Osimertinib or EGFR-TKIs/chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: The aim of this meta-analysis is to investigate the impact of Osimertinib on treatment efficacy in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: Trials comparing Osimertinib against epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs)/chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation were included, and the pooled data for progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), overall response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), and adverse events (AEs) were analyzed. RESULTS: Analysis results based on 6 eligible trials showed that Osimertinib significantly improved the overall PFS (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.38, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.29–0.50), improved the OS (HR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.48–0.89), increased the ORR (odds ratio [OR] = 1.76, 95% CI = 1.14–2.72), increased the overall DCR (OR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.02–1.37), and reduced the grade 3 or greater AEs (relative ratio [RR] = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.33–0.75) in all subgroups except in the ORR in the Exon 19 deletion (Ex19del) and/or L858R subgroup. Compared to patients with Ex19del and/or L858R mutation, patients with the T790M mutation had the benefits of a greater PFS (41.7%), a greater ORR (80.0%), a greater DCR (71.2%), and fewer grade 3 or greater AEs (70.7%) (each P < .05). Race, sex, age, EGFR mutation, and smoking history may significantly predict additional benefits from Osimertinib, but there were no significant differences between subgroups stratified by these clinical characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Osimertinib showed greater treatment benefit for patients with NSCLC with EGFR mutation than EGFR-TKIs/chemotherapy, especially for T790M mutation-positive patients.