Immunotherapy rechallenge after nivolumab treatment in advanced non small cell lung cancer in the real-world setting: A national data base analysis
Immunotherapy rechallenge after nivolumab treatment in advanced non small cell lung cancer in the real-world setting: A national data base analysis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.12.017
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发表时间:
2020-02-01
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影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Chouaid, Christos
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作者:
Levra, Matteo Giaj;Cotte, Francois-Emery;Chouaid, Christos
Objectives: Nivolumab is now a reference treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Little data are available on treatment approaches following discontinuation of nivolumab and on the interest of a second course of immunotherapy after nivolumab discontinuation. The aims of this study were to describe treatment pathways following nivolumab discontinuation and to describe survival following retreatment with immunotherapy.Materials and methods: The analysis includes all patients with NSCLC recorded in a national hospital database, starting nivolumab in 2015-2016. Nivolumab treatment was considered discontinued if >= 3 infusions were missed. Patients starting a second course of PD-1 inhibitor following nivolumab discontinuation were analysed according to the duration of their initial nivolumab treatment course.Results: 10,452 patients were included (71 % men; mean age: 63.8 +/- 9.6 years; squamous histology: 44 %). Median nivolumab treatment duration was 2.8 months [IQR :1.4-6.9]. Median OS was 11.5 months [95 %CI: 11.1-11.9]; 5118 (53.4 %) patients received post nivolumab therapy lines: 1517 (29.6 %) of these received a second course of PD-1 inhibitor, either after a treatment-free interval (resumption: n = 1127) or after intervening chemotherapy (rechallenge: n = 390). Median OS after nivolumab discontinuation was 15.0 months [13.9-16.7) in the resumption group and 18.4 months [14.8-21.9] in the rechallenge group. Median OS was significantly longer in patients with an initial nivolumab treatment duration >= 3 months.Conclusion: In this real-world setting, outcome after retreatment with a PD-1 inhibitor following a first course of nivolumab was significantly better in patients with a longer duration of initial nivolumab treatment.