目的:診斷為早期非小細胞肺癌患者,在接受過手術完全切除後,對於輔助療法的選擇—表皮生長因子受體酪氨酸激酶抑製劑(EGFR-TKI)或者化學治療,目前尚未明確。EGFR-TKI在晚期帶有EGFR基因突變的非小細胞肺癌患者的療效中表現卓越,並在多個隨機對照臨床試驗(RCT)中,證實無疾病存活率(DFS)的改善。 研究方法:透過本文的統合分析,主要探討EGFR-TKI與化療或安慰劑用在做過完全手術切除且帶有EGFR基因突變的非小細胞肺癌患者的存活率效益。作者使用非小細胞肺癌、輔助療法及表皮生長因子受體酪氨酸激酶抑製劑做為關鍵字,透過Pubmed、Embase和Cochrane資料庫中進行文獻檢索,篩選自過去十年間發表的第二到三期臨床試驗,針對EGFR-TKI與化療或安慰劑直接比較,用在做過完全手術切除且帶有EGFR基因突變的非小細胞肺癌患者,一共納入五個符合條件的隨機對照試驗,接著使用RevMan 5.3版進行統合分析。 結論:使用EGFR-TKI作為輔助療法,其DFS (pooled HR: 0.37; CI: 0.21-0.64, I2: 87%)優於化療(HR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.36-0.65)和安慰劑(HR: 0.34, 95% CI: 0.12-1.03)。此外,在次族群分析中也發現使用EGFR-TKI作為輔助療法對於帶有Exon 19 del或Exon 21 del基因突變的患者,其DFS都有良好的表現,HR:0.24 (95% CI:0.08-0.69); HR:0.43 (95% CI:0.26-0.71)。由於多數臨床試驗的總存活率尚未有完整的分析資料,因此總存活率在本次統合分析中未觀察到統計顯著差異(4 studies, pooled HR:0.89 95%; CI:0.65-1.24)。
The treatment choice of adjuvant therapy between Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) or chemotherapy after completed resection in early-stage NSCLC patients is not well-defined. EGFR-TKI has demonstrate an astonishing efficacy in EGFR sensitizing advanced NSCLC patients, and improved the DFS in several randomized control trials (RCTs). We performed this meta-analysis to conclude the survival benefit compares EGFR-TKI with chemotherapy or placebo in EGFR sensitizing NSCLC patients who received completed resection from phase III RCTs for the last ten years. A literature search of Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane was performed using relevant keywords of lung cancer and adjuvant and EGFR-TKI, five eligible RCTs were included, and performed by RevMan version 5.3. In conclusion, EGFR-TKIs group performed better DFS (pooled HR:0.37; CI:0.21-0.64, I2:87%) than chemotherapy (HR:0.48, 95% CI:0.36-0.65) and placebo (HR:0.34, 95% CI:0.12-1.03). Also, greater DFS had been seen in EGFR-TKIs group for Exon 19 del than Exon 21 del in the subgroup analysis, HR:0.24 (95% CI:0.08-0.69); HR:0.43 (95% CI:0.26-0.71), respectively. No statistically significance was found in overall survival due to the immature data (4 studies, pooled HR:0.89 95%; CI:0.65-1.24).