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    MA 18 - Global Tobacco Control and Epidemiology II (ID 676)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Mini Oral
    • Track: Epidemiology/Primary Prevention/Tobacco Control and Cessation
    • Presentations: 1
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      MA 18.14 - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment and Survival in Scandinavia: The SCAN-LEAF Study (ID 9295)

      15:45 - 17:30  |  Author(s): J. Rockberg

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      Background:
      As the lung cancer treatment landscape evolves, it is important to understand changes in care and outcomes of patients with NSCLC. SCAN-LEAF objectives include describing NSCLC disease, treatments and health outcomes in Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden). The present analyses examined treatment proportions and temporal trends in overall survival, drawing on national registry data.

      Method:
      NSCLC patients diagnosed 2005-2013 (follow-up until 2014) were included in the present analyses of this retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Patient characteristics and treatment described included demographics, disease stage at initial diagnosis [resectable: I-IIIA; locally advanced: IIIA-B (radiation therapy within 3 months); advanced: IIIB (no radiation therapy within 3 months)-IV], histology, non-drug treatment (surgery and radiation: present analyses include Norway and Sweden 2008-2014 only), and survival. Overall survival (OS) (%+95% CI) was calculated 1, 3, and 5 years post-diagnosis, by stage, and by diagnosis year.

      Result:

      Table 1. Proportion NSCLC patients from Denmark, Norway and Sweden diagnosed during 2005-2013 who survived 1, 3 and 5 years after diagnosis, by stage and calendar year of diagnosis.
      Stage at diagnosis & Calendar year of diagnosis % survived 1-, 3- and 5-years after NSCLC diagnosis
      1-year 3-year 5-year
      Resectable disease
      Overall 81.0% (80.4%, 81.6%) 56.8% (55.9%, 57.7%) 43.5% (42.5%, 44.6%)
      2005 74.7% (72.5%, 77.0%) 51.0% (48.5%, 53.6%) 40.0% (37.4%, 42.5%)
      2006 77.0% (74.8%, 79.2%) 53.3% (50.7%, 55.9%) 42.3% (39.7%, 44.8%)
      2007 78.6% (76.6%, 80.7%) 55.0% (52.5%, 57.5%) 43.5% (41.1%, 46.0%)
      2008 80.6% (78.6%, 82.5%) 56.4% (53.9%, 58.8%) 44.2% (41.7%, 46.7%)
      2009 79.7% (77.7%, 81.7%) 57.4% (55.0%, 59.8%) 45.8% (43.3%, 48.2%)
      2010 81.4% (79.6%, 83.2%) 59.1% (56.8%, 61.4%)
      2011 83.1% (81.4%, 84.7%) 61.2% (59.0%, 63.4%)
      2012 85.5% (84.0%, 87.0%)
      2013 84.2% (82.7%, 85.8%)
      p-value trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0008
      Locally advanced disease
      Overall 52.0% (51.0%, 53.0%) 18.4% (17.5%, 19.3%) 10.8% (9.9%, 11.6%)
      2005 45.7% (42.4%, 49.0%) 13.9% (11.6%, 16.2%) 7.8% (6.1%, 9.6%)
      2006 45.7% (42.3%, 49.1%) 15.4% (12.9%, 17.8%) 10.7% (8.6%, 12.9%)
      2007 51.5% (48.2%, 54.7%) 18.6% (16.0%, 21.1%) 11.0% (9.0%, 13.1%)
      2008 50.0% (46.7%, 53.3%) 17.0% (14.5%, 19.4%) 10.3% (8.3%, 12.3%)
      2009 50.9% (47.8%, 54.0%) 19.8% (17.4%, 22.3%) 12.9% (10.8%, 15.0%)
      2010 51.1% (48.1%, 54.1%) 18.9% (16.5%, 21.2%)
      2011 55.9% (53.1%, 58.7%) 21.2% (18.9%, 23.5%)
      2012 57.0% (54.2%, 59.9%)
      2013 56.1% (53.2%, 59.0%)
      p-value trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0021
      Advanced disease
      Overall 26.2% (25.7%, 26.6%) 6.3% (6.0%, 6.6%) 3.4% (3.2%, 3.7%)
      2005 24.4% (23.1%, 25.8%) 6.3% (5.5%, 7.0%) 3.5% (2.9%, 4.1%)
      2006 24.2% (22.8%, 25.5%) 6.1% (5.4%, 6.9%) 3.4% (2.8%, 4.0%)
      2007 25.7% (24.4%, 27.0%) 5.9% (5.2%, 6.6%) 3.1% (2.6%, 3.7%)
      2008 25.0% (23.7%, 26.3%) 6.0% (5.3%, 6.7%) 3.3% (2.8%, 3.9%)
      2009 26.5% (25.0%, 28.0%) 6.9% (6.0%, 7.8%) 3.9% (3.2%, 4.5%)
      2010 26.3% (24.9%, 27.7%) 7.0% (6.2%, 7.8%)
      2011 27.4% (26.1%, 28.8%) 6.2% (5.4%, 6.9%)
      2012 28.1% (26.7%, 29.5%)
      2013 27.9% (26.6%, 29.3%)
      p-value trend <0.0001 0.2480 0.5359
      66,012 NSCLC patients were diagnosed during 2005-2013 in Scandinavia (53.6% male, mean age 68.9 years); diagnosis stage: resectable (26%), locally advanced (15%), advanced (59%). In Norway and Sweden, surgery was performed on 58.5%, 9.9% and 1.9% of patients at resectable, locally advanced and advanced stage, respectively; radiation therapy in 28.0%, 58.0% and 30.4%, respectively. 1-yr OS gradually and significantly improved by calendar year of diagnosis for all disease stages. At 3 and 5 years post-diagnosis, OS was positively and significantly associated with calendar year of diagnosis for patients with resectable and locally advanced, but not advanced disease (Table 1).

      Conclusion:
      These analyses showed modest improvements in survival for patients with earlier stage disease over time. However, the majority of patients were diagnosed with advanced stage disease for which no improvement in temporal trends of survival was found, beyond one year post-diagnosis. This suggests an unmet need for effective treatments still remains, particularly for patients with advanced disease.

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    P1.06 - Epidemiology/Primary Prevention/Tobacco Control and Cessation (ID 692)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
    • Track: Epidemiology/Primary Prevention/Tobacco Control and Cessation
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.06-012 - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patient Characteristics and Clinical Care Insights in Sweden: The SCAN-LEAF Study (ID 9537)

      09:30 - 16:00  |  Author(s): J. Rockberg

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      Background:
      Understanding non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) epidemiology and outcomes is fundamental for clinical decision-making. SCAN-LEAF is a retrospective longitudinal cohort study that aims to describe NSCLC epidemiology, clinical care, and outcomes of patients in Scandinavia. The present analyses examine clinical characteristics and disease management of a subset of these patients.

      Method:
      Cohort 2 (EMR data from Uppsala, Stockholm sites, extracted using the Pygargus Customized Extraction Platform (CXP 3.0) and linked to registry data) consisted of NSCLC patients diagnosed 2005-2013 (follow-up until 2014). Co-morbidity burden was calculated with the Charlson Co-morbidity Index (CCI). Descriptive statistics were calculated, stratified by disease stage at diagnosis [resectable: I-IIIA; locally advanced: IIIA-B (radiation therapy within 3 months); advanced: IIIB (no radiation therapy within 3 months)-IV].

      Result:
      48.4% of the 3984 patients were male. At diagnosis, mean age was 68.4 years with disease stage distribution: resectable (30.4%), locally advanced (10.5%), advanced (56.3%), not specified (2.7%). CCI distribution was similar between stages, as was BMI. Smoking status: never (7.4%), former smoker (34.7%), current smoker (25.6%), unknown (32.4%). Histology: adenocarcinoma (63.3%), squamous (20.5%), NSCLC NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) (16.2%). ECOG: 0/1 (48.4%), 2/3 (13.2%), 4 (2.2%), unknown (36.2%). Metastases at diagnosis were reported for 42.4% patients. 829 patients were tested for molecular sub-type EGFR (of which 751 had a valid test result, of which 14.6% were positive for the mutation) and 267 for ALK (of which 247 had a valid test result, of which 14.6% were positive for the rearrangement). More patients with locally advanced disease were treated with radiation than patients with resectable or advanced disease [(68.8%, n=289) vs (35.9%, n=436) and (47.4%, n=1064), respectively], and a greater proportion of locally advanced patients received systemic therapy [(72.1%, n=303) vs (39.4%, n=478) and (67.1%, n=1505), respectively]. The proportion of patients not treated with surgery, radiation, or systemic therapy (based on pre-selected procedure lists) was higher for advanced (22.3%, n=500) vs resectable (6.5%, n=79) and locally advanced disease (11.9%, n=50).

      Conclusion:
      SCAN-LEAF EMR data provides unique insights into Scandinavian NSCLC patient populations and treatments. These data suggest unmet medical need based on majority of patients being diagnosed at advanced stage and low numbers tested for molecular subtype mutation but we expect these dynamics to change over time. Additionally, our data suggest unmet treatment need in patients with advanced disease based on a high proportion receiving no surgery, radiation, or systemic therapy, whilst acknowledging potential for misclassification and/or missing treatment data.

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