Burden of myelosuppression in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: Retrospective analysis of real-world data from Tennessee Oncology.

Authors

L. Johnetta Blakely

L. Johnetta Blakely

Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, TN

L. Johnetta Blakely, Zheng-Yi Zhou, Marie Louise Edwards, Kirthana Sarathy, Fan Yang, Ashley Roush, Michelle Moore, Huan Huang

Organizations

Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, TN, Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, G1 Therapeutics, Research Triangle Park, NC

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
G1 Therapeutics

Background: Myelosuppression is common in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) receiving chemotherapy and poses a high burden for patients and oncology practices. This study described burden of myelosuppression among patients with ES-SCLC treated with chemotherapy using data from Tennessee Oncology, one of the largest community-based cancer care specialists in US, providing cancer care at over thirty locations. Methods: Data from Dec 2019 to Feb 2023 were collected from structured electronic medical records supplemented by chart review. Adult patients with ES-SCLC initiating chemotherapy (with or without immunotherapy) during Jan 2020 to Jun 2022 were identified. The baseline period was 30 days before index (chemotherapy initiation date) and the follow-up period was from index date through end of data availability or date of death, whichever was the earliest. Outcomes included prevalence of grade ≥3 myelosuppression, cytopenia-related healthcare utilization, and all-cause healthcare resource utilization (HRU). This analysis focused on patients without use of multilineage myeloprotection therapy. Results: The analysis included152 patients. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) age at index was 66.7 ± 9.5 years and 50% were male. Most patients were white (89.5%), with 0 or 1 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score (73.7%) and had a first-line ES-SCLC treatment of carboplatin, etoposide, and atezolizumab (85.5%). Grade ≥3 myelosuppression during baseline was minimal (<1%). Patients were followed for an average of 10.2 ± 7.0 months. Grade ≥3 myelosuppression was common during follow-up (≥1 lineage: 63.8%; ≥2 lineages: 32.2%; 3 lineages: 10.5%) (Table). Cytopenia-related healthcare utilization included granulocyte colony-stimulating factor use (76.3%), intravenous hydration (61.8%), red blood cell transfusion (30.3%), and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (18.4%), iron infusion (8.6%), and platelet transfusions (7.2%). All-cause HRU included 57.9% with ≥1 inpatient admission (length of stay: 8.4 ± 7.3 days; per patient 0.8 ± 0.9 admissions) and 67.8% with ≥1 emergency room visit (per patient 1.1 ± 1.2 visits). Conclusions: There is high patient burden associated with traditional management of myelosuppression in patients with ES-SCLC in a community oncology practice, indicating an unmet need in this population.

Grade ≥3 myelosuppression after chemotherapy initiation, n (%).
Patients, N=152
Grade ≥3 myelosuppression in ≥1 lineage97 (63.8%)
Neutropenia75 (49.3%)
Anemia44 (29.0%)
Thrombocytopenia43 (28.3%)
Grade ≥3 myelosuppression in ≥2 lineages49 (32.2%)
Neutropenia & thrombocytopenia32 (21.1%)
Anemia & neutropenia26 (17.1%)
Anemia & thrombocytopenia23 (15.1%)
Grade ≥3 myelosuppression in 3 lineages (Anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia)16 (10.5%)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A

Track

Quality, Safety, and Implementation Science,Cost, Value, and Policy,Patient Experience,Survivorship

Sub Track

Symptom Prevention, Assessment, and Management

Citation

JCO Oncol Pract 19, 2023 (suppl 11; abstr 364)

DOI

10.1200/OP.2023.19.11_suppl.364

Abstract #

364

Poster Bd #

F21

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