PMID- 37197506 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230519 IS - 2072-1439 (Print) IS - 2077-6624 (Electronic) IS - 2072-1439 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr 28 TI - Efficacy and safety analysis of anlotinib combined with PD-1 inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study. PG - 2003-2011 LID - 10.21037/jtd-23-289 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors are beneficial for patients with advanced lung cancer. However, the population who will benefit from PD-1 inhibitors is limited, and their efficacy needs to be further improved. Antiangiogenic agents may regulate tumor microenvironment to improve immunotherapy efficacy. This real-world study sought to investigate the efficacy and safety of anlotinib combined with PD-1 inhibitors in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: In total, 42 advanced NSCLC patients were included in this retrospective study. All the patients received anlotinib combined with PD-1 inhibitors from May 2020 to November 2022. The progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and adverse events (AEs) of the patients were evaluated. RESULTS: The patients had an overall median PFS of 5.721 months [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.365-10.076]. The median PFS and ORRs of the male patients compared to the female patients were 10.553 vs. 4.340 months, and 36.4% vs. 0.0%, respectively (P=0.010 and 0.041). The DCRs for the first-, second-, and third-line therapies were 100%, 83.3%, and 64.3%, respectively (P=0.096). In relation to the pathological types, the ORRs of the sarcoma, squamous, and adenocarcinoma patients were 100.0%, 33.3%, and 18.5%, respectively (P=0.025). The DCRs of patients with the tumor protein 53 (TP53) mutation, other status, and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations were 100.0%, 81.5%, and 40.0%, respectively (P=0.020). All-grade AEs occurred in 52.38% of the patients. The grade 3 AEs were hypertension (7.14%), pneumonia (2.38%), and oral mucositis (2.38%). In total, 3 patients discontinued treatment due to anemia, oral mucositis, and pneumonia, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Anlotinib combined with PD-1 inhibitors has potentially good efficacy and a tolerated safety profile in the treatment of advanced NSCLC patients. CI - 2023 Journal of Thoracic Disease. All rights reserved. FAU - Ye, Xuanting AU - Ye X AD - Department of Oncology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Huang, Aimi AU - Huang A AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Yan AU - Zhou Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Kuang, Yanbin AU - Kuang Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Weimin AU - Wang W AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Gu, Aiqin AU - Gu A AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xu, Ling AU - Xu L AD - Department of Oncology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230423 PL - China TA - J Thorac Dis JT - Journal of thoracic disease JID - 101533916 PMC - PMC10183545 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anlotinib OT - PD-1 inhibitors OT - advanced OT - non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) COIS- Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-23-289/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2023/05/18 01:07 MHDA- 2023/05/18 01:08 PMCR- 2023/04/28 CRDT- 2023/05/17 20:02 PHST- 2023/02/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/18 01:08 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/18 01:07 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/17 20:02 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jtd-15-04-2003 [pii] AID - 10.21037/jtd-23-289 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Thorac Dis. 2023 Apr 28;15(4):2003-2011. doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-289. Epub 2023 Apr 23.