Nomogram to predict the presence of EGFR activating mutation in lung adenocarcinoma Journal Article


Authors: Girard, N.; Sima, C. S.; Jackman, D. M.; Sequist, L. V.; Chen, H.; Yang, J. C. H.; Ji, H.; Waltman, B.; Rosell, R.; Taron, M.; Zakowski, M. F.; Ladanyi, M.; Riely, G.; Pao, W.
Article Title: Nomogram to predict the presence of EGFR activating mutation in lung adenocarcinoma
Abstract: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tumour genotyping is crucial to guide treatment decisions regarding the use of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, some patients may not be able to obtain tumour testing, either because tissue is limited and/or tests are not routinely offered. Here, we aimed to build a model-based nomogram to allow for prediction of the presence of EGFR mutations in NSCLC. We retrospectively collected clinical and pathological data on 3,006 patients with NSCLC who had their tumours genotyped for EGFR mutations at five institutions worldwide. Variables of interest were integrated in a multivariate logistic regression model. In the 2,392 non-Asian patients with lung adenocarcinomas, the most important predictors of harbouring EGFR mutation were: lower tobacco smoking exposure (OR 0.41, 95% CI 0.37-0.46), longer time interval between smoking cessation and diagnosis (OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.71-2.80), advanced stage (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.18-2.13), and papillary (OR 4.57, 95% CI 3.14-6.66) or bronchioloalveolar (OR 2.84, 95% CI 1.98-4.06) histologically predominant subtype. A nomogram was established and showed excellent discriminating accuracy: the concordance index on an independent validation dataset was 0.84. As clinical practices transition to incorporating genotyping as part of routine care, this nomogram could be highly useful to predict the presence of EGFR mutations in lung adenocarcinoma in non- Asian patients when mutational profiling is not available or possible. Copyright©ERS 2012.
Keywords: adult; aged; middle aged; retrospective studies; gene mutation; major clinical study; gene deletion; advanced cancer; cancer staging; adenocarcinoma; accuracy; gene; genetic predisposition to disease; amino acid substitution; tumor volume; lung non small cell cancer; carcinoma, non-small-cell lung; lung neoplasms; epidermal growth factor receptor; genotype; lung cancer; smoking cessation; smoking; receptor, epidermal growth factor; retrospective study; age; lung adenocarcinoma; probability; nomograms; predictive value of tests; multivariate logistic regression analysis; lung alveolus cell carcinoma; sex difference; oncogene k ras; genes, ras; cancer classification; papillary carcinoma; tyrosine kinase inhibitor; european continental ancestry group; nomogram; caucasian; negro; asian continental ancestry group; hispanic; thyroid transcription factor 1; african continental ancestry group; hispanic americans; asian; epidermal growth factor receptor gene; epidermal growth factor receptor mutations; prediction score; east asian; exon 19
Journal Title: European Respiratory Journal
Volume: 39
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0903-1936
Publisher: European Respiratory Society  
Date Published: 2012-02-01
Start Page: 366
End Page: 372
Language: English
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00010111
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 21778168
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Notes: --- - "Export Date: 1 March 2012" - "CODEN: ERJOE" - "Source: Scopus"
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  1. Camelia S Sima
    212 Sima
  2. William Pao
    141 Pao
  3. Nicolas Gerald Girard
    17 Girard
  4. Marc Ladanyi
    1326 Ladanyi
  5. Gregory J Riely
    599 Riely
  6. Maureen F Zakowski
    289 Zakowski