Value of age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) in evaluating immunotherapy prognosis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
ZHANG Qingwei, XU Yijiao, YANG Shuwen, CHEN Zhisheng, XIAO Xiong
Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Xiamen 361000, Fujian, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the value of the age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) in evaluating the prognosis of immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods The clinical data of 110 patients with NSCLC who received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into a low ACCI score group and a high ACCI score group by ACCI scale, and the treatment effect of ICIs was compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression models were used to analyze the factors affecting the prognosis of NSCLC patients. Results Among the 110 NSCLC patients, the ACCI score was the lowest 3, the highest was 13, and the median score was 7. The patients with ACCI score<7 were included in a low ACCI score group (41 cases) and ACCI score ≥ 7 points were included in a high ACCI score group (69 cases). There were no significant differences in the general characteristics between the two groups, except for pathological type, stage, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and performance status of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG-PS) between the two groups. There was no significant difference in treatment response between the low and high ACCI groups (P>0.05), but the median progression-free survival was higher in the low ACCI group and significantly longer in the ACCI group (15months vs 11.5 months, P=0.035). The median overall survival of patients in the low ACCI score group was higher, and there was a prolongation trend in the ACCI score group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.071). The results of univariate Cox regression analysis showed that NLR and stage IV were associated with PFS in NSCLC patients, while ECOG-PS score and NLR were associated with OS in NSCLC patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that NLR , ECOG-PS score was associated with longer OS, while NLR was an independent predictor of PFS in NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy. Conclusions Among NSCLC patients treated with ICIs, PFS was significantly prolonged in the low ACCI score group, and the median OS tended to be prolonged, but ACCI was not a predictor of immunotherapy prognosis in NSCLC patients. NLR and ECOG-PS scores are associated with longer OS in NSCLC patients, and NLR is an independent predictor of PFS in NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy.
张清伟,许毅娇,杨舒雯,陈志盛,肖雄. 年龄校正查尔森合并症指数用于评估晚期非小细胞肺癌患者免疫治疗预后的价值[J]. 中国校医, 2023, 37(12): 919-924.
ZHANG Qingwei, XU Yijiao, YANG Shuwen, CHEN Zhisheng, XIAO Xiong. Value of age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) in evaluating immunotherapy prognosis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Chinese Journal of School Doctor, 2023, 37(12): 919-924.
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