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JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 529-538Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.2225
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EGFR mutation subtypes; NSCLC; Survival; Asians
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- Translational and Clinical Research, the National Medical Research Council, Singapore [NMRC/TCR/007-NCC/2013]
- National Cancer Centre Core Block grant [NRNCFCG16157]
- Centre Grant Programme [NRNMRCG13157]
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Introduction: Activating mutations in the EGFR gene have been shown to confer sensitivity to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with advanced NSCLC. However, wide interpatient variability in treatment outcomes in response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in these patients remains unaccounted for. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of EGFR mutation types and subtypes on survival outcomes in advanced Asian patients with NSCLC receiving first-line gefitinib therapy. Methods: Patients with stage IIIB or IV NSCLC who were harboring EGFR mutations, receiving first-line gefitinib treatment, and of Asian descent (N = 383) were evaluated. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazards models were implemented to evaluate the differences in PFS and OS. Results: Significant differences in PFS were observed between patients carrying EGFR mutations in exons 18, 19, 20, and 21, with patients carrying EGFR exon 19 mutations having the longest median PFS (overall p = 8.88 x 10(-15)). Comparison of PFS among the five different exon 19 mutation subtypes and among the two exon 19 deletion start codons did not reveal any significant differences. No significant difference was observed in OS among patients carrying EGFR mutations on different exons (overall p = 0.054); however, OS was found to be significantly different among the various subtypes of exon 19 mutations, with the 15-nucleotide deletion non-ELREA group having the shortest OS of 11.3 months (overall p = 0.025). Conclusions: EGFR mutation types and subtypes significantly influence survival outcomes in patients with advanced NSCLC who are receiving first-line gefitinib treatment. (C) 2016 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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