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    OA21 - Palliative and Supportive Care for Lung Cancer Patients (ID 405)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Oral Session
    • Track: Palliative Care/Ethics
    • Presentations: 1
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      OA21.02 - ALK-Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is Associated with a High Rate of Venous Thromboembolism (ID 4290)

      11:00 - 12:30  |  Author(s): R. Feld

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      Background:
      Patients with lung cancer are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly those receiving chemotherapy. It is estimated that 8-15% of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience a VTE in the course of their disease. The incidence in patients with specific molecular subtypes of NSCLC is unknown. We undertook this review to determine the incidence of VTE in patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC.

      Methods:
      We identified all patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC, diagnosed and/or treated at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM CC) in Canada between July 2012 and January 2015. Retrospective data were extracted from electronic medical records. We then included a validation cohort comprising all consecutive patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC treated in two tertiary centers in Israel.

      Results:
      Within the PM CC cohort, of 55 patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC, at a median follow-up of 22 months, 23 (42%) experienced VTE. Patients with VTE were more likely to be Caucasian (p=0.006). The occurrence of VTE was associated with a trend towards worse prognosis (overall survival HR=2.88, p=0.059). Within the validation cohort (N=43), VTE rate was 28% at a median follow-up of 13 months. Combining the cohorts (N=98) the VTE rate was 36%. Patients with VTE were younger (age 52 vs 58, p=0.04) and had a worse ECOG performance status (p=0.04). VTE was associated with shorter OS (HR=5.71, p=0.01)Figure 1.



      Conclusion:
      We found the rate of VTE in our ALK-rearranged cohort is 3-5-fold higher than previously reported for the general NSCLC population. This warrants confirmation in larger cohorts.

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    P1.06 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 458)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Poster Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.06-039 - Retrospective Study of the Incidence and Outcomes from Lung Cancer That Developed Following a Solid Organ Transplant (ID 5136)

      14:30 - 15:45  |  Author(s): R. Feld

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      Background:
      Organ transplant recipients (OTR) have an increased risk of developing post-transplant malignancies with lung cancer being one of the most common. We investigated incidence and outcomes of lung cancer in OTR managed at the University Health Network.

      Methods:
      The study population, patient characteristics, treatments and outcomes were summarized from solid OTR databases, our cancer registry and patient charts from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2015. Univariate Kaplan-Meyer curves estimated overall survival (OS) by histology, stage and chemotherapy.

      Results:
      Amongst 7994 OTR (heart [N=765], lung [n=1668], liver [n=238], kidney [n=3273]), 123 developed lung cancer (1.54%) of which (55) 44.7% occurred in lung OTR; 108 (1.35%) patients had sufficient data for subsequent analyses. Median age: 62 years (29 - 85); male: 66%; smoking status at time of transplant - former/current/never/unknown: 62%/10%/15%/8%. Histologies included non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): 81%; small cell lung cancer (SCLC): 10%; neuro-endocrine tumours: 9%. NSCLC: Adjuvant chemotherapy, after it became standard of care (SOC), was given to 16% of eligible NSCLC patients. At recurrence, 28% received chemotherapy while 28% received a TKI. In patients initially presenting with stage IV NSCLC, 18% received chemotherapy and 3% received a TKI. SCLC: For limited and extensive stage SCLC patients, 83% and 60% received SOC chemotherapy, respectively. All: Where chemotherapy dosing was known (n=23), 42% of patients received initial dose reductions. For early stage patients, 22% required dose reduction and 11% had chemotherapy discontinuation due to toxicity. For stage IV patients, 42% required dose reductions and 50% required discontinuations.

      Median OS by Subgroup
      Patients by Histology, Stage at Diagnosis & Systemic Treatment n median OS (months) 95% C.I.
      NSCLC: Stage I/II Systemic Treatment No treatment 48 11 37 24.9 25.7 24.9 (17.3-36.6) (14-51.6) (16.2-72.9)
      NSCLC: Stage III Systemic Treatment No treatment 7 1 6 24.6 84.0 24.6 (4.5-NA) NA (4.5-NA)
      NSCLC: Stage IV Systemic Treatment No treatment 33 7 26 3.2 8.7 2.3 (2-4) (4.7-52.4) (1.5-3.5)
      SCLC: Limited Stage Systemic Treatment No treatment 6 5 1 9.6 14.3 2.0 (2-NA) (8.4-NA) NA
      SCLC: Extensive Stage Systemic Treatment No treatment 5 3 2 1.7 5.5 0.2 (0.2-NA) (1.7-NA) (0.2-NA)


      Conclusion:
      Survival was poor in our OTR population compared to historical norms in non-transplant patients. A minority of NSCLC patients received adjuvant or palliative chemotherapy, while most SCLC patients were treated. Both often had sub-standard dosing. Chemotherapy appeared better tolerated in early stage disease.

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    P2.03b - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 465)

    • Event: WCLC 2016
    • Type: Poster Presenters Present
    • Track: Advanced NSCLC
    • Presentations: 1
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      P2.03b-008 - The Impact of Brain Metastases and Their Treatment on Health Utility Scores in Molecular Subsets of Lung Cancer Patients (ID 4348)

      14:30 - 15:45  |  Author(s): R. Feld

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      Background:
      New therapies, particularly in advanced patients with EGFR-mutated and ALK-rearranged tumors, result in prolonged survival. Brain metastases and/or their treatment, may have a negative impact on health-related quality of life. Technological assessment of the cost-effectiveness of various treatments for brain metastases will benefit from measurements of health-related qualify of life and health utility scores (HUS). This study evaluated the impact of brain metastases on HUS across multiple health states defined on the basis on disease stability, brain-specific therapies, and molecularly-defined subsets of NSCLC.

      Methods:
      A longitudinal cohort study at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre evaluated 1571 EQ5D-3L-derived HUS in 476 Stage IV lung cancer outpatients, from Dec, 2014 through May, 2016: EGFR+ (n=183), ALK+ (n=38), wild-type (WT) non-squamous (n=171), squamous (n=29), and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) (n=30). Patients were stratified according to presence or absence of brain metastases at the time of assessment; mean HUS (± standard error of the mean, SEM) by presence of brain metastases and various health states and disease subtypes were reported. For patients with repeated measures, only the earliest time point was analyzed.

      Results:
      172 patients had brain metastases, median age 62, (range 32-86) years and 304 patients did not have brain metastases, median age 66 (29-96) years. Overall HUS was related to disease subtype but not presence of brain metastases: EGFR/ALK+ patients with (0.78±0.02) or without brain metastases (0.79±0.01) versus WT/SCC/SCLC with (0.74±0.02) and without brain metastases (0.73±0.01) (p=0.01 by subtype; p>0.10 by presence of brain metastases). However, symptomatic CNS disease (0.69±0.04) had lower HUS (versus asymptomatic disease (0.77±0.02)) (p=0.03). Patients achieving intracranial stability or response to treatment had significantly higher HUS (0.81±0.05) than patients with progressive CNS metastases (0.72±0.02) (p=0.03). Extra-cranial control also correlated with higher HUS (0.81±0.02 versus 0.69±0.03, p<0.0001). When local treatment for brain metastases was delivered within 6 months, HUS was lower (0.71±0.02 versus 0.82±0.02, p=0.0005). CNS disease treated only with systemic therapy or on no active therapy had mean HUS of 0.81±0.03, while patients treated only with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) had values of 0.80±0.04; there was a trend for lower HUS with whole brain radiation (WBRT) only (0.72±0.03) or WBRT+SRS (0.74±0.03) (p=0.11).

      Conclusion:
      Brain metastasis stability has significant impact on HUS in lung cancer patients. Treatment modalities of brain metastases may also impact HUS. Data collection is ongoing; updated HUS data including longitudinal assessments and multivariable analyses will be presented.