Impact of EGFR mutation subtypes and TKI generations on clinical outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma patients with brain metastases treated with gamma knife radiosurgery.
Haewon Roh, Chan Park, Won Kim, Juwhan Choi, Sung Yong Lee, Jong Hyun Kim
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Abstract
Background: Brain metastases are a common and severe complication in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS) is a standard treatment for brain metastases, and its efficacy may be influenced by the type of EGFR mutation and the generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) used. This retrospective study evaluated the impact of EGFR mutation subtypes (exon 19 deletion vs. exon 21 L858R) and TKI generations on clinical outcomes in patients with lung ADC treated with GKRS.
Methods: A total of 55 patients and 136 brain metastases were analyzed from January 2017 to December 2023. Tumor response was assessed based on local failure and distant brain failure, defined as tumor progression at the treated site and new brain metastases outside the GKRS-treated regions, respectively. The Kaplan-Meier method and univariate and multivariate analyses using Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to identify prognostic factors for local failure, and distant brain failure.
Results: The study found that second- and third-generation TKIs, such as afatinib and osimertinib, provided significantly better local control compared to first-generation TKIs (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.12, p = 0.017). Furthermore, tumors with exon 19 deletion demonstrated improved distant brain control compared to those with exon 21 L858R substitution (HR = 2.18, p = 0.048). These findings suggest that mutation type and TKI generation are independent prognostic factors for clinical outcomes following GKRS.
Conclusion: This study suggests that both the generation of TKIs and the specific EGFR mutation subtype may influence clinical outcomes following GKRS in lung ADC patients with brain metastases. These findings may aid in stratifying patients and optimizing treatment strategies in clinical practice.
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The Journal of Neuro-Oncology is a multi-disciplinary journal encompassing basic, applied, and clinical investigations in all research areas as they relate to cancer and the central nervous system. It provides a single forum for communication among neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiotherapists, medical oncologists, neuropathologists, neurodiagnosticians, and laboratory-based oncologists conducting relevant research. The Journal of Neuro-Oncology does not seek to isolate the field, but rather to focus the efforts of many disciplines in one publication through a format which pulls together these diverse interests. More than any other field of oncology, cancer of the central nervous system requires multi-disciplinary approaches. To alleviate having to scan dozens of journals of cell biology, pathology, laboratory and clinical endeavours, JNO is a periodical in which current, high-quality, relevant research in all aspects of neuro-oncology may be found.