Abstract 581P
Background
Afatinib is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that is widely used to treatfor EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The association between afatinib-related adverse events (AEs) and survival outcomes in patients with NSCLC has been rarely reported.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed treatment-naȉive patients with NSCLC treated with afatinib for ≥1 month at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. We analyzed the association between different types of AEs and clinical outcomes, including progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).
Results
This study included 599 patients. The patients who experienced any grades of AEs had longer OS (median OS = 27.2 vs. 14.0 months, p = 0.019) than those who did not. As for PFS did not differ significantly between these two groups. Regarding the types of AE, the patients with either paronychia (median PFS =, 16.0 vs. 12.4 months, p = 0.011), skin lesions (median PFS =, 15.4 vs. 12.1 months, p = 0.042), or gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including nausea/vomiting (median PFS =, 18.8 vs. 14.3 months, p = 0.016), had experienced significantly better PFS than patients without these AEs. In addition, the patients with either paronychia (median OS =, 31.0 vs. 21.0 months, p < 0.001), skin lesions (median OS =, 29.3 vs. 20.9 months, p < 0.001), pruritus (median OS =, 31.6 vs. 24.7 months, p < 0.001), or mucositis/oral ulcers (median OS =, 30.2 vs. 25,5 months, p < 0.023) had showed better OS than patients without these AEs. After adjustment, the patients with experiencing paronychia and GI symptoms had favorable PFS, and those with paronychia, skin lesions, pruritus, or mucositis/oral ulcers had favorable OS.
Conclusions
Patients with NSCLC treated with patients undergoing afatinib and experiencing adverse events (AEs) had favorable survival PFS and OS. In addition, the associations between afatinib-related AEs and survival outcomes were type-dependent.
Clinical trial identification
Editorial acknowledgement
Legal entity responsible for the study
Chang Gung Medical Foundation - Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.
Funding
Has not received any funding.
Disclosure
The author has declared no conflicts of interest.
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