TY - JOUR
T1 - EGFR mutant locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer is at increased risk of brain metastasis
AU - Mitra, Devarati
AU - Chen, Yu Hui
AU - Li, Richard
AU - Hermann, Gretchen
AU - Atkins, Katelyn
AU - Kozono, D.
AU - Baldini, Elizabeth H.
AU - Aizer, Ayal
AU - Chukwueke, Ugonma
AU - Mak, Raymond H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Authors
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Background and purpose: Small studies of primarily metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have suggested an association between EGFR mutation (EGFR+) and likelihood of brain metastasis. However, these studies are confounded by follow-up time bias. We performed a competing risk analysis of brain metastasis in a more uniform locally advanced NSCLC (LA-NSCLC) cohort with known tumor genotype. Materials and methods: Between 2002 and 2014, 255 patients with LA-NSCLC underwent tumor genotyping for EGFR, ALK and/or KRAS (180 patients had follow-up brain imaging). Cumulative incidence and Fine-Gray regression were performed on clinical variables including genotype and risk of brain metastasis, with death as a competing event. Results: The proportion of tumors with aberrations in EGFR, ALK and KRAS were 17%, 4% and 28%, respectively. The median follow-up was 68 months. On multivariate analysis, EGFR+ was significantly associated with risk of brain metastasis in the full patient cohort (HR 2.04, 95% CI 1.22–3.39, p = 0.006) as well as in the subset of patients with brain follow-up imaging (HR 1.91. 95% CI 1.17–3.13, p = 0.01). This translated to a higher cumulative incidence of brain metastasis in EGFR+ patients at 3 and 5 years (33.3% vs. 23.2 and 43.8% vs. 24.2%, p = 0.006). Conclusion: Patients with EGFR+ LA-NSCLC have a significantly higher likelihood of developing brain metastasis after standard combined modality therapy, independent of their longer overall survival. This high-risk genotypic subgroup may benefit from routine surveillance with brain MRI to allow early salvage with targeted systemic- and/or radiation-therapies.
AB - Background and purpose: Small studies of primarily metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have suggested an association between EGFR mutation (EGFR+) and likelihood of brain metastasis. However, these studies are confounded by follow-up time bias. We performed a competing risk analysis of brain metastasis in a more uniform locally advanced NSCLC (LA-NSCLC) cohort with known tumor genotype. Materials and methods: Between 2002 and 2014, 255 patients with LA-NSCLC underwent tumor genotyping for EGFR, ALK and/or KRAS (180 patients had follow-up brain imaging). Cumulative incidence and Fine-Gray regression were performed on clinical variables including genotype and risk of brain metastasis, with death as a competing event. Results: The proportion of tumors with aberrations in EGFR, ALK and KRAS were 17%, 4% and 28%, respectively. The median follow-up was 68 months. On multivariate analysis, EGFR+ was significantly associated with risk of brain metastasis in the full patient cohort (HR 2.04, 95% CI 1.22–3.39, p = 0.006) as well as in the subset of patients with brain follow-up imaging (HR 1.91. 95% CI 1.17–3.13, p = 0.01). This translated to a higher cumulative incidence of brain metastasis in EGFR+ patients at 3 and 5 years (33.3% vs. 23.2 and 43.8% vs. 24.2%, p = 0.006). Conclusion: Patients with EGFR+ LA-NSCLC have a significantly higher likelihood of developing brain metastasis after standard combined modality therapy, independent of their longer overall survival. This high-risk genotypic subgroup may benefit from routine surveillance with brain MRI to allow early salvage with targeted systemic- and/or radiation-therapies.
KW - Brain metastasis
KW - EGFR
KW - Lung cancer
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ctro.2019.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ctro.2019.06.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 31341973
AN - SCOPUS:85071355826
SN - 2405-6308
VL - 18
SP - 32
EP - 38
JO - Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
JF - Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
ER -