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. 2022 Dec 2;10(1):131–143. doi: 10.1007/s40801-022-00344-0

Table 2.

First- and Second-Line Treatment Patterns for patients with EGFRm+ mNSCLC

Treatment
Time from NSCLC diagnosis to treatment initiation, weeks N = 162
 Mean (SD) 5 (19.5)
 Median (IQR) 2 (1–3)
First-line treatment N = 162
 Monotherapy, n (%)
  EGFR-TKI 144 (88.9)
   First-generation 67 (41.4)
    Gefitinib 46 (28.4)
    Erlotinib 21 (13.0)
   Second-generation
    Afatinib 71 (43.8)
   Third-generation
    Osimertinib 6 (3.7)
  Immunotherapy 1 (0.6)
 Combination therapy, n (%)
  Chemotherapya 13 (8.0)
  EGFR-TKIb 4 (2.5)
Primary reason for selecting 1L treatmentc, n (%)
 Efficacy 137 (84.6)
 Tolerability 20 (12.3)
 Cost (reimbursement status) 5 (3.1)
1L treatment status at time of data abstraction, n (%)
 Still on treatment 88 (54.3)
 Died during treatment 1 (0.6)
 Discontinued, no subsequent treatment 15 (9.3)
 Discontinued, received subsequent treatment 58 (35.8)
Reasons for discontinuation of 1L therapy, n (%) N = 74
 Disease progression 60 (81.0)
 Toxicity or adverse effect 5 (6.8)
 Patient/clinician decisions 2 (2.7)
 Death 1 (1.4)
 Completed treatment course as planned 1 (1.4)
 Other 1 (1.4)
 Unknown 4 (5.4)
Median (IQR) duration of 1L treatmentd, weeks NA (35.0–NA)
Second-line treatment N = 58
 Monotherapy, n (%)e
  EGFR-TKI 33 (56.9)
   First-generation 8 (13.8)
    Erlotinib 5 (8.6)
    Gefitinib 3 (5.2)
   Second-generation
    Afatinib 2 (3.4)
   Third-generation
    Osimertinib 23 (39.7)
  Chemotherapy 14 (24.1)
   Pemetrexed 12 (20.7)
   Gemcitabine 2 (3.4)
 Combination therapy, n (%)
  Chemotherapyf 6 (10.3)
 EGFR-TKI plus chemotherapyg 3 (5.2)
Primary reason for selecting 2L treatmentc, n (%)
 Efficacy 48 (82.8)
 Tolerability 5 (8.6)
 Cost (reimbursement status) 5 (8.6)
Ongoing at time of data abstraction 32 (55.2)
Reasons for discontinuation of 2L therapy, n (%) N = 26
 Disease progression 16 (61.5)
 Patient/clinician decision 2 (7.7)
 Death 1 (3.8)
 Lost to follow-up 1 (3.8)
 Completed treatment course as planned 1 (3.8)
 Unknown 5 (19.2)
Median (IQR) duration of 2L treatmenth, weeks 36.0 (14.0–NA)

1L first-line, 2L second-line, CI confidence interval, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, IQR interquartile range, N total number of subjects, n number of subjects per category, TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor

aCisplatin + gemcitabine: 4 (2.5%); cisplatin + pemetrexed: 4 (2.5%); carboplatin + docetaxel: 2 (1.2%); carboplatin + gemcitabine: 2 (1.2%); cisplatin + docetaxel: 1 (0.6%)

bGefitinib + osimertinib: 2 (1.2%); afatinib + osimertinib: 1 (0.6%); erlotinib + gefitinib 1 (0.6%)

cPhysicians were required to choose 1 of 4 options: efficacy, tolerability, cost, or other, representing the primary reason for selecting 1L treatment

dFour patients who discontinued 1L treatment had an unknown duration of treatment. Median duration of treatment was calculated based on 70 of 74 patients with known duration of treatment

eOnly categories with >3% patients are included

fCisplatin + pemetrexed: 4 (6.9%); cisplatin + gemcitabine: 1 (1.7%); cisplatin + paclitaxel + pemetrexed: 1 (1.7%)

gAfatinib + docetazel: 1 (1.7%); osimertinib + cisplatin + pemetrexed: 1 (1.7%); osimertinib + docetaxel + gemcitabine + pemetrexed: 1 (1.7%)

hFive patients who discontinued 2L treatment had an unknown duration of treatment. Median duration of treatment was calculated based on 53 of 58 patients with known duration of treatment