Filetti, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Ascierto, Paolo Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Vanella, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Galetta, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Catino, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Al-Bzour, Nour [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Azhar [VerfasserIn]
Cavalcante, Ludimila [VerfasserIn]
Pizzutilo, Pamela [VerfasserIn]
Genova, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Bersanelli, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Buti, Sebastiano [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Douglas B [VerfasserIn]
Fulgenzi, Claudia Angela Maria [VerfasserIn]
Pinato, David J [VerfasserIn]
Radford, Maluki [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Chul [VerfasserIn]
Naqash, Abdul Rafeh [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Anwaar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Circulating inflammatory markers
Geriatric oncology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
Journal Article
Systemic immune-inflammatory index

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Date Revised 30.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers15205052

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363864369