Table 3.
Candidate predictors and clinical outcomes.
| Tumor response, RECIST |
Early tumor shrinkage |
Skin rash until 8 weeks |
Progression-free survival |
Overall survival |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | CR, PR | SD, PD | Yes | No | Gr0-1 | Gr2-3 | Median (95%CI), months | HR (95%CI) | Median (95%CI), months | HR (95%CI) | |
| AREG | |||||||||||
| ≤1.59 | 13 | 7 (54%) | 6 (46%) | 10 (77%) | 3 (23%) | 7 (64%) | 4 (36%) | 6.6 (3.0, 13.8) | 1 | 26.5 (5.7, 33.9) | 1 |
| >1.59 | 54 | 43 (83%) | 9 (17%) | 43 (83%) | 9 (17%) | 34 (71%) | 14 (29%) | 11.6 (9.4, 14.9) | 0.52 (0.28, 0.98) | 42.8 (27.1, 42.9+) | 0.50 (0.22, 1.13) |
| P* | 0.30 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.037 | 0.084 | ||||||
| EREG | |||||||||||
| ≤3.21 | 41 | 30 (75%) | 10 (25%) | 30 (75%) | 10 (25%) | 29 (78%) | 8 (22%) | 11.0 (8.8, 14.7) | 1 | 33.9 (21.5, 41.1+) | 1 |
| >3.21 | 23 | 19 (86%) | 3 (14%) | 20 (91%) | 2 (9%) | 11 (58%) | 8 (42%) | 11.2 (7.0, 15.2) | 0.90 (0.50, 1.60) | 42.8 (27.1, 42.9+) | 0.66 (0.29, 1.51) |
| P* | 0.98 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.70 | 0.29 | ||||||
| EGFRGCN | |||||||||||
| Low | 47 | 33 (75%) | 11 (25%) | 36 (82%) | 8 (18%) | 25 (61%) | 16 (39%) | 9.1 (5.8, 11.7) | 1 | 27.1 (18.3, 42.8) | 1 |
| High | 30 | 23 (79%) | 6 (21%) | 22 (76%) | 7 (24%) | 20 (77%) | 6 (23%) | 11.6 (9.2, 15.2) | 0.63 (0.38, 1.07) | 41.4+ (23.2, 41.4+) | 0.52 (0.25, 1.08) |
| P* | 0.78 | 0.57 | 0.20 | 0.073 | 0.068 | ||||||
| EGFRCA-SSR1 | |||||||||||
| LL | 36 | 24 (73%) | 9 (27%) | 25 (76%) | 8 (24%) | 20 (67%) | 10 (33%) | 11.1 (8.9, 13.6) | 1 | 27.1 (19.0, 42.8) | 1 |
| SL | 29 | 23 (79%) | 6 (21%) | 23 (79%) | 6 (21%) | 21 (81%) | 5 (19%) | 9.1 (6.6, 14.5) | 0.88 (0.51, 1.52) | 42.9+ (20.0, 42.9+) | 0.62 (0.30, 1.30) |
| SS | 12 | 9 (82%) | 2 (18%) | 10 (91%) | 1 (9%) | 4 (36%) | 7 (64%) | 15.2 (3.0, 17.4) | 0.75 (0.34, 1.63) | 39.8+ (12.6, 39.8+) | 0.56 (0.19, 1.64) |
| P* | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.040 | 0.74 | 0.32 | ||||||
P values were based on Fisher's exact for tumor response, early tumor shrinkage, and skin rash until 8 weeks except for AREG and EREG based on maximal chi-square method for tumor response, log-rank test for PFS and OS in the univariate analysis.
Bold characters; significant, +; Estimates were not reached.