PMID- 37075672 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230601 LR - 20230601 IS - 1878-1705 (Electronic) IS - 1567-5769 (Linking) VI - 119 DP - 2023 Jun TI - EGFR inhibitor erlotinib plus monoclonal antibody versus erlotinib alone for first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 110001 LID - S1567-5769(23)00322-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110001 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Immuno-combination therapy is emerging as an effective treatment for advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). However, compared to monotherapy, such as monoclonal antibodies or kinase inhibitors, whether combination therapy can enhance antitumor efficacy or alleviate side effects remains unclear. METHODS: A systematic literature search was undertaken using the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases to identify eligible studies concentrating on treatment with erlotinib or erlotinib plus monoclonal antibodies in NSCLC patients published between January 2017 and June 2022. The primary outcomes included progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), response rate (RR) and treatment-related adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: Seven independent randomized, controlled clinical trials including 1513 patients were obtained for the final analysis. Erlotinib plus monoclonal antibodies was significantly associated with the improvement of PFS (hazards ratio [HR], 0.60; 95% CI 0.53-0.69; z = 7.59, P < 0.01) and with moderate performance regarding OS (HR, 0.81; 95% CI 0.58-1.13; z = 1.23, P = 0.22) and RR (odds ratio [OR], 1.25; 95% CI 0.98-1.59; z = 1.80, P = 0.07), irrespective of EGFR mutation status. In the safety evaluation, erlotinib plus monoclonal antibodies had a markedly higher occurrence of adverse events (AEs) of Clavien grade 3 or higher (OR, 3.32; 95% CI 2.66-4.15; z = 10.64, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Compared with erlotinib alone, combination therapy (erlotinib plus monoclonal antibodies) was associated with significantly improved PFS in NSCLC therapy, accompanied by increased treatment-related AEs. REGISTRATION: Our systematic review protocol was registered in the PROSPERO international register of systematic reviews (CRD42022347667). CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Liu, Mohan AU - Liu M AD - State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Xiao, Kaiwen AU - Xiao K AD - Department of Urology, Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. FAU - Yang, Li AU - Yang L AD - State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Electronic address: 2021324065095@stu.scu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20230417 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Immunopharmacol JT - International immunopharmacology JID - 100965259 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (EGFR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - DA87705X9K (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use MH - *Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology/therapy MH - ErbB Receptors/genetics MH - Erlotinib Hydrochloride/therapeutic use MH - *Lung Neoplasms/genetics MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Erlotinib OT - Meta-analysis immunotherapy OT - Monoclonal antibodies OT - NSCLC COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/04/20 00:41 MHDA- 2023/06/01 06:42 CRDT- 2023/04/19 18:07 PHST- 2022/11/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/03/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/01 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/20 00:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/19 18:07 [entrez] AID - S1567-5769(23)00322-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunopharmacol. 2023 Jun;119:110001. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110001. Epub 2023 Apr 17.