BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Brain metastasis was frequent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with poor prognosis. Gefitinib was an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor which has been used in the treatment of NSCLC. Our study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicities of gefitinib in lung adenocarcinoma patients with brain metastases. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 32 lung adenocarcinoma patients with brain metastases, who had received gefitinib 250 mg Qd until disease progression or intolerable toxicities. RESULTS: The median overall survival (mOS) and median progression-free survival (mPFS) were 24.7 months and 11.2 months, respectively. Response rate (RR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 62.5% and 93.8%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of gefitinib-naive patients were 35.6 months and 11.3 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 75.0% and 100.0%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of gefitinib treatment patients were 18.6 months and 6.7 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 50.0% and 83.3%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of patients with sensitive EGFR mutation were 24.8 months and 10.8 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 75.0% and 100.0%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of patients with unknown EGFR status were 35.6 months and 12.3 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 53.3% and 86.7%, respectively. Treatment was well tolerated and no severe toxicities were observed. Common toxicities include: rash in 15 patients (46.9%), diarrhea in 7 cases (21.9%) and oral ulcer in 1 case (3.1%). CONCLUSIONS: Gefitinib was highly effective and well tolerated in lung adenocarcinoma patients with brain metastases, and could be recommended as a treatment choice for this population.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Brain metastasis was frequent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with poor prognosis. Gefitinib was an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor which has been used in the treatment of NSCLC. Our study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicities of gefitinib in lung adenocarcinomapatients with brain metastases. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 32 lung adenocarcinomapatients with brain metastases, who had received gefitinib 250 mg Qd until disease progression or intolerable toxicities. RESULTS: The median overall survival (mOS) and median progression-free survival (mPFS) were 24.7 months and 11.2 months, respectively. Response rate (RR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 62.5% and 93.8%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of gefitinib-naive patients were 35.6 months and 11.3 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 75.0% and 100.0%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of gefitinib treatment patients were 18.6 months and 6.7 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 50.0% and 83.3%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of patients with sensitive EGFR mutation were 24.8 months and 10.8 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 75.0% and 100.0%, respectively. The mOS and mPFS of patients with unknown EGFR status were 35.6 months and 12.3 months, respectively, and RR and DCR were 53.3% and 86.7%, respectively. Treatment was well tolerated and no severe toxicities were observed. Common toxicities include: rash in 15 patients (46.9%), diarrhea in 7 cases (21.9%) and oral ulcer in 1 case (3.1%). CONCLUSIONS:Gefitinib was highly effective and well tolerated in lung adenocarcinomapatients with brain metastases, and could be recommended as a treatment choice for this population.
Survival curves of patients. A: Progression-free survival (PFS) of untreated patients and pretreated patients; B: Overall survival (OS) of untreated patients and pretreated patients; C: PFS of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated patients and EGFR-unknown patients; D: OS of EGFR-mutated patients and EGFR-unknown patients
患者的各种生存曲线。A:初治及复治患者的无进展生存时间;B:初治及复治患者的总生存时间;C:EGFR敏感性突变与突变状态不明患者的无进展生存时间;D:EGFR敏感性突变与突变状态不明患者的总生存时间Survival curves of patients. A: Progression-free survival (PFS) of untreated patients and pretreated patients; B: Overall survival (OS) of untreated patients and pretreated patients; C: PFS of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated patients and EGFR-unknown patients; D: OS of EGFR-mutated patients and EGFR-unknown patientsEGFR敏感性突变患者的mOS和mPFS分别为24.8个月(4.5个月-51.6个月)和10.8个月(3.1个月-26.4个月),RR和DCR分别为75.0%和100.0%。EGFR突变状态不明患者的mOS和mPFS分别为35.6个月(3.3个月-25.6个月)和12.3个月(1.0个月-31.4个月),RR和DCR分别为53.3%和86.7%(图 1C和图 1D)。
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