PMID- 36408160 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221122 IS - 2234-943X (Print) IS - 2234-943X (Electronic) IS - 2234-943X (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2022 TI - Efficacy and safety of brigatinib in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 920709 LID - 10.3389/fonc.2022.920709 [doi] LID - 920709 AB - BACKGROUND: Brigatinib is a central nervous system-active second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor that targets a broad range of ALK rearrangements in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The current study aimed to analyze the pooled effects and adverse events of brigatinib in patients with ALK-positive NSCLC. METHODS: The pooled estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated with DerSimonian-Laird method and the random effect model. RESULTS: The pooled objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) of brigatinib were 64% (95% CI 45%-83%) and 88% (95% CI 80%-96%), respectively. The pooled mPFS was 10.52 months (95% CI 7.66-13.37). In the subgroup analyses by treatment line, the highest mPFS was reached in first-line treatment (24.00 months, 95% CI 18.40-43.20), followed by post-crizotinib second-line treatment (mPFS=16.26 months, 95% CI 12.87-19.65), and second-line with any prior ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (mPFS=12.96 months, 95% CI 11.14-14.78). Among patients with any baseline brain metastases, the pooled intracranial ORR (iORR) was estimated as 54% (95% CI 35%-73%) for any treatment line, and 60% (95% CI 39%-81%) for first-line treatment. Intracranial PFS (iPFS) reached 19.26 months (95% CI 14.82-23.70) in patients with any baseline brain metastases. Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) increased (44%, 95% CI 26%-63%), diarrhea (37%, 95% CI 27%-48%), and nausea (28%, 95% CI 17%-39%) of any grade were the most common adverse events. CONCLUSION: Brigatinib is effective in the treatment of patients with ALK-positive NSCLC, particularly showing robust intracranial PFS. Brigatinib used as first-line treatment yielded superior PFS compared with brigatinib used as other treatment lines. These results suggested a benefit of using brigatinib earlier in the patient's management. All adverse events are manageable, with CPK increased and gastrointestinal reactions found to be the most common types. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: https://inplasy.com/inplasy-2022-3-0142/, identifier (INPLASY202230141). CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Xing, Hao, Zhang and Li. FAU - Xing, Puyuan AU - Xing P AD - Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. FAU - Hao, Xuezhi AU - Hao X AD - Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhang, Xin AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. FAU - Li, Junling AU - Li J AD - Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20221103 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Oncol JT - Frontiers in oncology JID - 101568867 PMC - PMC9669367 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ALK-positive OT - adverse events OT - brigatinib OT - efficacy OT - non-small cell lung cancer COIS- Dr. Junling Li has received speaker honorarium for serving on advisory board of Takeda (China) International Trading Co., Ltd. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/11/22 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/22 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/11/21 04:47 PHST- 2022/04/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/21 04:47 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fonc.2022.920709 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Oncol. 2022 Nov 3;12:920709. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.920709. eCollection 2022.