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- Title
The role of angiogenesis inhibitors in the treatment of elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis of eleven randomized controlled trials.
- Authors
Rong-Hua Tian; Xia Wu; Xia Liu; Jin-Wang Yang; Hua-Liang Ji; Yong-Jin Yan; Tian, Rong-Hua; Wu, Xia; Liu, Xia; Yang, Jin-Wang; Ji, Hua-Liang; Yan, Yong-Jin
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>Data on the role of angiogenesis inhibitors (AIs) in the treatment of elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains limited. We aimed to assess the overall efficacy of AIs-containing regimens in the treatment of advanced NSCLC in this setting.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Databases from PubMed, Web of Science, and abstracts presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting up to October 31, 2014 were searched to identify relevant studies. Eligible studies included prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating therapies with or without AIs in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC. The endpoints were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Statistical analyses were conducted by using random effects models and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 3,709 elderly patients with advanced NSCLC from 11 RCTs were identified for analysis. The pooled results demonstrated that there was a clinical benefit in PFS for AIs-containing regimens (hazard ratio (HR) 0.88, 95%CI: 0.78-1.00, P = 0.053) when compared to non-AIs-containing regimens, but not for OS (HR 0.99, 95%CI: 0.90-1.10, P = 0.89). On subgroup analysis, similar results were found based on treatment line. No publication bias was detected by Begg's and Egger's tests for OS.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>In elderly patients with advanced NSCLC, AIs-containing therapies offer a clinical benefit in PFS but for OS. With present available data from RCTs, we are still unable to clearly set the role of specific AIs in the treatment of advanced NSCLC in this setting.
- Subjects
NON-small-cell lung carcinoma; NEOVASCULARIZATION inhibitors; CONFIDENCE intervals; PUBMED (Online service); DISEASES in older people; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, 2016, Vol 12, Issue 2, p571
- ISSN
0973-1482
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/0973-1482.151950