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接受克唑替尼治疗的 EML4-ALK 重排非小细胞肺癌患者治疗前乳酸脱氢酶水平升高是不利的因素

 

Authors Liang H, Ma D, Xu Y, Zhao J, Chen M, Liu X, Zhong W, Li J, Wang M

Received 26 April 2019

Accepted for publication 23 August 2019

Published 5 September 2019 Volume 2019:11 Pages 8191—8200

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S213572

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Peer reviewers approved by Dr Cristina Weinberg

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Editor who approved publication: Dr Eileen O'Reilly

Background: Targeted therapy is an important treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with specific genetic mutations, crizotinib can prolong survival in advanced NSCLC patients with echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4–anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) rearrangement. We performed a retrospective analysis to investigate the association between the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with EML4-ALK rearrangement NSCLC receiving treatment with crizotinib.
Methods: Advanced (stage IIIb–IV) NSCLC patients with EML4-ALK rearrangement receiving treatment with crizotinib were enrolled between January 2007 and January 2016 at Peking Union Medical College and Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
Results: Overall, 212 patients were enrolled. Kaplan–Meier univariate analysis showed that elevated pre-treatment LDH level (7.9 vs 14.1 months, HR =1.251, CI: 1.008–1.553, =0.004) was significantly associated with shorter PFS, while the post-treatment mean-LDH level (13.3 vs 14.3 months, HR=1.439, 95% CI: 0.994–2.082, =0.970) was not significantly associated with PFS. Cox proportional hazards model also identified that pre-treatment LDH level (HR=2.085, 95% CI: 1.150–3.781, =0.016) was associated with the PFS. Logistic regression analysis showed that post-treatment LDH level was associated with creatine kinase (OR=6.712, 95% CI 3.395–13.273, <0.01), creatine kinase isoenzyme (OR=6.297, 95% CI 2.953–13.427, <0.01), and hemoglobin (OR=4.163, 1.741–9.956, <0.001).
Conclusion: An elevated pre-treatment serum LDH level (>250 U/L) was significantly associated with shorter PFS in patients with EML4-ALK rearrangement NSCLC. Post-treatment elevated serum LDH level was not significantly associated with PFS, which related to adverse events including muscle damage and anemia.
Keywords: non-small cell lung cancer, lactate dehydrogenase, crizotinib, echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4–anaplastic lymphoma kinase, progression-free survival




Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier progression-free survival curve according to post-treatment mean-LDH levels.