{"title":"接受免疫检查点抑制剂的晚期非小细胞肺癌患者停药后生存率:前瞻性队列研究的汇总分析","authors":"Yusuke Inoue MD, PhD , Yoshihiro Kitahara MD , Masato Karayama MD, PhD , Kazuhiro Asada MD, PhD , Koji Nishimoto MD, PhD , Shun Matsuura MD, PhD , Dai Hashimoto MD, PhD , Masato Fujii MD, PhD , Takashi Matsui MD, PhD , Nao Inami MD , Mikio Toyoshima MD, PhD , Hiroyuki Matsuda MD, PhD , Masaki Ikeda MD, PhD , Mitsuru Niwa MD, PhD , Yusuke Kaida MD, PhD , Masaki Sato MD, PhD , Yasuhiro Ito MD , Hideki Yasui MD, PhD , Yuzo Suzuki MD, PhD , Hironao Hozumi MD, PhD , Takafumi Suda MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100847","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The safety of discontinuing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) because of a durable response in patients with advanced NSCLC remains uncertain, and post-discontinuation survival outcomes based on the reason for cessation are not well defined.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A pooled analysis was conducted using data from four prospective cohort studies involving 835 patients with advanced NSCLC who discontinued ICIs. Patients were categorized based on discontinuation reasons: durable response; immune-related adverse events (irAEs) (subcategorized by tumor response at discontinuation); non-irAE adverse events; disease progression; and other causes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Disease progression was the most common reason for ICI discontinuation (<em>N</em> = 528 [63.2%]), followed by irAEs (<em>N</em> = 187 [22.4%]) and tumor response (<em>N</em> = 23 [2.8%]). Regarding response status at ICI discontinuation due to irAEs, complete/partial response (CR/PR) was the most frequent (<em>N</em> = 85), followed by stable disease/not evaluable (SD/NE, <em>N</em> = 69) and disease progression (<em>N</em> = 33). After a median post-discontinuation follow-up of 15.8 months (interquartile range, 6.9–23.2), patients who discontinued because of a response had excellent outcomes, with no deaths and only three progression-free survival events. While post-discontinuation overall survival was comparable between the irAE-CR/PR and irAE-SD/NE groups, ICI therapy ≥12 months was associated with improved post-ICI discontinuation survival in the irAE-CR/PR group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Discontinuation of ICIs because of a durable tumor response is rare in real-world settings but represents a feasible strategy for patients with advanced NSCLC. Patients in the irAE-CR/PR group had favorable post-ICI discontinuation survival if they received ICI therapy lasting ≥12 months.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17675,"journal":{"name":"JTO Clinical and Research Reports","volume":"6 8","pages":"Article 100847"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Post-discontinuation Survival in Patients With Advanced NSCLC Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies\",\"authors\":\"Yusuke Inoue MD, PhD , Yoshihiro Kitahara MD , Masato Karayama MD, PhD , Kazuhiro Asada MD, PhD , Koji Nishimoto MD, PhD , Shun Matsuura MD, PhD , Dai Hashimoto MD, PhD , Masato Fujii MD, PhD , Takashi Matsui MD, PhD , Nao Inami MD , Mikio Toyoshima MD, PhD , Hiroyuki Matsuda MD, PhD , Masaki Ikeda MD, PhD , Mitsuru Niwa MD, PhD , Yusuke Kaida MD, PhD , Masaki Sato MD, PhD , Yasuhiro Ito MD , Hideki Yasui MD, PhD , Yuzo Suzuki MD, PhD , Hironao Hozumi MD, PhD , Takafumi Suda MD, PhD\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100847\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The safety of discontinuing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) because of a durable response in patients with advanced NSCLC remains uncertain, and post-discontinuation survival outcomes based on the reason for cessation are not well defined.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A pooled analysis was conducted using data from four prospective cohort studies involving 835 patients with advanced NSCLC who discontinued ICIs. Patients were categorized based on discontinuation reasons: durable response; immune-related adverse events (irAEs) (subcategorized by tumor response at discontinuation); non-irAE adverse events; disease progression; and other causes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Disease progression was the most common reason for ICI discontinuation (<em>N</em> = 528 [63.2%]), followed by irAEs (<em>N</em> = 187 [22.4%]) and tumor response (<em>N</em> = 23 [2.8%]). Regarding response status at ICI discontinuation due to irAEs, complete/partial response (CR/PR) was the most frequent (<em>N</em> = 85), followed by stable disease/not evaluable (SD/NE, <em>N</em> = 69) and disease progression (<em>N</em> = 33). After a median post-discontinuation follow-up of 15.8 months (interquartile range, 6.9–23.2), patients who discontinued because of a response had excellent outcomes, with no deaths and only three progression-free survival events. 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Post-discontinuation Survival in Patients With Advanced NSCLC Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
Introduction
The safety of discontinuing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) because of a durable response in patients with advanced NSCLC remains uncertain, and post-discontinuation survival outcomes based on the reason for cessation are not well defined.
Methods
A pooled analysis was conducted using data from four prospective cohort studies involving 835 patients with advanced NSCLC who discontinued ICIs. Patients were categorized based on discontinuation reasons: durable response; immune-related adverse events (irAEs) (subcategorized by tumor response at discontinuation); non-irAE adverse events; disease progression; and other causes.
Results
Disease progression was the most common reason for ICI discontinuation (N = 528 [63.2%]), followed by irAEs (N = 187 [22.4%]) and tumor response (N = 23 [2.8%]). Regarding response status at ICI discontinuation due to irAEs, complete/partial response (CR/PR) was the most frequent (N = 85), followed by stable disease/not evaluable (SD/NE, N = 69) and disease progression (N = 33). After a median post-discontinuation follow-up of 15.8 months (interquartile range, 6.9–23.2), patients who discontinued because of a response had excellent outcomes, with no deaths and only three progression-free survival events. While post-discontinuation overall survival was comparable between the irAE-CR/PR and irAE-SD/NE groups, ICI therapy ≥12 months was associated with improved post-ICI discontinuation survival in the irAE-CR/PR group.
Conclusions
Discontinuation of ICIs because of a durable tumor response is rare in real-world settings but represents a feasible strategy for patients with advanced NSCLC. Patients in the irAE-CR/PR group had favorable post-ICI discontinuation survival if they received ICI therapy lasting ≥12 months.