Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea.
Lung and Esophageal Cancer Clinic, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea.
Thorac Cancer. 2018 Jul;9(7):856-864. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.12762. Epub 2018 May 14.
In cases of EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) failure, re-biopsy may be useful to understand resistance mechanisms and guide further treatment decisions. However, performing re-biopsy is challenging because of several hurdles. We assessed the feasibility of re-biopsy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in real-world clinical practice.
We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and pathologic data of advanced NSCLC patients who experienced disease progression after previous treatment with EGFR-TKIs at a single tertiary hospital in Korea between January 2014 and December 2016. Re-biopsy specimens included small biopsy, surgical tissue, or liquid-based cytology. EGFR mutation was tested using peptide nucleic acid-mediated clamping PCR.
Of the 230 NSCLC patients that experienced progression after EGFR-TKI therapy, 105 (45.7%) underwent re-biopsy. Re-biopsy was successfully performed in 94 (89.5%) patients, and 11 patients were diagnosed with no malignancy. The complication rate was 8.6%, including seven cases of pneumothorax. EGFR mutation testing was performed on 75 patients using re-biopsy specimens. Of the 57 patients who had sensitizing mutations at diagnosis, T790M mutations were found in 19 (33.3%), while 38 (66.7%) had no T790M mutation. Multivariate analysis showed that the re-biopsy group was younger (P = 0.002) and exhibited a previous response to EGFR-TKIs (P < 0.001).
Re-biopsy in advanced NSCLC is feasible in real world clinical practice, particularly in younger patients and those who achieved a previous response to EGFR-TKIs.
在表皮生长因子受体酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(TKI)治疗失败的情况下,重新进行活检可能有助于了解耐药机制,并指导进一步的治疗决策。然而,由于存在多种障碍,重新进行活检具有挑战性。我们评估了在韩国的一家三级医院的真实临床实践中,晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者重新进行活检的可行性。
我们回顾性分析了 2014 年 1 月至 2016 年 12 月期间,在韩国的一家三级医院接受过 EGFR-TKI 治疗后疾病进展的晚期 NSCLC 患者的临床和病理数据。重新活检标本包括小活检、手术组织或液体基细胞学标本。采用肽核酸介导的夹式 PCR 检测 EGFR 突变。
在 230 例接受 EGFR-TKI 治疗后疾病进展的 NSCLC 患者中,有 105 例(45.7%)接受了重新活检。在 94 例(89.5%)患者中成功进行了重新活检,11 例患者被诊断为无恶性肿瘤。并发症发生率为 8.6%,包括 7 例气胸。对 75 例患者使用重新活检标本进行了 EGFR 突变检测。在 57 例初诊时有敏感突变的患者中,发现 T790M 突变 19 例(33.3%),而 38 例(66.7%)无 T790M 突变。多变量分析显示,重新活检组患者年龄较小(P = 0.002),并且先前对 EGFR-TKIs 有反应(P < 0.001)。
在真实世界的临床实践中,晚期 NSCLC 重新进行活检是可行的,特别是在年轻患者和那些先前对 EGFR-TKIs 有反应的患者中。