Systematic evaluation of the efficacy-effectiveness gap of systemic treatments in metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer

Santeon NSCLC Study Grp, Christine M. Cramer-van der Welle*, Bas J. M. Peters, Franz M. N. H. Schramel, Olaf H. Klungel, Harry J. M. Groen, Ewoudt M. W. van de Garde, A. J. Polman, B. E. E. M. van den Borne, J. W. G. van Putten, A. A. J. Smit, A. Termeer

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Abstract

The divergence between clinical trial results and real-world outcomes is largely unknown for many cancer types. The present study aims overall to assess the efficacy-effectiveness gap (difference between outcomes in clinical trials and the real world) in systemic treatment for metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

All patients diagnosed with stage IV NSCLC between 2008 and 2014 within a network of seven Dutch large teaching hospitals (Santeon) were studied. For every patient, an efficacy-effectiveness (EE) factor was calculated by dividing individual patients' overall survival (OS) by the pooled median OS assessed from clinical trials with the respective treatment.

From 2989 diagnosed patients, 1214 (41%) started with first-line treatment. For all studied regimens, real-world OS was shorter than OS reported in clinical trials. Overall, the EE factor was 0.77 (95% CI 0.70-0.85; p

Survival of patients with metastatic NSCLC treated with chemotherapy or targeted therapy in real-world practice is nearly one-quarter shorter than for patients included in trials. Patients' performance status, earlier discontinuation and fewer subsequent lines of treatment partly explained this difference.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1801100
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Respiratory Journal
Volume52
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1-Dec-2018

Keywords

  • PHASE-III TRIAL
  • GEMCITABINE PLUS CARBOPLATIN
  • COOPERATIVE-ONCOLOGY-GROUP
  • CISPLATIN VS. GEMCITABINE
  • 1ST-LINE TREATMENT
  • OPEN-LABEL
  • PERFORMANCE STATUS
  • STAGE IIIB
  • MAINTENANCE BEVACIZUMAB
  • MULTICENTER TRIAL

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