Table 3 HR with 95% CI for OS in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and brain metastases.

From: First-line treatment of EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

1G EGFR-TKIs

     

0.86 (0.45–1.64)

2G EGFR-TKIs

    

1.16 (0.79–1.70)

1.35 (0.64–2.85)

3G EGFR-TKIs

   

1.46 (1.07–1.98)*

1.69 (0.83–3.45)

1.26 (0.77–2.05)

1G EGFR-TKIs + CT

  

1.97 (1.14–3.40)*

2.28 (0.98–5.31)

1.69 (1.15–2.50)*

1.35 (0.72–2.52)

3G EGFR-TKIs + CT

 

1.28 (0.90–1.82)

1.49 (0.71–3.10)

1.10 (0.66–1.86)

0.88 (0.55–1.40)

0.65 (0.34–1.25)

1G EGFR-TKIs + VEGF mAb

  1. HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence intervals; OS: overall survival; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; 1G/2G/3G EGFR-TKIs: first/second/third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors; VEGF mAbs: vascular endothelial growth factor monoclonal antibodies; CT: chemotherapy.
  2. *Represents a statistically significant difference in HR values