Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Furmonertinib combined with bevacizumab in EGFR-TKI-resistant leptomeningeal metastasis: analysis of the CSF ctDNA molecular response and survival outcomes

Characteristics

Furmonertinib + Bev(%) (N = 62)

Furmonertinib(%) (N = 42)

P

Age in years, median (range)

57 (31–77)

57 (34–77)

 

 <60, n (%)

39 (62.9)

29 (69.0)

0.52

 ≥60, n (%)

23 (37.1)

13 (31.0)

 

Sex, n (%)

 Male

23 (37.1)

16 (38.1)

0.92

 Female

39 (62.9)

26 (61.9)

 

Histological type, n (%)

 Adenocarcinoma

62 (100)

42 (100)

NA

ECOG PS n (%)

 2

21 (33.9)

17 (40.5)

0.78

 3

22 (35.5)

13 (30.9)

 

 4

19 (30.6)

12 (28.6)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

 Smoker

13 (21.0)

14 (33.3)

0.16

 Nonsmoker

49 (79.0)

28 (66.7)

 

EGFR mutation, n (%)

 EGFR L858R

36 (58.1)

19 (45.3)

0.43

 EGFR-19del

15 (24.2)

14 (33.3)

 

 Other EGFR mutations

11 (17.7)

9 (21.4)

 

Concurrent BM, n (%)

 Yes

28 (45.2)

18 (42.9)

0.82

 No

34 (54.8)

24 (57.1)

 

Lines of treatment, n (%)

 ≤3

32 (51.6)

26 (61.9)

0.30

 >3

30 (48.4)

16 (38.1)

 

Classification of extracranial lesion after LM, n (%)

 SD

56 (90.3)

36 (85.7)

0.47

 PD

6 (9.7)

6 (14.3)

 

Previous third-generation EGFR-TKI therapy, n (%)

 Osimertinib

37 (59.8)

29 (69.0)

0.68

 Almonertinib

29 (46.8)

16 (38.1)

 

 Furmonertinib

15 (24.2)

10 (23.8)

 

Intrathecal chemotherapy, n (%)

 Yes

51 (82.3)

33 (78.6)

0.64

 No

11 (17.7)

9 (21.4)

 

WBRT, n (%)

 Yes

19 (30.6)

12 (28.6)

0.82

 No

43 (69.4)

30 (71.4)

 
  1. Bev bevacizumab, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, LM leptomeningeal metastasis, SD stable disease, PD progressive disease, TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor, BM brain metastasis, WBRT whole-brain radiotherapy.