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Table 5 Subsequent treatments

From: Feasibility and effectiveness of afatinib for poor performance status patients with EGFR-mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Subsequent treatment

Overall (N = 62)

%

Starting dose

Clinical response

Afatinib 40 mg (N = 39)

%

Afatinib 30 mg (N = 23)

%

p-value

CR/PR/SD (N = 47)

%

PD/NA (N = 15)

%

p-value

 Yes

25

40.3%

15

38.5%

10

43.5%

0.697

20

42.6%

5

33.3%

0.526

 No

37

59.7%

24

61.5%

13

56.5%

 

27

57.4%

10

66.7%

 

Patients receiving subsequent treatment

Overall (n = 25)

%

Afatinib 40 mg (N = 39)

%

Afatinib 30 mg (N = 23)

%

p-value

CR/PR/SD (N = 47)

%

PD/NA (N = 15)

%

p-value

Chemotherapy

 Yes

14

56.0%

7

46.7%

7

70.0%

0.256

11

23.4%

3

20.0%

0.784

 No

11

44.0%

8

53.3%

3

30.0%

 

36

76.6%

12

80.0%

 

TKI other than osimertinib

 Yes

14

56.0%

9

60.0%

5

50.0%

0.903

11

23.4%

3

20.0%

0.784

 No

11

44.0%

6

40.0%

5

50.0%

 

36

76.6%

12

80.0%

 

Osimertinib

 Yes

4

16.0%

2

13.3%

2

20.0%

0.581

3

6.4%

1

6.7%

0.969

 No

21

84.0%

13

86.7%

8

80.0%

 

44

93.6%

14

93.3%

 

Bevacizumab

 Yes

3

12.0%

2

13.3%

1

10.0%

0.89

3

6.4%

0

0.0%

0.316

 No

22

88.0%

13

86.7%

9

90.0%

 

44

93.6%

15

100.0%

 

Immune checkpoint inhibitors

 Yes

2

8.0%

1

6.7%

1

10.0%

0.701

1

2.1%

1

6.7%

0.386

 No

23

92.0%

14

93.3%

9

90.0%

 

46

97.9%

14

93.3%

 
  1. TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor, CR complete response, PR partial response, SD stable disease