Neil R Parikh1, Anna Likhacheva1, Chelsea Pinnix1, Pamela K Allen1, Sujit S Prabhu2, Nandita Guha-Thakurta3, James W Welsh1, Paul D Brown1, Eric L Chang4. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 97, Houston, TX 77030, USA. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Blvd., Room FC7.2000, Unit 442, Houston, TX 77030, USA. 3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1459, Houston, TX 77030, USA. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Determine whether EGFR and KRAS mutations carry prognostic significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Ninety-four NSCLC patients with brain metastases initially treated with stereotactic radiosurgery were retrospectively reviewed. Both EGFR and KRAS mutation status were recorded in 67 patients: EGFR+/KRAS- status in 9 patients, EGFR-/KRAS+ in 15 patients, and EGFR-/KRAS- in 43 patients. Survival was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression was used to assess the effects of patient factors on overall survival, local control, and distant brain control - all from time of brain metastasis diagnosis. RESULTS: Median overall survival from time of brain metastasis diagnosis was 30.6 months for EGFR+/KRAS- patients, 9.8 months for EGFR-/KRAS+ patients, and 19.1 months for EGFR-/KRAS- patients (p=0.094). Local control at 2 years was 100% for EGFR+/KRAS- patients, 66.7% for EGFR-/KRAS+ patients, and 97.2% for EGFR-/KRAS- patients (p=0.399). Distant brain control at 12 months was achieved in 66.7% of EGFR+/KRAS- patients, 30.0% of EGFR-/KRAS+ patients, and 73.7% of EGFR-/KRAS- patients (p=0.039). On multivariate analysis, the most important predictors of mortality were baseline DS-GPA>2 (HR=0.27; p=0.001), EGFR mutation positivity (HR=0.30; p=0.054), and KRAS mutation positivity (HR=2.12; p=0.056); the most important predictors of distant brain failure were KRAS status (HR=4.44; p=0.004) and extracranial disease (HR=3.28; p=0.058); there was no statistically significant multivariate model identified for local control. CONCLUSIONS: In NSCLC patients with brain metastases, KRAS mutations portend higher rates of distant brain failure. Our data also suggests that EGFR portends better overall survival and KRAS portends worse overall survival, though this still needs to be verified by a larger study.
PURPOSE: Determine whether EGFR and KRAS mutations carry prognostic significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Ninety-four NSCLC patients with brain metastases initially treated with stereotactic radiosurgery were retrospectively reviewed. Both EGFR and KRAS mutation status were recorded in 67 patients: EGFR+/KRAS- status in 9 patients, EGFR-/KRAS+ in 15 patients, and EGFR-/KRAS- in 43 patients. Survival was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox regression was used to assess the effects of patient factors on overall survival, local control, and distant brain control - all from time of brain metastasis diagnosis. RESULTS: Median overall survival from time of brain metastasis diagnosis was 30.6 months for EGFR+/KRAS- patients, 9.8 months for EGFR-/KRAS+ patients, and 19.1 months for EGFR-/KRAS- patients (p=0.094). Local control at 2 years was 100% for EGFR+/KRAS- patients, 66.7% for EGFR-/KRAS+ patients, and 97.2% for EGFR-/KRAS- patients (p=0.399). Distant brain control at 12 months was achieved in 66.7% of EGFR+/KRAS- patients, 30.0% of EGFR-/KRAS+ patients, and 73.7% of EGFR-/KRAS- patients (p=0.039). On multivariate analysis, the most important predictors of mortality were baseline DS-GPA>2 (HR=0.27; p=0.001), EGFR mutation positivity (HR=0.30; p=0.054), and KRAS mutation positivity (HR=2.12; p=0.056); the most important predictors of distant brain failure were KRAS status (HR=4.44; p=0.004) and extracranial disease (HR=3.28; p=0.058); there was no statistically significant multivariate model identified for local control. CONCLUSIONS: In NSCLC patients with brain metastases, KRAS mutations portend higher rates of distant brain failure. Our data also suggests that EGFR portends better overall survival and KRAS portends worse overall survival, though this still needs to be verified by a larger study.
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