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- Title
Post-treatment changes in hematological parameters predict response to nivolumab monotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients.
- Authors
Khunger, Monica; Patil, Pradnya Dinkar; Khunger, Arjun; Li, Manshi; Hu, Bo; Rakshit, Sagar; Basu, Arnab; Pennell, Nathan; Stevenson, James P.; Elson, Paul; Panchabhai, Tanmay S.; Velcheti, Vamsidhar
- Abstract
Background: The absolute neutrophil count (ANC), absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), absolute monocyte count (AMC) and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are known markers of inflammation. We evaluated whether ANC, ALC, AMC and NLR, both before and after treatment with nivolumab, are indicative markers of overall survival (OS) and evaluated change in NLR as a predictive marker of response in non -small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with nivolumab. Methods: A total of 109 patients with advanced NSCLC treated with nivolumab were included. ANC, ALC, AMC and NLR were examined at initiation of nivolumab therapy and after two cycles. The prognostic role of ANC, ALC, AMC and NLR with OS and changes in NLR ratio were examined with Kaplan-Meier curves and proportional hazard model. Result: Post-treatment NLR ≥5 after two cycles of nivolumab was associated with poor OS (median OS in NLR = <5 vs NLR = ≥5 was 29.1 (16.2–40.9) vs 24.2(16.1–36.2) months respectively, p<0.001). In addition NLR increased in non-responders after two cycles of nivolumab by 6.6±21.8 as compared to responders (p = 0.027). Conclusions: Post-treatment ANC, ALC and NLR are independent prognostic factors in NSCLC patients treated with nivolumab. Changes in NLR can be an early biomarker for response in NSCLC patients treated with nivolumab.
- Subjects
NON-small-cell lung carcinoma; HEMATOLOGY; NEUTROPHILS; LYMPHOCYTE classification; LYMPHOCYTE count; BIOLOGICAL tags
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0197743