国际肿瘤学杂志 ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (5): 257-266.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20240215-00044

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炎症标志物的变化趋势对一线接受免疫联合化疗的晚期非小细胞肺癌患者预后的预测价值

范志鹏, 余静, 胡静, 廖正凯, 徐禹, 欧阳雯, 谢丛华()   

  1. 武汉大学中南医院肺部肿瘤放化疗科,武汉 430061
  • 收稿日期:2024-02-15 修回日期:2024-04-06 出版日期:2024-05-08 发布日期:2024-06-26
  • 通讯作者: 谢丛华,Email: chxie_65@whu.edu.cn

Predictive value of changes in inflammatory markers for prognosis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with the first-line immunotherapy plus chemotherapy

Fan Zhipeng, Yu Jing, Hu Jing, Liao Zhengkai, Xu Yu, Ouyang Wen, Xie Conghua()   

  1. Department of Radiation and Chemotherapy for Lung Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430061, China
  • Received:2024-02-15 Revised:2024-04-06 Online:2024-05-08 Published:2024-06-26
  • Contact: Xie Conghua, Email:chxie_65@whu.edu.cn

摘要:

目的 探讨一线接受免疫联合化疗的非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者外周血炎症标志物治疗前后的变化趋势与疗效的相关性及对预后的预测价值。方法 回顾性分析2018年10月至2023年5月就诊于武汉大学中南医院肺部肿瘤放化疗科的NSCLC患者的临床资料。采用χ2检验分析外周血炎症标志物的变化趋势与免疫联合化疗疗效之间的关系。使用二分类logistic回归评估客观缓解率(ORR)的影响因素。采用Kaplan-Meier曲线和Cox比例风险模型评价外周血炎症标志物的变化趋势对患者预后的预测价值。结果 本研究共纳入102例接受一线免疫联合化疗的NSCLC患者。淋巴细胞与单核细胞比值(LMR)下降组(n=50)的骨转移患者比例比上升组(n=52)更高(χ2=4.28,P=0.039);与上升组(n=51)患者相比,血小板与淋巴细胞比值(PLR)下降组(n=51)患者的病理类型以鳞状细胞癌多见(χ2=18.99,P<0.001);预后营养指数(PNI)下降组(n=46)的女性患者比例比上升组(n=56)更高(χ2=4.29,P=0.038),差异均具有统计学意义。LMR上升组和下降组患者的2周期客观缓解率(ORR)分别为63.5%(33/52)和44.0%(22/50)(χ2=3.89,P=0.049),中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(NLR)上升组(n=24)和下降组(n=78)患者的2周期ORR分别为29.2%(7/24)和61.5%(48/78)(χ2=7.74,P=0.005),系统免疫炎症指数(SII)上升组(n=27)和下降组(n=75)患者的2周期ORR分别为33.3%(9/27)和61.3%(46/75)(χ2=6.26,P=0.012),差异均具有统计学意义。多因素分析显示,外周血炎症标志物的变化趋势均与患者ORR无关。Kaplan-Meier生存曲线显示,SII下降组患者的中位无进展生存期(PFS)(未达到比7.1个月,χ2=9.35,P=0.002)和中位总生存期(OS)(未达到比16.6个月,χ2=11.08,P<0.001)均长于SII上升组,NLR下降组患者的中位OS比NLR上升组更长(未达到比22.2个月,χ2=4.56,P=0.033)。单因素分析显示,同时伴有脑、骨转移(HR=4.04,95%CI为1.23~13.35,P=0.022),SII上升(HR=2.83,95%CI为1.41~5.66,P=0.003)是NSCLC患者PFS的影响因素,同时伴有脑、骨转移(HR=3.47,95%CI为1.05~11.45,P=0.041),NLR上升(HR=2.17,95%CI为1.05~4.51,P=0.037)和SII上升(HR=3.12,95%CI为1.54~6.30,P=0.002)是NSCLC患者OS的影响因素。多因素分析结果显示,同时伴有脑、骨转移(HR=4.32,95%CI为1.30~14.40,P=0.017)和SII上升(HR=2.89,95%CI为1.44~5.81,P=0.003)均是NSCLC患者PFS的独立危险因素,同时伴有脑、骨转移(HR=3.76,95%CI为1.13~12.50,P=0.031)和SII上升(HR=3.47,95%CI为1.28~9.41,P=0.014)是NSCLC患者OS的独立危险因素。结论 NSCLC患者外周血炎症标志物的变化趋势不能独立预测2周期免疫联合化疗的疗效。同时脑、骨转移和SII的变化趋势可作为预测一线接受免疫联合化疗治疗的晚期NSCLC患者PFS、OS的重要指标。同时发生脑、骨转移和SII上升提示NSCLC患者预后较差。

关键词: 癌, 非小细胞肺, 免疫疗法, 预后, 炎症标志物, 生存分析

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the correlation between pre- and post-treatment changing trends in peripheral blood inflammatory markers and efficacy and their predictive value for prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with the first-line immunotherapy plus chemotherapy. Methods The clinical data of NSCLC patients admitted to the Department of Radiation and Chemotherapy for Lung Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from October 2018 to May 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The χ2 test was used to analyze the correlation between the changing trend of peripheral blood inflammatory markers and the efficacy of immunotherapy plus chemotherapy. The influencing factors of objective response rate (ORR) were assessed using binary logistic regression analysis. Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Cox proportional hazards model were used to analyze the prognostic value of the changing trend of peripheral blood inflammation markers on patients' prognosis. Results A total of 102 NSCLC patients treated with first-line immunotherapy plus chemotherapy were included. The proportion of patients with bone metastases was higher in the lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) decreased group (n=50) than that in the increased group (n=52) (χ2=4.28, P=0.039), whereas the pathological type of patients in the platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) decreased group (n=51) was more common in squamous carcinoma compared to patients in the increased group (n=51) (χ2=18.99, P<0.001), and a higher proportion of patients in the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) decreased group (n=46) was female than that in the increased group (n=56) (χ2=4.29, P=0.038), with statistically significant differences. The 2-cycle objective response rate (ORR) of patients in the LMR increased and decreased groups was 63.5% (33/52) and 44.0% (22/50) (χ2=3.89, P=0.049), the 2-cycle ORR of patients in the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) increased (n=24) and decreased (n=78) groups was 29.2% (7/24) and 61.5% (48/78) (χ2=7.74, P=0.005), and the 2-cycle ORR for patients in the systemic immune inflammatory index (SII) increased group (n=27) and decreased group (n=75) was 33.3% (9/27) and 61.3% (46/75) (χ2=6.26, P=0.012), with statistically significant differences. Multivariate analysis showed that the changing trend of inflammatory markers in peripheral blood were not related to ORR. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve indicated that patients in the group with SII decreased had longer median progression-free survival (PFS) (not reached vs. 7.1 months, χ2=9.35, P=0.002) and median overall survival (OS) (not reached vs. 16.6 months, χ2=11.08, P<0.001) than those in the SII increased group, and patients in the NLR decreased group had longer median OS (not reached vs. 22.2 months, χ2=4.56, P=0.033) than that in the NLR increased group. Univariate analysis suggested that both brain and bone metastasis (HR=4.04, 95%CI: 1.23-13.35, P=0.022), increased SII (HR=2.83, 95%CI: 1.41-5.66, P=0.003) were found to be significant factors affecting the PFS of NSCLC patients, both brain and bone metastasis (HR=3.47, 95%CI: 1.05-11.45, P=0.041), increased NLR (HR=2.17, 95%CI: 1.05-4.51, P=0.037) and increased SII (HR=3.12, 95% CI: 1.54-6.30, P=0.002) were found to be significant factors affecting the OS of NSCLC patients. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that both brain and bone metastasis (HR=4.32, 95%CI: 1.30-14.40, P=0.017) and increased SII (HR=2.89, 95%CI: 1.44-5.81, P=0.003) were independent risk factors for PFS in NSCLC patients, both brain and bone metastasis (HR=3.76, 95%CI: 1.13-12.50, P=0.031) and increased SII (HR=3.47, 95% CI: 1.28-9.41, P=0.014) remained independent risk factors for OS in patients with NSCLC. Conclusion The changing trend of peripheral blood inflammatory markers of NSCLC patients cannot independently predict the efficacy of 2-cycle immunotherapy plus chemotherapy. Both brain and bone metastasis, as well as the changing trend of SII can be used as important indicators to predict PFS and OS in advanced NSCLC patients treated with first-line immunotherapy plus chemotherapy. The simultaneous occurrence of brain and bone metastasis and SII increased suggest poor prognosis of NSCLC patients.

Key words: Carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, Immunotherapy, Prognosis, Inflammatory markers, Survival analysis