1. Tumor Volume Analysis as a Predictive Marker for Prolonged Survival in Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-rearranged Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Crizotinib.
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Hida T, Dahlberg SE, Lydon CA, Hatabu H, Johnson BE, Awad MM, and Nishino M
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase drug effects, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung diagnostic imaging, Female, Humans, Lung diagnostic imaging, Lung Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Survival Analysis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Tumor Burden, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung drug therapy, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung pathology, Crizotinib therapeutic use, Lung Neoplasms drug therapy, Lung Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Purpose: Targeted inhibition of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) has been widely used for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with ALK rearrangements. We performed tumor volume analysis of ALK-rearranged advanced NSCLC treated with crizotinib to identify an early predictive marker for prolonged survival., Materials and Methods: Cases of 42 patients with ALK-rearranged advanced NSCLC (16 men, 26 women; median age: 55.7 y) treated with crizotinib as their first ALK-directed therapy were retrospectively studied. Tumor volume measurements of dominant lung lesions were performed on baseline computed tomography and follow-up computed tomography at 8 weeks of therapy. The relationships between the 8-week volume change (%) and overall survival (OS) were investigated., Results: The 8-week tumor volume change ranged from -99.3% to 117.5% (median: -57.7%). Using the 25th percentile of the 8-week volume change of -74%, 11 patients with >74% volume decrease at 8 weeks had a significantly longer OS compared with 31 patients with ≤74% decrease (median OS: 92.0 vs. 22.8 mo; P=0.0048). In multivariable analyses using Cox proportional hazards models, the 8-week volume decrease of >74% was significantly associated with longer OS (hazard ratio=0.14, 95% confidence interval: 0.03-0.59; Cox P=0.008) after adjusting for tumor stage (stage IV vs. recurrent NSCLC, hazard ratio=5.6, 95% confidence interval: 1.29-24.3; P=0.02)., Conclusions: The 8-week tumor volume decrease of >74% is significantly associated with longer OS in patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC treated with crizotinib.
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- 2020
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