Targeted Therapies and Utility of the Lung-molGPA in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases.

Introduction: Therapeutic advances have increased the survival of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients as well as the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with brain metastases (BM). Although BM have historically been associated with poor prognosis, it is unclear whether they remain a strong predictor of reduced survival. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of BM and the utility of the Lung-molGPA.

Identification of a high-risk group for brain metastases in non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Purpose: Identification of a high-risk group of brain metastases (BM) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could lead to early interventions and probably better prognosis. The objective of the study was to identify this group by generating a multivariable model with recognized and accessible risk factors.

Methods: A retrospective cohort from patients seen at a single center during 2010-2020, was divided into a training (TD) and validation (VD) datasets, associations with BM were measured in the TD with logit, variables significantly associated were used to generate a multivariate model.