PD-L1 testing and clinical management of newly diagnosed metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in Spain: MOREL study

Aim: To describe the clinical management and PD-L1 testing of patients with newly diagnosed stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver mutations in Spain. Methods: Multicenter, retrospective study. Results: Among 297 evaluated patients, 89.2% received systemic treatment for stage IV...

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Autores: Rubio-Viqueira B, Tarruella MM, Lázaro M, Estévez SV, Córdoba-Ortega JF, Maiques IM, González JG, Cordellat AB, Valdivia-Bautista J, Arenas CG, Sánchez Torres JM
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
Repositorio:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica
OAI Identifier:oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p12375
Acceso en línea:https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/12375
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:advanced
first-line treatment
immunotherapy
metastatic
NSCLC
PD-L1 expression
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Sumario:Aim: To describe the clinical management and PD-L1 testing of patients with newly diagnosed stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver mutations in Spain. Methods: Multicenter, retrospective study. Results: Among 297 evaluated patients, 89.2% received systemic treatment for stage IV disease, of whom 53.6% received platinum doublet therapy, 26.8% immunotherapy as monotherapy and 14.7% immunotherapy + chemotherapy, with 9.4% receiving treatment as part of a clinical trial. Treatment was initiated 1 month after histological diagnosis, with PD-L1 test results available in most cases (92.6%). PD-L1 testing was performed in 287 patients, 95.1% by in-house tests, mostly with the 22C3 pharmDx assay. The factor most strongly associated with treatment selection was, as expected, the expression of PD-L1. Conclusion: PD-L1 testing is implemented in clinical practice and seems to guide treatment decisions in patients with NSCLC in Spain.