The relationship between clinicopathological variables, systemic inflammation, and CT-derived body composition with survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving nivolumab as a second-line treatment

Saeed, R., McGovern, J., Bench, H., Dolan, R. D. , McMillan, D. C. and Cascales, A. (2023) The relationship between clinicopathological variables, systemic inflammation, and CT-derived body composition with survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer receiving nivolumab as a second-line treatment. Cancer Medicine, 12(24), pp. 22062-22070. (doi: 10.1002/cam4.6805) (PMID:38088761) (PMCID:PMC10757089)

Abstract

Background: Second-line immunotherapy is currently recognized to help only a subset of patients with advanced forms of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The current study analyzes the connection between prior treatment host/tumor characteristics and survival in advanced NSCLC patients receiving nivolumab as a second-line therapy. Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was carried out on individuals with advanced NSCLC receiving second-line Nivolumab with palliative intent between February 2016 and May 2019 across three health boards in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, and Arran in Scotland to examine the association between systemic inflammation, body composition, and survival were determined using computed tomography (CT). Results: The current study investigates the connection between prior treatment host/tumor characteristics and survival in advanced NSCLC patients receiving nivolumab as a second-line therapy. The majority were 65 years of age or older (51%), female (53%), had adenocarcinoma (53%), and had good performance status (ECOG 0/1) (86%). Most patients had high SFI (70%) or VFA (54%). The median overall survival after starting Nivolumab was 15 months. ECOG-PS and hypoalbuminemia were significant predictors of 12-month survival in patients with advanced NSCLC following Nivolumab treatment, according to Cox regression (p-value = 0.047 and 0.014, respectively). Conclusion: In patients with advanced NSCLC receiving Nivolumab as a second-line therapy, ECOG-PS and hypoalbuminemia were strongly associated with survival. Systemic inflammation and hypoalbuminemia measurements may enhance the ECOG-PS stratification of expected outcomes.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dolan, Dr Ross and McMillan, Professor Donald and Saeed, Randa and McGovern, Mr Josh

Creator Roles

Saeed, R.: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing
McGovern, J.: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review and editing
Dolan, R.: Writing – review and editing
McMillan, D.: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review and editing

• Authors: Saeed, R., McGovern, J., Bench, H., Dolan, R. D., McMillan, D. C., and Cascales, A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Cancer Medicine
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 2045-7634
• ISSN (Online): 2045-7634
• Published Online: 13 December 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Cancer Medicine 12(24):22062-22070
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence