Efficacy and survival of nivolumab treatment for recurrent/unresectable esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma: real-world clinical data from a large multi-institutional cohort.
Esophageal cancer
Nivolumab
Response rate
Survival
Journal
Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society
ISSN: 1612-9067
Titre abrégé: Esophagus
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 101206627
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 May 2024
08 May 2024
Historique:
received:
04
01
2024
accepted:
16
03
2024
medline:
8
5
2024
pubmed:
8
5
2024
entrez:
8
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Real-world clinical outcomes of and prognostic factors for nivolumab treatment for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate real-world outcomes of nivolumab monotherapy in association with relevant clinical parameters in recurrent/unresectable advanced ESCC patients. This population-based multicenter cohort study included a total of 282 patients from 15 institutions with recurrent/unresectable advanced ESCC who received nivolumab as a second-line or later therapy between 2014 and 2022. Data, including the best overall response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS), were retrospectively collected from these patients. Objective response and disease control rates were 17.0% and 47.9%, respectively. The clinical response to nivolumab treatment significantly correlated with development of overall immune-related adverse events (P < .0001), including rash (P < .0001), hypothyroidism (P = .03), and interstitial pneumonia (P = .004). Organ-specific best response rates were 20.6% in lymph nodes, 17.4% in lungs, 15.4% in pleural dissemination, and 13.6% in primary lesions. In terms of patient survival, the median OS and PFS was 10.9 and 2.4 months, respectively. Univariate analysis of OS revealed that performance status (PS; P < .0001), number of metastatic organs (P = .019), C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR; P < .0001), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (P = .001), and PMI (P = .024) were significant. Multivariate analysis further identified CAR [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15-2.25, P = .0053)] in addition to PS (HR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.23-2.22, P = .0008) as independent prognostic parameters. CAR and PS before nivolumab treatment are useful in predicting long-term survival in recurrent/unresectable advanced ESCC patients with second-line or later nivolumab treatment. UMIN000040462.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Real-world clinical outcomes of and prognostic factors for nivolumab treatment for esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate real-world outcomes of nivolumab monotherapy in association with relevant clinical parameters in recurrent/unresectable advanced ESCC patients.
METHODS
METHODS
This population-based multicenter cohort study included a total of 282 patients from 15 institutions with recurrent/unresectable advanced ESCC who received nivolumab as a second-line or later therapy between 2014 and 2022. Data, including the best overall response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS), were retrospectively collected from these patients.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Objective response and disease control rates were 17.0% and 47.9%, respectively. The clinical response to nivolumab treatment significantly correlated with development of overall immune-related adverse events (P < .0001), including rash (P < .0001), hypothyroidism (P = .03), and interstitial pneumonia (P = .004). Organ-specific best response rates were 20.6% in lymph nodes, 17.4% in lungs, 15.4% in pleural dissemination, and 13.6% in primary lesions. In terms of patient survival, the median OS and PFS was 10.9 and 2.4 months, respectively. Univariate analysis of OS revealed that performance status (PS; P < .0001), number of metastatic organs (P = .019), C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR; P < .0001), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (P = .001), and PMI (P = .024) were significant. Multivariate analysis further identified CAR [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.15-2.25, P = .0053)] in addition to PS (HR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.23-2.22, P = .0008) as independent prognostic parameters.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
CAR and PS before nivolumab treatment are useful in predicting long-term survival in recurrent/unresectable advanced ESCC patients with second-line or later nivolumab treatment.
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BACKGROUND
UMIN000040462.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38717686
doi: 10.1007/s10388-024-01056-w
pii: 10.1007/s10388-024-01056-w
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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