Prognostic role of pretreatment lung immune prognostic index in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer treated with platinum plus etoposide chemotherapy

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Qi, Weixiang | Zhao, Shengguang^* | Chen, Jiayi^*

Affiliations: Department of Radiation Oncology, Rui Jin Hospital Affiliated Medicine School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding authors: Shengguang Zhao and Jiayi Chen, Department of Radiation Oncology, Rui Jin Hospital Affiliated Medicine School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. E-mail: qwx12055@rjh.com.cnandchenjiayi0188@aliyun.com.

Abstract: BACKGROUND: To investigate the prognostic role of lung immune prognostic index (LIPI) in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) patients treated with platinum plus etoposide chemotherapy. METHODS: Data were obtained from two randomized controlled trials (NCT00119613 and NCT00363415). Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) was assessed according to LIPI score through Kaplan-Meier analysis. Univariate and multivariate Cox-regression analysis were performed to investigate predictors for OS and PFS. RESULTS: A total of 911 patients with ES-SCLC treated with platinum plus etoposide chemotherapy (CT) were included for analysis. The median age at diagnosis was 62 years, and 760 (83.4%) had performance status of 1 or less. 1-year OS for ES-SCLC with poor, intermediate, and good LIPI was 20%, 30% and 31%, respectively, and 1-year PFS was 7%, 15% and 21%, respectively. Cox-regression analysis showed that the PFS and OS of ES-SCLC with a poor LIPI score was significantly worse than those with good LIPI scores (HR 1.81, 95% CI: 1.38–2.36; p< 0.001 and HR 1.35, 95% CI: 1.07–1.72, p= 0.012), while no significant difference was observed between intermediate and poor LIPI groups in terms of OS (HR 1.01, 95% CI: 0.82–1.23, p= 0.82), but not for PFS (HR 1.27, 95% CI: 1.00–1.61, p= 0.048). In addition, LIPI score was significantly associated with disease control rate and objective response rate (both p< 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Prognosis of patients with pretreatment LIPI score of 2 is poorer than those with LIPI score of 0–1 among ES-SCLC who received first-line platinum plus etoposide chemotherapy; Further studies are still recommended to confirm our findings in prospective studies.

Keywords: Small-cell lung cancer, biomarker, LIPI score, prognostic index

DOI: 10.3233/CBM-201502

Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 177-185, 2021