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Prognostic factors among older adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A multisite cohort study
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37:11540-11540
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2019.
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Abstract
- 11540 Background: Prognosis in NSCLC is vital for clinical decision making. With the aging US population and rapidly changing treatment landscape, we aimed to identify prognostic factors among older adults with advanced NSCLC receiving chemo-, immuno-, and/or targeted therapy. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study of adults age ≥65 with advanced NSCLC starting a new non-curative systemic treatment (chemo-, immuno-, and/or targeted therapy) at a Comprehensive Cancer Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and safety-net hospital. Prior to treatment initiation, patients completed a geriatric assessment including cognition, function, comorbidities, mood, social support, and quality of life. Cox proportional hazards models were performed to identify prognostic factors for overall survival (OS). Results: In a sample of 51 patients, median age was 73 (range 65-94). The majority of patients had stage IVB (59%) or IVA (39%) NSCLC. Current treatment included immunotherapy (37%), targeted therapy (29%), chemoimmunotherapy (18%), and chemo (16%). Most patients had received prior NSCLC treatment (80%): chemo (51%), targeted therapy (35%), immunotherapy (22%), radiation (RT; 47%), and/or surgery (19%). At enrollment, 73% had an abnormal Montreal Cognitive Assessment score < 26 (MoCA; median score 23) and 35% had an abnormal Timed Up and Go time ≥13.5 secs (TUG; median time 12.7 secs). Median OS was 12.5 months. In univariable analyses, stage IVB disease (HR 6.99, 95% CI 1.55-31.5), prior RT (HR 2.98, 95% CI 1.08-8.21), worse MoCA score (HR 1.15 per 1 point change, 95% CI 1.03-1.28), and longer TUG time (HR 1.13 per 1 sec change, 95% CI 1.05-1.23) were associated with worse OS. Of note, age, current NSCLC treatment, line of therapy, and Karnofsky Performance Status were not associated with OS. In multivariable analysis, MoCA score was the only statistically significant prognostic factor (HR 1.15, 95% CI 1.01-1.30). Conclusions: We found that abnormal pretreatment cognition is very common and an important prognostic factor among older adults with advanced NSCLC. Pretreatment screening for cognitive impairment should be considered to inform prognostication, decision making, and treatment planning.
- Subjects :
- Oncology
Cancer Research
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non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
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030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
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030215 immunology
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- ISSN :
- 15277755 and 0732183X
- Volume :
- 37
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........8b2689005dae5c4bcbd426268480a847