Yonggang Yuan1,2, Qingyuan Huang1,3, Chang Gu1, Haiquan Chen1,4,5. 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China. 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Weifang 262500, China. 3. Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA. 4. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China. 5. Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A previous meta-analysis of our research team suggested survival advantage from epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) after surgery in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study aims to follow up on the findings of the previous one and presents our latest updates through the past few years. METHODS: The study advanced the previous meta-analysis and included a comprehensive range of relevant studies in PubMed. Disease-free survival (DFS) with hazard ratios (HRs) was calculated using random and/or fixed-effects models. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression analysis were also performed. RESULTS: A total of 2,223 patients in seven studies were eligible for the analysis. Adjuvant EGFR-TKIs administration was significantly associated with superior DFS [HR, 0.60; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.42-0.87], corresponding to an absolute benefit of 3.4% at 3 years, yet with significant heterogeneity (I2=80.0%, P <0.001). EGFR mutation rate of included patients was found to be a source of heterogeneity by meta-regression analysis (P=0.005). In the EGFR-mutant sub-population, HR for DFS was 0.51 (95% CI, 0.39-0.65), corresponding to an absolute benefit of 7.1% at 3 years. The rate of overall grade 3 or greater adverse events (AEs) was 38.9% (95% CI, 35.9-41.9%). CONCLUSIONS: The updated meta-analysis provided strengthened evidence of significant DFS advantage of adjuvant EGFR-TKI treatment for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC after complete resection.
BACKGROUND: A previous meta-analysis of our research team suggested survival advantage from epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) after surgery in patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study aims to follow up on the findings of the previous one and presents our latest updates through the past few years. METHODS: The study advanced the previous meta-analysis and included a comprehensive range of relevant studies in PubMed. Disease-free survival (DFS) with hazard ratios (HRs) was calculated using random and/or fixed-effects models. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression analysis were also performed. RESULTS: A total of 2,223 patients in seven studies were eligible for the analysis. Adjuvant EGFR-TKIs administration was significantly associated with superior DFS [HR, 0.60; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.42-0.87], corresponding to an absolute benefit of 3.4% at 3 years, yet with significant heterogeneity (I2=80.0%, P <0.001). EGFR mutation rate of included patients was found to be a source of heterogeneity by meta-regression analysis (P=0.005). In the EGFR-mutant sub-population, HR for DFS was 0.51 (95% CI, 0.39-0.65), corresponding to an absolute benefit of 7.1% at 3 years. The rate of overall grade 3 or greater adverse events (AEs) was 38.9% (95% CI, 35.9-41.9%). CONCLUSIONS: The updated meta-analysis provided strengthened evidence of significant DFS advantage of adjuvant EGFR-TKI treatment for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC after complete resection.
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