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K. Kashiwabara



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    P2.11 - Poster Session 2 - NSCLC Novel Therapies (ID 209)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.11-027 - The response of non-adenocarcinoma non-small-cell lung cancer patients with EGFR mutations to EGFR-TKI: A retrospective multicenter study (LOGIK 1104) (ID 2021)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): K. Kashiwabara

      • Abstract

      Background
      The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) such as gefitinib and erlotinib, are used to treat non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR sensitive mutations. The response rates to EGFR-TKI for mainly adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR mutations are very high, ranging from 62-85%, with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 8.0-13.1 months and a median overall survival of 21.6-35.5 months. EGFR mutations can also be detected in a few non-adenocarcinoma tumors, however, the response of such cases to EGFR-TKIs is controversial. This study assessed the effectiveness of EGFR-TKIs in non-adenocarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer (non-adeno NSCLC) with EGFR mutations.

      Methods
      Nine institutions of the Lung Oncology Group in Kyushu (LOGIK) joined in this study. The primary endpoint was the response rate (RR), and the secondary endpoints were the disease control rate (DCR), overall survival, duration of disease control and the incidence of adverse events. A total of 43 cases of non-adeno NSCLC who were treated with EGFR-TKIs were retrospectively enrolled in this study.

      Results
      This study included 28 males and 15 females, and 18 of the 43 were never smokers. The ages of the patients ranged from 42 to 83 years, with a mean of 67 years. The pathological types were squamous cell carcinomas in 26 patients, adenosquamous cell carcinomas in six, large cell carcinomas in six, and others in five patients. Of these 43 cases, 18 with EGFR mutations were included in the analysis. The incidence of EGFR mutations was significantly higher in females than in males (80.0% vs. 21.4%, p<0.01), and in never smokers than in smokers (72.2% vs. 20.0%, p<0.01). The EGFR-TKIs administered were gefitinib in 27 patients and erlotinib in 16. In the patients with EGFR mutations, the RR and DCR were 83.8% and 93.8%, which were significantly superior to the rates in patients without EGFR mutations, which were 4.1% and 20.1%, respectively (p<0.01).

      Conclusion
      Even in patients with non-adeno NSCLC, the mutation of EGFR gene was a predictive factor for the response to EGFR-TKI treatment. In this meeting, we will show a detailed report based on the pathological analysis performed by the pathological committee of the LOGIK.

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    P3.10 - Poster Session 3 - Chemotherapy (ID 210)

    • Event: WCLC 2013
    • Type: Poster Session
    • Track: Medical Oncology
    • Presentations: 1
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      P3.10-011 - Which do patients prefer as a first-line therapy, EGFR-TKI or chemotherapy, if they have NSCLC harboring EGFR mutation? A Vignettes study (LOGIK0903). (ID 1106)

      09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): K. Kashiwabara

      • Abstract

      Background
      Treatment decision-making is associated with potential decisional conflict of patients. Aim of this study was to determine the preferences of advanced NSCLC patients for EGFR-TKI or chemotherapy as first-line therapy if they were in the situation of having a lung cancer harboring EGFR mutation, and to investigate the variables considered important to that preference.

      Methods
      Three vignettes were designed to assess the patients’, the physicians’ or medical staff members’ preferences for treatment decision-making and the reasons classified into five category such as “evidence level”, “type of drug administration”, “therapeutic efficacy”, “adverse events”, and “influence to ordinary life” behind the decision. HADS, FACT-L and characteristics of participants including gender, age, and performance status (PS) are also investigated in this analysis.

      Results
      Total 377 individuals containing 100 patients, 100 physicians, and 177 medical staff members were analyzed in this study, and 322 participants (85.4%) preferred to EGFR-TKI than chemotherapy as a first-line therapy. Preference rate of EGFR-TKI in patients was statistically significantly lower than those in physicians and medical staffs, 73%, 88% and 91%, respectively. Among the reasons we investigated, “therapeutic efficacy” was the only marginal significant reason for preference in patients (odds ratio: 3.88, p=0.06). In addition to “therapeutic efficacy”, “type of drug administration” and “influence to ordinary life” was the significant reasons for their preference in physicians (odds ratio: 11.57, 22.57 and 20.5, respectively). In pre-planned analysis, we found the difference of value between the patients and the physicians in “influence to ordinary life”.

      Conclusion
      If the patients have an advanced lung cancer with EGFR mutation, they may prefer EGFR-TKI as a first-line therapy to chemotherapy as well as physicians and medical staff members. However the reasons of those preferences among them may be different. We should consider continuation of patients’ ordinary life when we discuss about treatment decision-making with patients.