Effect of depression disorder on the efficacy and quality of life of first-line chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy in oncogene-driver negative NSCLC patients

OBJECTIVE: The current research was to assess the relevance between depression disorder and first-line chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy, quality of life in patients with oncogene-driver negative non-small cell cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: NSCLC patients (33 with depression disorder and 34 with no depression disorder) who was received first-line chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy performed Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). RESULTS: The Progression-Free Survival (PFS) of depression disorder group survivors were lower than these of no depression disorder group survivors (HR, 0.352; 95% CI, 0.201-0.617; P<0.05). The statistical significant was revealed about the Objective Response Rate (ORR) and Disease Control Rate (DCR) in two groups (P<0.05). The quality of life scores of NSCLC patients in no depression disorder group was significantly higher after chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy, and manifested as 92.7 ± 28 vs. 76.3 ± 23.3 (t=8.317, P<0.05), and had a significant difference. CONCLUSION: Depression disorder in oncogene-driver negative NSCLC patients influence the curative effect of chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy, and depression disorder was significantly negatively associated with quality of life following chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy.