Table 4 Subgroup analysis of EGFR and ALK mutant patients regarding iPFS and mOS and associated variables.

From: Treatment outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with driver mutant non-small cell lung cancer and de novo brain metastases

 

iPFS (months)

p

mOS (months)

p

EGFR mutant patients

 Number of BM

  1–3

22.7 (19.2–26.2)

 < 0.001

29.6 (26–33.2)

 < 0.001

   ≥  4

9.7 (7.5–11.9)

 

14 (10.5–17.5)

 

 Size of BM

   < 3 cm

17.7 (12.9–22.5)

0.35

27.2 (22.8–31.5)

0.78

   ≥  3 cm

10.7 (4.3–17.2)

 

16.2 (3.7–28.7)

 

 Presence of extracranial metastases

  No

27.1 (13.2–41)

0.03

24.9 (11.1–38.7)

0.59

  Yes

16.4 (12.6–20.2)

 

26.5 (22.9–30.1)

 

ALK mutant patients

 Number of BM

  1–3

37.2 (23.9–50.6)

0.002

61.7 (NE-NE)

0.004

   ≥  4

14.4 (3.9–24.9)

 

33.2 (21.8–44.6)

 

 Size of BM

   < 3 cm

23.4 (16.1–30.8)

0.65

44.3 (31.7–57)

0.58

   ≥ 3 cm

52.5 (1.8–103.3)

 

61.7 (0.1–140.1)

 

 Presence of extracranial metastases

  No

87.16 (NE-NE)

0.001

NE

0.008

  Yes

19.15 (10.7–27.6)

 

NE