After second-line therapy, patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might receive further treatment. The primary aim of the longitudinal phase of the LIFE (non-small-cell Lung cancer management In patients progressing after First linE of treatment in the metastatic setting) study was to describe the portion of patients who, after second-line treatment according to clinical practice, received third-line therapy outside of a clinical trial. This portion was not negligible: third-line chemotherapy or erlotinib was administered to 158 patients (40.4%). Introduction/Background: Patients with advanced NSCLC who experience disease progression after second-line therapy might receive further active treatment. LIFE was an Italian cohort multicenter observational study composed of a cross-sectional and a longitudinal phase. Patients and Methods: In the longitudinal phase, described here, the primary aim was to determine the proportion of patients receiving third-line therapy among those who received second-line active treatment according to clinical practice. The proportion of patients receiving further treatment lines was also estimated. Results: The longitudinal phase was conducted between January and August 2012. Of 464 patients who began second-line therapy outside of clinical trials within the baseline evaluation, 56 (12.1%) were still receiving second-line therapy at the end of the observation period and 17 (3.7%) withdrew during or after second-line therapy. Of the remaining 391 patients, 158 (40.4%) received third-line treatment outside of clinical trials: 93 received a third-line chemotherapy and 65 a targeted agent. The main reason for interrupting third-line treatment was disease progression or death. During the same observation period, 25 of 113 patients who completed a third-line therapy received a fourth line of treatment. From diagnosis of NSCLC to the end of observation, biomarkers were tested in 323 patients (59.7%): epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in 315 (58.2%), Kirsten rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutations in 83 (15.3%) and Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocation in 84 (15.5%). Conclusion: In Italian clinical practice, the proportion of patients with advanced NSCLC receiving more than 2 treatment lines of therapy is not negligible.

Management of Italian patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer after second-line treatment: results of the longitudinal phase of the LIFE observational study

Grossi F;
2014-01-01

Abstract

After second-line therapy, patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might receive further treatment. The primary aim of the longitudinal phase of the LIFE (non-small-cell Lung cancer management In patients progressing after First linE of treatment in the metastatic setting) study was to describe the portion of patients who, after second-line treatment according to clinical practice, received third-line therapy outside of a clinical trial. This portion was not negligible: third-line chemotherapy or erlotinib was administered to 158 patients (40.4%). Introduction/Background: Patients with advanced NSCLC who experience disease progression after second-line therapy might receive further active treatment. LIFE was an Italian cohort multicenter observational study composed of a cross-sectional and a longitudinal phase. Patients and Methods: In the longitudinal phase, described here, the primary aim was to determine the proportion of patients receiving third-line therapy among those who received second-line active treatment according to clinical practice. The proportion of patients receiving further treatment lines was also estimated. Results: The longitudinal phase was conducted between January and August 2012. Of 464 patients who began second-line therapy outside of clinical trials within the baseline evaluation, 56 (12.1%) were still receiving second-line therapy at the end of the observation period and 17 (3.7%) withdrew during or after second-line therapy. Of the remaining 391 patients, 158 (40.4%) received third-line treatment outside of clinical trials: 93 received a third-line chemotherapy and 65 a targeted agent. The main reason for interrupting third-line treatment was disease progression or death. During the same observation period, 25 of 113 patients who completed a third-line therapy received a fourth line of treatment. From diagnosis of NSCLC to the end of observation, biomarkers were tested in 323 patients (59.7%): epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in 315 (58.2%), Kirsten rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutations in 83 (15.3%) and Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocation in 84 (15.5%). Conclusion: In Italian clinical practice, the proportion of patients with advanced NSCLC receiving more than 2 treatment lines of therapy is not negligible.
2014
Chemotherapy; EGFR; Erlotinib; NSCLC; Third-line
de Marinis, F; Ardizzoni, A; Fontanini, G; Grossi, F; Cappuzzo, F; Novello, S; Santo, A; Lorusso, V; Cortinovis, D; Iurlaro, M; Galetta, D; Gridelli, ...espandi
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