Shoude Zhang1, Jia Chen, Hua Jiang, Haina Ma, Beibei Yang. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy versus non-anti-EGFR therapy for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, and Embase databases were searched for relevant reports. Quantitative analysis was carried out to evaluate the overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), and grade 3-4 adverse effects. RESULTS: Ten reports involving 2,396 patients were included. Primary meta-analysis indicated that anti-EGFR therapy could improve ORR [relative risk (RR) 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-1.67] and PFS [hazard ratio (HR) 0.63, 95% CI 0.55-0.71), but failed to improve OS (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.74-1.03). In subgroup analyses, we found that monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) could improve ORR, OS, and PFS for both locoregionally advanced (LA) (ORR: 1.21, 1.08-1.37; OS: 0.72, 0.59-0.89; PFS: 0.66, 0.53-0.83) and recurrent/metastatic (RM) HNSCC (ORR: 1.88, 1.40-2.54; OS: 0.79, 0.67-0.94; PFS: 0.61, 0.52-0.71), while tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) did not improve any of these in patients with either LA (ORR: 1.09, 0.91-1.32; OS: 0.7, 0.31-1.63; PFS: 0.71, 0.34-1.52) or RM (ORR: 1.65, 0.84-3.24; OS: 1.13, 0.97-1.31; PFS: not available) HNSCC. Analysis of adverse effects demonstrated that rash (RR 14.34, 95% CI 5.02-41.02), diarrhea (2.36, 1.15-4.87), and anorexia (2.49, 1.11-5.56) were significantly associated with anti-EGFR therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Anti-EGFR Mabs are effective for both LA and RM HNSCC. In contrast, TKIs were unsuitable for treatment of advanced HNSCC. During anti-EGFR therapy, rash and some gastrointestinal reactions, such as diarrhea and anorexia, should be carefully monitored.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy versus non-anti-EGFR therapy for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, and Embase databases were searched for relevant reports. Quantitative analysis was carried out to evaluate the overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), and grade 3-4 adverse effects. RESULTS: Ten reports involving 2,396 patients were included. Primary meta-analysis indicated that anti-EGFR therapy could improve ORR [relative risk (RR) 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-1.67] and PFS [hazard ratio (HR) 0.63, 95% CI 0.55-0.71), but failed to improve OS (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.74-1.03). In subgroup analyses, we found that monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) could improve ORR, OS, and PFS for both locoregionally advanced (LA) (ORR: 1.21, 1.08-1.37; OS: 0.72, 0.59-0.89; PFS: 0.66, 0.53-0.83) and recurrent/metastatic (RM) HNSCC (ORR: 1.88, 1.40-2.54; OS: 0.79, 0.67-0.94; PFS: 0.61, 0.52-0.71), while tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) did not improve any of these in patients with either LA (ORR: 1.09, 0.91-1.32; OS: 0.7, 0.31-1.63; PFS: 0.71, 0.34-1.52) or RM (ORR: 1.65, 0.84-3.24; OS: 1.13, 0.97-1.31; PFS: not available) HNSCC. Analysis of adverse effects demonstrated that rash (RR 14.34, 95% CI 5.02-41.02), diarrhea (2.36, 1.15-4.87), and anorexia (2.49, 1.11-5.56) were significantly associated with anti-EGFR therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Anti-EGFR Mabs are effective for both LA and RM HNSCC. In contrast, TKIs were unsuitable for treatment of advanced HNSCC. During anti-EGFR therapy, rash and some gastrointestinal reactions, such as diarrhea and anorexia, should be carefully monitored.
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