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- Title
Optimizing palliative chemotherapy for advanced invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung.
- Authors
Jang, Yoon Jung; Hyun, Dong-Gon; Choi, Chang-Min; Lee, Dae Ho; Kim, Sang-We; Yoon, Shinkyo; Kim, Woo Sung; Ji, Wonjun; Lee, Jae Cheol
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>A primary pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) is a rare subtype of invasive adenocarcinoma of the lung. The prognosis of advanced IMA depending on chemotherapy regimen has not been fully investigated. Here, we compared the clinical outcomes of patients with advanced IMA treated with different palliative chemotherapies that included novel therapeutics.<bold>Methods: </bold>This single-center retrospective study included a total of 79 patients diagnosed with IMA and treated with palliative chemotherapy. The primary outcome was the comparison of overall survival according to palliative chemotherapy type. Risk factors associated with death were evaluated as a secondary outcome.<bold>Results: </bold>The study cohort of 79 patients comprised 27 progressive or recurrent cases and 52 initial metastatic patients. Thirteen patients (16.5%) received targeted therapy and 18 cases (22.8%) received immunotherapy. When we compared the survival outcomes of the different treatment regimens, patients with IMA treated by immunotherapy (undefined vs. non-immunotherapy 17.0 months, p < 0.001) had better overall survival rates. However, there was no difference in the prognosis between the cases treated with a targeted therapy (35.6 vs. non-targeted therapy 17.0 months, p = 0.211). None of the conventional regimens produced a better outcome. By multivariable analysis, immunotherapy (HR 0.28; 95% CI 0.11-0.74; P = 0.008) was found to be an independent prognostic factor for death.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>This study suggests that immunotherapy for patients with advanced IMA may provide favorable outcomes than other chemotherapy options.
- Publication
BMC Cancer, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p731
- ISSN
1471-2407
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12885-021-08472-6