| Literature DB >> 34521188 |
Jingwei Xia1, Yuzhong Chen1, Shaodi Wen1, Xiaoyue Du1, Bo Shen1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death, of which non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have now become one of the main treatments for advanced NSCLC. This paper retrospectively investigated the effect of peripheral blood inflammatory indexes on the efficacy of immunotherapy and survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, in order to find strategies to guide immunotherapy in NSCLC.Entities:
Keywords: Immune checkpoint inhibitors; Lung neoolasms; Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; Nomogram
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34521188 PMCID: PMC8503984 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2021.103.10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi ISSN: 1009-3419
173例患者的临床特征
Clinical characteristics of 173 patients
| Characteristics |
| Percent (%) | |
| ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; ICIs: immune checkpoint inhibitors; TNM: tumor-node-metastasis. | |||
| Patients | 173 | ||
| Age (yr) | ≥64 | 85 | 49.1 |
| < 64 | 88 | 50.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 134 | 77.5 |
| Female | 39 | 22.5 | |
| Histology | Squamous carcinoma | 59 | 34.1 |
| Non-squamous carcinoma | 114 | 65.9 | |
| TNM stage | Ⅲ | 35 | 20.2 |
| Ⅳ | 138 | 79.8 | |
| ECOG PS | 0-1 | 169 | 97.7 |
| 2 | 4 | 2.3 | |
| Yes | 33 | 19.1 | |
| No | 140 | 80.9 | |
| Smoking | Yes | 108 | 62.4 |
| No | 65 | 37.6 | |
| Lines of treatment | 1 | 67 | 38.7 |
| ≥2 | 106 | 61.3 | |
| Radiotherapy | Yes | 79 | 45.7 |
| No | 94 | 54.3 | |
| ICIs | Pembrolizumab | 75 | 43.4 |
| Sintilimab | 79 | 45.7 | |
| Toripalimab | 19 | 11.0 | |
| Option of treatment | ICIs | 44 | 25.4 |
| ICIs+Chemotherapy | 83 | 48.0 | |
| ICIs+Anti-angiogenic | 18 | 10.4 | |
| ICIs+Chemotherapy+Anti-angiogenic | 28 | 16.2 | |
173例患者的实验室检查结果、治疗反应及生存
Laboratory tests and scores, response to treatment and survival of 173 patients
| Laboratory tests and scores | Data | Percent (%) | |
| ANC: absolute neutrophil counts; ALC: absolute lymphocyte counts; PLT: platelet count; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; IQR: interquartile range; CR: complete response; PR: partial response; SD: stable disease; PD: progressive disease; NE: not evaluated; ORR: objective response rate; DCR: disease control rate; PFS: progression-free survival; OS: overall survival. | |||
| Before treatment | |||
| ANC (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 4.130 (3.135-5.440) | ||
| ALC (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 1.450 (1.045-1.795) | ||
| PLT (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 221.0 (174.5-271.0) | ||
| NLR | ≥3 | 78 | 45.1 |
| < 3 | 95 | 54.9 | |
| PLR | ≥160 | 83 | 48.0 |
| < 160 | 90 | 52.0 | |
| 6 weeks after treatment | |||
| ANC (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 4.040 (2.905-5.635) | ||
| ALC (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 1.340 (0.985-1.840) | ||
| PLT (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 217.0 (173.0-281.5) | ||
| NLR | ≥3 | 81 | 46.8 |
| < 3 | 92 | 53.2 | |
| PLR | ≥160 | 84 | 48.6 |
| < 160 | 89 | 51.4 | |
| 12 weeks after treatment | |||
| ANC (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 3.890 (2.940-5.720) | ||
| ALC (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 1.320 (0.920-1.780) | ||
| PLT (×109/L) [Median (IQR)] | 206.0 (159.0-257.0) | ||
| NLR | ≥3 | 77 | 46.1 |
| < 3 | 90 | 53.9 | |
| PLR | ≥160 | 72 | 43.1 |
| < 160 | 95 | 56.9 | |
| Response and survival | |||
| Best overall response | CR | 0 | 0 |
| PR | 48 | 27.7 | |
| SD | 107 | 61.8 | |
| PD | 18 | 10.4 | |
| NE | 0 | 0 | |
| Response rate | ORR (%) | 48 | 27.7 |
| DCR (%) | 155 | 89.6 | |
| Survival time | mPFS (mon), 95%CI | 8.3 | 7.491-9.109 |
| mOS (mon), 95%CI | 15.5 | 14.087-16.913 | |
非小细胞肺癌患者疗效与临床因素的相关分析
Associations between response to treatment and clinical factors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
| Item | Disease control rate | Overall response rate | |||
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| Age (yr) | 0.010 | 0.025 | |||
| ≥64 | 71/85 (83.5) | 17/85 (20.0) | |||
| < 64 | 84/88 (95.5) | 31/88 (35.2) | |||
| Gender | 0.247 | 0.632 | |||
| Male | 122/134 (91.0) | 36/134 (26.9) | |||
| Female | 33/39 (84.6) | 12/39 (30.8) | |||
| Histology | 0.550 | 0.624 | |||
| Squamous carcinoma | 54/59 (91.5) | 15/59 (25.4) | |||
| Non-squamous carcinoma | 101/114 (88.6) | 33/114 (28.9) | |||
| TNM stage | 0.309 | 0.333 | |||
| Ⅲ | 33/35 (94.3) | 12/35 (34.3) | |||
| Ⅳ | 122/138 (88.4) | 36/138 (26.1) | |||
| ECOG PS | 0.333 | 0.210 | |||
| 0-1 | 152/169 (89.9) | 48/169 (28.4) | |||
| 2 | 3/4 (75.0) | 0/4 (0.0) | |||
| 0.104 | 0.173 | ||||
| Yes | 27/33 (81.8) | 6/33 (18.2) | |||
| No | 128/140 (91.4) | 42/140 (30.0) | |||
| Smoking | 0.096 | 0.164 | |||
| No | 55/65 (84.6) | 22/65 (33.8) | |||
| Yes | 100/108 (92.6) | 26/108 (24.1) | |||
| Lines of treatment | 0.042 | 0.401 | |||
| 1 | 64/67 (95.5) | ||||
| ≥2 | 91/106 (85.8) | ||||
| Radiotherapy | 0.108 | 0.978 | |||
| Yes | 74/79 (93.7) | ||||
| No | 81/94 (86.1) | ||||
| Option of treatment | 0.809 | 0.638 | |||
| Monotherapy | 39/44 (88.6) | ||||
| Combination therapy | 116/129 (89.9) | ||||
| Before treatment | |||||
| NLR | 0.954 | 0.903 | |||
| ≥3 | 70/78 (89.7) | ||||
| < 3 | 85/95 (89.5) | ||||
| PLR | 0.856 | 0.727 | |||
| ≥160 | 74/83 (89.2) | ||||
| < 160 | 81/90 (90.0) | ||||
| 6 weeks after treatment | |||||
| NLR | 0.199 | 0.004 | |||
| ≥3 | 70/81 (86.4) | ||||
| < 3 | 85/92 (92.4) | ||||
| PLR | 0.104 | 0.143 | |||
| ≥160 | 72/84 (85.7) | ||||
| < 160 | 83/89 (93.3) | ||||
| 12 weeks after treatment | |||||
| NLR | 0.007 | 0.014 | |||
| ≥3 | 67/77 (87.0) | ||||
| < 3 | 88/90 (97.8) | ||||
| PLR | 0.269 | 0.202 | |||
| ≥160 | 65/72 (90.3) | ||||
| < 160 | 90/95 (94.7) | ||||
非小细胞肺癌患者PFS单因素与多因素Cox回归分析
Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of PFS in all patients with non-small cell lung cancer
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
| HR (95%CI) |
| HR (95%CI) |
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| Age | |||||
| ≥64 | 0.822 (0.568-1.190) | 0.299 | / | / | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1.032 (0.658-1.618) | 0.892 | / | / | |
| Histology | |||||
| Squamous carcinoma | 1.180 (0.807-1.727) | 0.393 | / | / | |
| TNM stage | |||||
| Ⅲ | 1.023 (0.647-1.616) | 0.923 | / | / | |
| ECOG PS | |||||
| 0-1 | 0.196 (0.070-0.550) | 0.002 | 0.247 (0.088-0.695) | 0.008 | |
| Yes | 1.252 (0.785-1.997) | 0.345 | / | / | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 0.881 (0.604-1.285) | 0.509 | / | / | |
| Lines of treatment | |||||
| 1 | 1.390 (0.948-2.037) | 0.092 | |||
| Radiotherapy | |||||
| Yes | 0.602 (0.413-0.877) | 0.008 | 0.644 (0.440-0.941) | 0.023 | |
| Option of treatment | |||||
| Monotherapy | 0.489 (0.303-0.787) | 0.003 | 0.522 (0.323-0.844) | 0.008 | |
| Before treatment | |||||
| NLR | |||||
| ≥3 | 1.265 (0.872-1.835) | 0.216 | / | / | |
| PLR | |||||
| ≥160 | 1.265 (0.876-1.827) | 0.210 | / | / | |
| 6 weeks after treatment | |||||
| NLR | |||||
| ≥3 | 1.881 (1.295-2.730) | 0.001 | 1.936 (1.331-2.815) | 0.001 | |
| PLR | |||||
| ≥160 | 1.613 (1.116-2.332) | 0.011 | / | / | |
| ECOG PS | |||||
| 0-1 | 0.196 (0.070-0.550) | 0.002 | 0.238 (0.084-0.673) | 0.007 | |
| Radiotherapy | |||||
| Yes | 0.602 (0.413-0.877) | 0.008 | 0.619 (0.423-0.905) | 0.013 | |
| Option of treatment | |||||
| Monotherapy | 0.489 (0.303-0.787) | 0.003 | 0.527 (0.325-0.852) | 0.009 | |
| 12 weeks after treatment | |||||
| NLR | |||||
| ≥3 | 1.563 (1.068-2.288) | 0.022 | 1.616 (1.101-2.373) | 0.014 | |
| PLR | |||||
| ≥160 | 1.246 (0.853-1.819) | 0.256 | / | / | |
| ECOG PS | |||||
| 0-1 | 0.196 (0.070-0.550) | 0.002 | 0.230 (0.081-0.656) | 0.006 | |
| Radiotherapy | |||||
| Yes | 0.602 (0.413-0.877) | 0.008 | 0.617 (0.417-0.912) | 0.016 | |
| Option of treatment | |||||
| Monotherapy | 0.489 (0.303-0.787) | 0.003 | 0.426 (0.252-0.722) | 0.002 | |
非小细胞肺癌患者OS单因素与多因素Cox回归分析
Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of OS in all patients with non-small cell lung cancer
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
| HR (95%CI) |
| HR (95%CI) |
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| Age | |||||
| ≥64 | 0.749 (0.498-1.126) | 0.164 | / | / | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1.085 (0.823-1.430) | 0.564 | / | / | |
| Histology | |||||
| Squamous carcinoma | 1.189 (0.773-1.830) | 0.431 | / | / | |
| TNM stage | |||||
| Ⅲ | 1.004 (0.611-1.648) | 0.989 | / | / | |
| ECOG PS | |||||
| 0-1 | 1.148 (0.281-4.690) | 0.848 | / | / | |
| Yes | 1.815 (1.052-3.132) | 0.032 | 1.956 (1.127-3.395) | 0.017 | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 0.917 (0.594-1.416) | 0.697 | / | / | |
| Lines of treatment | |||||
| 1 | 1.520 (0.993-2.328) | 0.054 | / | / | |
| Radiotherapy | |||||
| Yes | 1.071 (0.713-1.607) | 0.742 | / | / | |
| Option of treatment | |||||
| Monotherapy vs Combination therapy | 0.799 (0.491-1.299) | 0.365 | / | / | |
| Before treatment | |||||
| NLR | |||||
| ≥3 | 1.622 (1.071-2.457) | 0.022 | 1.700 (1.119-2.584) | 0.013 | |
| PLR | |||||
| ≥160 | 1.551 (1.026-2.343) | 0.037 | / | / | |
| 6 weeks after treatment | |||||
| NLR | |||||
| ≥3 | 1.711 (1.125-2.603) | 0.012 | 1.719 (1.129-2.616) | 0.012 | |
| PLR | |||||
| ≥160 | 1.040 (0.688-1.571) | 0.853 | / | / | |
| | |||||
| Yes | 1.815 (1.052-3.132) | 0.032 | 1.828 (1.057-3.158) | 0.031 | |
| 12 weeks after treatment | |||||
| NLR | |||||
| ≥3 | 2.015 (1.319-3.079) | 0.001 | 2.015 (1.319-3.079) | 0.001 | |
| PLR | |||||
| ≥160 | 1.114 (0.730-1.700) | 0.617 | / | / | |
| | |||||
| Yes | 1.815 (1.052-3.132) | 0.032 | / | / | |
图 1PFS的Kaplan-Meier生存分析。A:用药6周后,按NLR分组的患者无进展生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;B:用药12周后,按NLR分组的患者无进展生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;C:按ECOG评分分组的患者无进展生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;D:按患者有无放疗分组的无进展生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;E:不同用药方案的无进展生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线。
Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for PFS. A: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for progression-free survival in patients grouped by NLR after 6 weeks of dosing; B: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for progression-free survival in patients grouped by NLR after 12 weeks of dosing; C: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for progression-free survival in patients grouped by ECOG PS; D: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for progression-free survival in patients grouped by radiotherapy; E: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for progression-free survival in patients grouped by option of treatment.
图 2OS的Kaplan-Meier生存分析。A:用药前,按NLR分组的患者总生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;B:用药6周后,按NLR分组的患者总生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;C:用药12周后,按NLR分组的患者总生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线;D:按是否存在EGFR突变分组的患者总生存期的Kaplan-Meier生存曲线。
Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for OS. A: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for overall survival in patients grouped by NLR before dosing; B: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for overall survival in patients grouped by NLR after 6 weeks of dosing; C: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for overall survival in patients grouped by NLR after 12 weeks of dosing; D: Kaplan-Meier survival curves for overall survival in patients grouped by EGFR mutation.
图 3预测6个月及12个月无进展生存率的列线图及校准曲线图。A:ECOG评分和NLR6w的列线图;B:NLR6w预测6个月和12个月PFS概率的校准曲线;C:ECOG评分和NLR12w的列线图;D: NLR12w预测6个月和12个月PFS概率的校准曲线。
Nomogram predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months progression-free survival (PFS) and calibration plots. A: A nomogram incorporating the presence of ECOG and NLR6w; B: Calibration curve for predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months PFS using NLR6w; C: A nomogram incorporating the presence of ECOG and NLR12w; D: Calibration curve for predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months PFS using NLR12w. ECOG PS_group: 0=PS 0-1, 1=PS 2; NLR6w_group: 0=NLR6w < 3, 1=NLR6w≥3; NLR12w_group: 0=NLR12w < 3, 1=NLR12w≥3; Treatment_option: 0=monotherapy, 1=combination therapy; Radiotherapy: 0=no radiotherapy, 1=receiving radiotherapy.
图 4预测6个月及12个月总生存率的列线图及校准曲线图。A:基因突变类型和NLR0w的列线图;B:NLR0w预测6个月和12个月OS概率的校准曲线;C:基因突变类型和NLR6w的列线图;D:NLR6w预测6个月和12个月OS概率的校准曲线;E:基因突变类型和NLR12w的列线图;F:NLR12w预测6个月和12个月OS概率的校准曲线。
Nomogram predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months OS and calibration plots. A: A nomogram incorporating the presence of gene mutation and NLR6w; B: Calibration curve for predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months OS using NLR6w; C: A nomogram incorporating the presence of gene mutation and NLR6w; D: Calibration curve for predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months OS using NLR6w; E: A nomogram incorporating the presence of gene mutation and NLR12w; F: Calibration curve for predicting the probability of 6-months and 12-months OS using NLR12w. Gene_group: 0=non-EGFR mutation, 1=EGFR mutation; NLR0w_group: 0=NLR0w < 3, 1=NLR0w≥3; NLR6w_group: 0=NLR6w < 3, 1=NLR6w≥3; NLR12w_group: 0=NLR12w < 3, 1=NLR12w≥3.