Efficacy and Safety of Docetaxel plus Ramucirumab for Patients with Pretreated Advanced or Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Focus on Older Patients.


Journal

Targeted oncology
ISSN: 1776-260X
Titre abrégé: Target Oncol
Pays: France
ID NLM: 101270595

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Mar 2024
Historique:
accepted: 23 02 2024
medline: 12 3 2024
pubmed: 12 3 2024
entrez: 12 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Combination therapy with docetaxel (DTX) and ramucirumab (RAM) has been used as a second-line treatment for advanced or recurrent lung cancer. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the safety of angiogenesis inhibitors in older patients. This multicenter retrospective study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of second-line treatment regimens in older patients with advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We retrospectively analyzed 145 patients aged ≥ 70 years with advanced or recurrent NSCLC treated with second-line chemotherapy after platinum-based therapy between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2021. Patients were subdivided into the DTX + RAM (n = 38) and single-agent (n = 107) groups. The median time to treatment failure was 6.3 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.6-9.6) in the DTX + RAM group and 2.3 months (95% CI 1.7-3.0) in the single-agent group (p < 0.01). The median overall survival was 15.9 months (95% CI 12.3-Not Achieved) in the DTX + RAM group and 9.4 months (95% CI 6.9-15.1) in the single-agent group (p = 0.01). Grade ≥ 3 adverse events frequency was not significantly different between the two groups, except for edema. Patients in the DTX + RAM group who did not discontinue treatment owing to adverse events exhibited the most favorable prognosis. These findings suggest that the DTX + RAM combination is an effective second-line therapy for older patients with advanced or recurrent NSCLC, offering favorable efficacy without treatment discontinuation owing to adverse events.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Combination therapy with docetaxel (DTX) and ramucirumab (RAM) has been used as a second-line treatment for advanced or recurrent lung cancer. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the safety of angiogenesis inhibitors in older patients.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
This multicenter retrospective study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of second-line treatment regimens in older patients with advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
PATIENTS AND METHODS METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed 145 patients aged ≥ 70 years with advanced or recurrent NSCLC treated with second-line chemotherapy after platinum-based therapy between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2021. Patients were subdivided into the DTX + RAM (n = 38) and single-agent (n = 107) groups.
RESULTS RESULTS
The median time to treatment failure was 6.3 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.6-9.6) in the DTX + RAM group and 2.3 months (95% CI 1.7-3.0) in the single-agent group (p < 0.01). The median overall survival was 15.9 months (95% CI 12.3-Not Achieved) in the DTX + RAM group and 9.4 months (95% CI 6.9-15.1) in the single-agent group (p = 0.01). Grade ≥ 3 adverse events frequency was not significantly different between the two groups, except for edema. Patients in the DTX + RAM group who did not discontinue treatment owing to adverse events exhibited the most favorable prognosis.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that the DTX + RAM combination is an effective second-line therapy for older patients with advanced or recurrent NSCLC, offering favorable efficacy without treatment discontinuation owing to adverse events.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38467958
doi: 10.1007/s11523-024-01045-0
pii: 10.1007/s11523-024-01045-0
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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Keisuke Onoi (K)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Tadaaki Yamada (T)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan. tayamada@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp.

Kenji Morimoto (K)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Hayato Kawachi (H)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Rei Tsutsumi (R)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Takayuki Takeda (T)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daini Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Asuka Okada (A)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

Nobuyo Tamiya (N)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Yusuke Chihara (Y)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan.

Shinsuke Shiotsu (S)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Yoshizumi Takemura (Y)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Otsu City Hospital, Shiga, Japan.

Takahiro Yamada (T)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

Isao Hasegawa (I)

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Shigaken Hospital, Shiga, Japan.

Yuki Katayama (Y)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Masahiro Iwasaku (M)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Shinsaku Tokuda (S)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

Koichi Takayama (K)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.

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