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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with different types of BM

From: Osimertinib alone as second-line treatment for brain metastases (BM) control may be more limited than for non-BM in advanced NSCLC patients with an acquired EGFR T790M mutation

Characteristics

Osimertinib after BM

Osimertinib before BM

P

Total

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Age

 < 60

12 (22.2%)

8 (14.8%)

0.898

20 (37.0%)

 ≥ 60

21 (38.9%)

13 (24.1%)

 

34 (63.0%)

Gender

 Male

18 (33.3%)

8 (14.8%)

0.238

26 (48.1%)

 Female

15 (27.8%)

13 (24.1%)

 

28 (51.9%)

Smoking history

 Yes

13(24.1%)

5 (9.3%)

0.236

18 (33.3%)

 No

20 (37.0%)

16 (29.6%)

 

36 (66.7%)

EGFR mutation

 19 del

16 (29.6%)

14 (25.9%)

0.190

30 (55.6%)

 21 L858R

17 (31.5%)

7 (13.0%)

 

24 (44.4%)

ECOG-PS

 0–1

29 (53.7%)

19 (35.2%)

0.767

48 (88.9%)

 2–3

4 (7.4%)

2 (3.7%)

 

6 (11.1%)

Size of the largest BM (cm)

 < 1

25 (46.3)

13 (24.1)

0.277

38 (70.4%)

 ≥ 1

8 (14.8)

8 (14.8)

 

16 (29.6%)

Number of BM

 ≤ 3

9 (16.7%)

5 (9.3%)

0.777

14 (26.0%)

 > 3

24 (44.4%)

16 (29.6%)

 

40 (74.0%)

Symptom of BM

 Yes

7 (13.0%)

5 (9.3%)

0.823

12 (22.2%)

 No

26 (48.2%)

16 (29.6%)

 

42 (77.8%)

DS-GPA

 0–1.5

8 (14.8%)

7 (13.0%)

0.467

15 (27.8%)

 2–4

25 (46.3%)

14 (25.9%)

 

39 (72.2%)

Radiotherapy (BM)

 WBRT/SRS

22 (40.7%)

15 (27.8%)

0.713

37 (68.5%)

 No

11 (20.4%)

6 (11.1%)

 

17 (31.5%)

  1. BM brain metastases, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, SRS stereotactic radiosurgery, WBRT whole brain radiation therapy, ECOG Eastern cooperative oncology group, PS performance status, DS-GPA disease specific graded prognostic assessment