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P2.01 - Advanced NSCLC (Not CME Accredited Session) (ID 950)
- Event: WCLC 2018
- Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
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- Presentations: 1
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- Coordinates: 9/25/2018, 16:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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P2.01-82 - Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Complements the Prognostic Ability of PD-L1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors (ID 14091)
16:45 - 18:00 | Author(s): Wungki Park
- Abstract
Background
PD-L1 expression is an imperfect predictor of outcomes for patients (pts) with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (PD-1/L1i). This was demonstrated in the recent ARCTIC trial in which PD-L1 expression did not significantly correlate with outcomes. In the quest for additional markers, a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been associated with poor outcomes and may reflect a higher myeloid-to-lymphoid balance. Here we show improved prognostic ability for response to PD-1/L1i when baseline NLR is added to PD-L1 expression.
a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method
We used a retrospective cohort of 146 aNSCLC pts from the authors’ institutions in the United States and Japan who received single-agent PD-1/L1i. We categorized patients into three groups; favorable: PD-L1 ≥ 1% and NLR < 5, intermediate: PD-L1 ≥ 1% or NLR < 5, and poor: PD-L1 < 1% and NLR ≥ 5. We correlated the outcome of each group with overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS).
4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result
Median follow-up was 11.1 months (M) (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 9.1-13.1). 47 pts had PD-L1 <1% and 99 pts ≥1%, 81 pts had NLR <5 and 65 pts ≥5. There were 52, 76, and 18 pts in the favorable, intermediate, and poor groups, respectively. Median OS for the favorable group was not reached and it was 14.7 M (CI: 10.5-19.0) and 3.5 M (CI: 0-13.1), respectively for the intermediate and poor groups. Median PFS was 9.9 M (CI: 3.7-16), 3.2 M (CI: 2.1-4.3), and 1.1 M (CI: 0.8-1.4), respectively. The poor group (PD-L1 < 1% and NLR ≥ 5) was significantly associated with progressive disease (Odds ratio [OR]: 5.0, p=0.01) in comparison to the PD-L1 < 1% group (OR: 2.6, p=0.013).
8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion
Prognostic ability of PD-L1 expression is enhanced when combined with baseline NLR for aNSCLC pts treated with single-agent PD-1/L1i. This study raises the hypothesis that high NLR and low PD-L1 expression could serve to identify those pts less likely to benefit from these therapies.
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