Efficacy and safety of apatinib monotherapy in elderly patients with advanced metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Indian Journal of Cancer
Jian LiHongtao Li

Abstract

No effective and definitive chemotherapeutic regimen has been established in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who failed second-line treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate apatinib, a VEGFR-2 inhibitor, as monotherapy in elderly patients with advanced metastatic NSCLC. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of apatinib in elderly patients (≥65 years old) with advanced metastatic NSCLC who failed second-line treatment from 2015 to 2016 in Huanggang Central Hospital. Survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Toxicities were evaluated according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria version 4.0. Twenty patients were included in the present study. Two patients achieved partial response, and 9 achieved stable disease, representing a response rate of 10% and a disease control rate of 55%. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 2.8 and 6.0 months, respectively. The toxicities associated with apatinib were generally acceptable with a total grade 3/4 toxicity of 50%. Apatinib is an optional choice as salvage treatment in elderly patients with advanced metastatic NSCLC, with modest efficacy and acceptable toxicities.

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