EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Efficacy in Older Adult Patients with Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Lung cancer remains the most common malignancy worldwide. As the global population ages, the prevalence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is increasing. <i>Materials and Methods</i>...

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Principais autores: Chang-Hung Chen, Deng-Wei Chou, Kuo-Mou Chung, Han-Yu Chang
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
coleção:Medicina
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Resumo:<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Lung cancer remains the most common malignancy worldwide. As the global population ages, the prevalence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is increasing. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: We performed a meta-analysis and a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of EGFR TKIs on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in older adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC. A total of 1327 patients were included; among these, 662 patients were >65 years of age. <i>Results</i>: A pooled analysis indicated (1) an overall improvement in higher PFS for dacomitinib and osimetinib than that for other drugs (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.654, 95% CI: 0.474 to 0.903; <i>p</i> = 0.01) and (2) and no significant difference in the OS between the EGFR TKIs (HR = 0.989, 95% CI: 0.796 to 1.229; <i>p</i> = 921). <i>Conclusion</i>: Our study found that osimertinib achieved a higher PFS than all other EGFR TKIs did. Osimertinib is the preferred EGFR TKI for treatment of older adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC.
ISSN:1010-660X
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