PMID- 37559541 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20230810 IS - 1875-5402 (Electronic) IS - 1386-2073 (Linking) DP - 2023 Aug 8 TI - Anti-angiogenic agents combined with immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. LID - 10.2174/1386207326666230808112656 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Anti-angiogenic agents could enhance tumor immunity response, and anti-angiogenesis plus immunotherapy has become a novel treatment option for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The efficacy of this combination therapy remains controversial and obscure. AIM: We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of this therapeutic strategy in patients with advanced NSCLC and provide more guidance for treating NSCLC clinically. METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang databases to identify relevant studies published up to December 2021. The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR). Second endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and grade >/=3 AEs adverse events (AEs). The sensitivity analysis was conducted to confirm the stability of the results. STATA 15.0 was utilized for all pooled analyses. RESULTS: Eleven studies were eventually included in the meta-analysis, involving 533 patients with advanced NSCLC. The pooled ORR rate was 27% (95% CI 18% to 35%; I2 =84.2%; p<0.001), while the pooled median PFS and OS was 5.84 months (95% CI 4.66 to 7.03 months; I2=78.4%; p<0.001) and 14.20 months (95% CI 11.08 to 17.32 months; I2=82.2%; p=0.001), respectively. Most common grade >/=3 AEs included hypertension, hand-foot syndrome, diarrhea, adrenal insufficiency, hyponatremia, proteinuria, rash, thrombocytopenia, and fatigue. CONCLUSION: Anti-angiogenesis combined with immunotherapy demonstrated satisfactory antitumor activity and an acceptable toxicity profile in patients with advanced NSCLC. The pooled results of our meta-analysis provided further evidence supporting the favorable efficacy and safety of this therapeutic strategy. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Lin, Heng AU - Lin H AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Ma, Chenhui AU - Ma C AD - Department of Radiology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Zhong, Aihong AU - Zhong A AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Zang, Huanping AU - Zang H AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Chen, Wenxin AU - Chen W AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Li, Lixiu AU - Li L AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Le, Yuyin AU - Le Y AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. FAU - Xie, Qiang AU - Xie Q AD - Department of Oncology, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, China. LA - eng PT - Meta-Analysis DEP - 20230808 PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Comb Chem High Throughput Screen JT - Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening JID - 9810948 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anti-angiogenesis OT - Combination therapy OT - Immunotherapy OT - Meta-analysis OT - Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) EDAT- 2023/08/10 06:43 MHDA- 2023/08/10 06:43 CRDT- 2023/08/10 03:37 PHST- 2023/01/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/10 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/10 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/10 03:37 [entrez] AID - CCHTS-EPUB-133445 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1386207326666230808112656 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2023 Aug 8. doi: 10.2174/1386207326666230808112656.