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. 2017 Oct 12;8(18):3682–3688. doi: 10.7150/jca.20017

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics Stratified by Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Continuation

TKI Discontinuation TKI Continuation P value
Number % Number %
Total 21 37
Age (y) 0.729
<65 18 85.7% 29 78.4%
Sex 0.702
Female 13 61.9% 21 56.8%
Smoker 0.741
Non-smoker 16 76.2% 30 81.1%
ECOG performance status
0-1 21 100.0% 37 100.0%
Histology 0.743
Adenocarcinoma 20 95.2% 34 91.9%
Squamous carcinoma 1 4.8% 2 5.4%
Adenosquamous carcinoma 0 0.0% 1 2.7%
Mutation Type 0.437
Exon 19 deletion 13 61.9% 19 51.4%
L858R 8 38.1% 18 48.6%
Line of TKI 0.788
1 16 76.2% 27 73.0%
>=2 5 23.8% 10 27.0%
Brain metastases <0.001
Yes 19 90.5% 5 13.5%
Number of Extracranial Lesions 1.000
<=6 17 81.0% 30 81.1%
Scan comparison with immediate prior scan 0.016
Progressive Disease 11 52.4% 8 21.6%
Stable Disease 10 47.6% 29 78.4%
Progressive site 0.268
Original Site 13 61.9% 28 75.7%
New Site 8 38.1% 9 24.3%
Prior progression-free survival (months) 0.585
Long 9 42.9% 20 54.1%
Short 12 57.1% 17 45.9%
Treatment after progression
Immediate Chemotherapy 0.040
Yes 10 47.6% 8 21.6%
Chemotherapy at any time postprogression 0.760
Yes 15 71.4% 25 67.6%
Definitive primary local therapy 0.402
Yes 1 4.8% 5 13.5%
Definitive metastatic local therapy 0.148
Yes 0 0.0% 5 13.5%
Definitive local therapy to any site 0.036
Yes 1 4.8% 10 27.0%