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医药导报, 2017, 36(8): 887-892
doi: 10.3870/j.issn.1004-0781.2017.08.011
非小细胞肺癌靶向治疗研究进展
Advanced Progress of Targeted Therapeutic Drugs in Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
苗秋丽, 张四喜, 王红玉, 王红

摘要:

靶向治疗药物因具有靶向性、安全性、方便性等优点,在非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)化疗中受到重视,目前已有多种分子靶向药物应用于临床,均取得显著的成效,使患者免受传统化疗手段所带来的痛苦。随着对肿瘤免疫机制的认识不断深入,新的免疫药物也将不断研发,第3代表皮生长因子受体酪氨酸激酶抑制药(EGFR-TKI)的出现,为第1代EGFR-TKI耐药的患者带来新的治疗希望。不同免疫治疗药物间的联合应用、免疫治疗药物与细胞毒性化疗药物及放疗的联合应用、以及其预测性生物标记物的探索等都将成为肺癌研究的热点,这无疑为NSCLC的治疗带来曙光。该文根据国内外研究文献及相关资料,综述治疗NSCLC的各类分子靶向药物的研究进展。

关键词: ; ; 非小细胞 ; 靶向治疗 ; 精准医疗

Abstract:

Targeted therapeutic drug,having such advantages as targeting,safety,convenience,etc,is increasingly favored by non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.At present,there are many kinds of molecular targeted drugs used in clinic,and remarkable efficacy was achieved,and the pain caused by conventional chemotherapy was avoided.At the same time,with the deepening of the understanding of the mechanism of tumor immune,new targeted drugs will also continue to be developed.The emergence of the third generation EGFR-TKI brings new hope for first generation EGFR-TKI resistant patients.Combined use of different immune therapeutic agents,combined application of immunotherapy drugs and cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs and radiotherapy,and the exploration of its predictive biomarkers will become a hot spot in the research of lung cancer.This will undoubtedly bring a new dawn for the treatment of NSCLC.Based on the domestic and foreign research literatures and related materials,this article reviews the latest research progress of various molecular targeted drugs for treatment of NSCLC.

Key words: Cancer ; lung ; non-small cell ; Targeted therapy ; Precision Medicine

肺癌按癌细胞形态可分为小细胞肺癌(small cell lung cancer,SCLC)和非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung cancer,NSCLC),其中NSCLC占肺癌的80%~90%。目前对于NSCLC治疗的研究日渐深入,尤其是基因指导下分子靶向治疗更是全球研究的热点问题。随着“精准治疗”的提出,肺癌的治疗已经逐步进入“个体化治疗”的阶段,笔者对近年来NSCLC的靶向治疗进行梳理,总结分析各项临床试验最新公布的数据,对NSCLC靶向治疗最新研究进展作一综述。

1 表皮生长因子受体酪氨酸激酶抑制药(epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors,EGFR-TKI)

EGFR是原癌基因c-erbB1的表达产物,是人表皮生长因子受体(human epidermal growth factor receptor,HER)家族成员之一,广泛分布于哺乳动物细胞表面,EGFR信号通路对细胞的生长、增殖和分化等生理过程发挥重要的作用。EGFR突变会引起酪氨酸激酶(tyrosine kinase,TK)异常活化,最终导致细胞生物学行为失控,形成NSCLC。因此,对存在EGFR突变的NSCLC应用EGFR-TKI能取得良好的治疗效果。

第1代EGFR-TKI主要包括吉非替尼(商品名:易瑞沙)、厄洛替尼(商品名:特罗凯)和国产的埃克替尼(商品名:凯美纳)。IPASS研究在2009年首次证实了第1代EGFR-TKI吉非替尼能显著延长EGFR突变肺癌患者无进展生存期(progression-free survival,PFS),随后的OPTIMAL,CTONG-0802研究同样证明厄洛替尼对EGFR突变人群具有良好疗效[1-2]。2011年我国自主研发的EGFR小分子靶向药物埃克替尼在我国上市,ICOGEN研究头对头比较了埃克替尼和吉非替尼二三线治疗晚期NSCLC,该研究达到主要终点,证明埃克替尼二三线治疗晚期NSCLC效果并不比吉非替尼差[3]。CTONG0901研究是目前国际上首项头对头地比较厄洛替尼与吉非替尼治疗EGFR敏感突变晚期NSCLC患者的疗效和安全性的前瞻性随机对照临床试验[4]。总体上看,该研究得到一个阴性结果,但在二线亚组中厄洛替尼比吉非替尼有显示出优势。同时,该试验还提示:19与21号外显子突变很可能是两类不同的疾病,这也为今后开展EGFR突变患者的精准治疗和转化研究提供新的思路。

阿法替尼是第2代不可逆的EGFR-TKI,作用于EGFR和Erb-B2,Lux-Lung 3和Lux-Lung 6研究分别比较阿法替尼与标准化疗(顺铂+培美曲塞或顺铂+吉西他滨)的疗效差异[5]。随访结果提示阿法替尼较标准化疗显著改善患者中位无进展生存期。对伴EGFR Del19突变患者进行的亚组分析提示,阿法替尼组患者死亡风险分别显著下降达46.0%及36.0%。LUX-Lung 8研究对比了阿法替尼与厄洛替尼用于含铂化疗失败后晚期鳞癌患者二线治疗的疗效。研究结论提示阿法替尼可作为鳞癌患者二线的TKI治疗选择[6]

AZD9291是第3代EGFR-TKI,能够克服T790耐药突变,Ⅱ期临床试验(NCT01802632)显示AZD9291治疗199例EGFR突变的NSCLC总应答率为51%,其中T790M阳性患者的ORR为64%[7]。美国食品药品管理局(FDA)已于2015年年末批准AZD9291正式上市。目前正处于临床研究阶段同属第3代EGFR-TKI的口服、选择性EGFR突变抑制剂还有CO-1686,能够抑制T790M 突变,目前已经获得美国FDA 授予突破性疗法认定,用于携带T790M 的二线EGFR突变NSCLC的治疗。试验结果证实,其在L858R/T790M 转基因动物模型中疗效可以达到治愈[8]。目前CO-1686 已开始人体试验,在Ⅰ期、早Ⅱ期扩展研究中,携带T790M 基因突变患者客观缓解率达到58%,PFS据估计可能超过12个月[9]

2 EGFR-TKI的联合治疗
2.1 EGFR-TKI联合化疗

FASTACT-Ⅱ研究为一项随机、安慰药对照临床研究[10]。该研究首次显示,化疗和EGFR抑制药交替治疗可提高EGFR基因突变型晚期NSCLC患者的PFS和总生存期(overall survival,OS)。NEJ005研究针对初治EGFR基因突变阳性患者,对比TKI化疗同期联合与序贯联合之间的差别[11]。结果显示,TKI化疗同期联合治疗组在PFS及OS方面均有延长趋势。JMIT研究是一项多中心、开放性、随机对照的Ⅱ期临床研究,该研究结果显示,培美曲塞联合厄洛替尼与单药厄洛替尼相比能取得更好的临床疗效,这可能是由于厄洛替尼和培美曲塞的协同作用,EGFR-TKI可以降低胸苷酸合成酶(thymidylate synthase,TS)的表达和活性,从而增强肿瘤对培美曲塞的敏感性[12]。与此同时,TS酶抑制药可增加EGFR磷酸化,从而推测可提高EGFR-TKI活性[13]

2.2 EGFR-TKI联合抗血管生成药物

既往研究显示厄洛替尼和贝伐单抗方案与厄洛替尼单药治疗的PFS之间差异无统计学意义,但最近的J025567研究却显示了阳性的结果。故贝伐单抗的研究中有一些值得重新考察的内容[14]

BELIEF是一项Ⅱ期单臂、多中心研究,研究结果显示,厄洛替尼和贝伐珠单抗联合治疗的1年PFS为56.7%、中位PFS为13.8个月;在诊断时确证T790M突变的患者中,厄洛替尼联合贝伐珠单抗的1年PFS为72.4%、中位PFS为16.0个月[15]。其他EGFR-TKI联合贝伐珠单抗一线用于EGFR突变阳性NSCLC的临床研究还有OLCSG 1001研究。

3 EGFR-TKI耐药后的治疗

虽然EGFR-TKI在特定人群中最初治疗反应良好,但随着疾病的进展,在治疗的1~2年后几乎所有患者都不可避免会面临获得性耐药的问题。

3.1 T790M突变引起的获得性耐药

50%的耐药机制是EGFR20号外显子第790位点上的苏氨酸为蛋氨酸所取代(T790M),从而改变ATP的亲和性,导致EGFR-TKI不能有效阻断信号通路而产生耐药。也有一些研究支持T790M具有选择性,经TKI治疗敏感的克隆被杀灭,而含有T790M的耐药克隆得以保留下来产生耐药。IMPRESS是第1个也是唯一一个随机Ⅲ期用来证实吉非替尼继续添加到顺铂/培美曲塞化疗,对吉非替尼获得性耐药的患者没有临床获益的研究[16]。该实验虽然结果为阴性,但耐药后T790M状态不同的患者对继续吉非替尼治疗的反应不同:对存在T790M的患者不应该将吉非替尼+含铂双药作为二线治疗方案;对于血浆T790M阴性患者,吉非替尼+含铂双药可能会带来临床获益,但还需要进一步的前瞻性研究进行证实;对于所有存在T790M的患者都应该给予第3代EGFR-TKI。

3.2 C-MET扩增引起的获得性耐药

5%~20%的EGFR-TKI 耐药是由间质表皮转化因子(cellular-mesenchymal to epithelial transition factor,C-MET)扩增所引起。MET是通过激活其配体肝细胞生长因子(hepatocyte growth factor,HGF)来诱导肿瘤细胞的增殖、侵袭、转移和生存。HGF是一种肝细胞特有的细胞活性因子,能够刺激血管内皮细胞生长,C-MET是一种编码HGF受体蛋白的原癌基因,HGF/C-MET信号传导通路存在于体内各种细胞,对组织器官的生长发育起重要调节作用。但当HGF/C-Met在体内过度表达时,就会导致肿瘤的侵袭和转移[17]。在EGFR-TKI获得性耐药患者中,有超过13%患者检测到MET基因扩增,对第1代和第2代EGFR-TKI(吉非替尼、厄洛替尼)耐药的肺腺癌患者中有超过21%患者出现MET基因扩增,而未进行EGFR-TKI治疗的患者中出现MET扩增的概率仅为3%[18]。MET扩增发挥生物学效应主要是通过使ERBB3蛋白发生磷酸化,继而激活磷脂酰肌醇3激酶/蛋白激酶 B( phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase /protein kinase B,PI3K/AKT)通路,将细胞信号向下游传递,并且即使在使用EGFR-TKI时,该通路依然可以发挥信号传递作用[19]。另有研究表明,EGFR T790M和MET扩增可以在约40%的肺癌获得性耐药标本中同时被检测到,高通量基因组扫描提示,两者的发生是相互独立的[20]。但SUDA等[21]对EGFR T790M和MET扩增之间的关系进行了验证和分析,表明两者是互补的关系。因此,关于T790M与MET扩增的关系还值得进一步探讨。最近一项研究显示,11例C-MET过表达的EGFR 继发性耐药患者接受克唑替尼(crizotinib)联合EGFR-TKI治疗,痊愈率为45.5%,有效率54.4%。提示C-MET过表达的患者接受克唑替尼联合治疗是个不错的策略[22]。基于以上研究,如果同时使用EGFR-TKI与MET抑制药可能会阻断PI3K/AKT通路,利于EGFR-TKI发挥抑制癌症进展,这可能是一个潜在的治疗NSCLC患者获得性耐药的方向。此外,有研究发现吉非替尼可以诱导C-Met基因扩增的耐药细胞胸苷酸合成酶和转录因子E2F-1的下调,替吉奥可以抑制C-Met基因扩增的肺癌细胞增殖,从而减少吉非替尼耐药的发生。因此在临床中可以考虑采用TKI联合替吉奥克服C-Met基因扩增导致的获得性耐药[23]

3.3 NSCLC转变为SCLC引起的获得性耐药

SEQUIST等[24]报道37例EGFR突变阳性腺癌患者接受TKI治疗耐药后,再次组织活检显示:T790M突变占50%,C-MET基因扩增占5%,磷脂酰肌醇3激酶/催化亚单位α( phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase catalytic alpha,PIK3CA)占5%,组织学转化为SCLC(5例)占14%。说明转化为SCLC是EGFR-TKI 获得性耐药的机制之一。另外也有报道推荐转化为SCLC的EGFR基因突变的患者可以选择TKI,或缓慢进展的前提下局部进展的患者可采用TKI联合局部治疗,全身多处缓慢进展的患者使用TKI联合标准的SCLC化疗方案[25]。目前对于转化为SCLC的分子机制尚不明确,治疗方法的推荐也仅为小样本临床实践,所以需要进一步研究NSCLC EGFR-TKI耐药后转化为SCLC的治疗策略。

4 TKI针对EML4-ALK融合基因和ROS1重排的治疗

棘皮动物微管结合蛋白4(echinoderm microtubule associated protein like 4,EML4)与间变淋巴瘤激酶(anaplastic lymphoma kinase,ALK)融合基因EML4-ALK在动物体内外均有致瘤活性,并在NSCLC发生发展过程中发挥重要的作用。目前研究认为ALK基因重排后与EML4形成融合基因,会引起酪氨酸激酶异常表达,从而导致TKI治疗无效。克唑替尼是ALK受体和肝细胞生长因子受体(C-MET)的抑制药,它通过选择性竞争三磷酸腺苷(adenosine triphosphate,ATP),阻断激酶蛋白来发挥作用,从而抑制肿瘤细胞增殖和诱导凋亡[26]。2011年,美国FDA批准克唑替尼治疗ALK基因表达异常的晚期NSCLC,而且取得了较好的临床效果。但令人遗憾的是,克唑替尼治疗一段时间后,ALK阳性的患者也会不可避免的出现耐药,色瑞替尼作为第2代ALK抑制药不仅对ALK融合基因阳性患者具显著疗效,对克唑替尼获得性耐药患者亦有效,近期已被FDA批准用于治疗已接受过克唑替尼的ALK融合基因阳性患者[27]。色瑞替尼上市后,虽然克唑替尼耐药的患者能从色瑞替尼的治疗中获益,但由于色瑞替尼不良反应发生率相对较高,在一定程度上也限制其在临床上的应用。同样作为第2代ALK抑制药,艾乐替尼治疗克唑替尼耐药患者取得了较好的缓解率,而且对中枢神经系统转移的患者有非常好的疗效。目前,艾乐替尼的Ⅱ期临床试验正在进行。

原癌基因1酪氨酸激酶(c-ros oncogene 1 receptor tyrosine kinase,ROS1)染色体重排是NSCLC的一个新亚型,是一种独特的受体酪氨酸激酶,在进化上与ALK密切相关。研究显示,将ALK-EML4抑制药克唑替尼用于干扰ROS1融合基因阳性和ALK-EML4融合基因阳性的肺癌细胞,发现克唑替尼可抑制HCC78细胞(ROS1融合基因阳性)的生长,两者生长抑制曲线相似,并且对转染CD74-ROS1的293细胞株有抑制作用,提示ROS1融合基因阳性患者对ALK-EML4抑制药克唑替尼高度敏感,克唑替尼将成为ROS1融合基因阳性晚期NSCLC患者的标准治疗药物[28]。另外,克唑替尼已用于ROS1阳性的进展期非小细胞肺癌患者的Ⅰ期临床试验,初步结果显示13例阳性患者在第8周时客观缓解率和疾病控制率分别为54%和85%[29]。麻省总医院分析在案治疗的浸润性NSCLC患者的OS在ROS1重排阳性(663 d)和阴性患者(607 d)之间未见差别,但统计结果显示,ROS1重排阴性患者的预后较好。

5 抗血管生成药物的应用

抗肿瘤新生血管生成已被公认为是一种较为有效的肿瘤治疗方式。血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)通过介导血管内皮细胞增殖、迁移、浸润、改变血管通透性及扩张血管等多种机制,参与肿瘤血管生成。抗肿瘤新生血管生成代表药物贝伐珠单抗(bevacizumab)是一种重组的人类单克隆IgG1抗体,通过与VEGFR特异性结合,阻断肿瘤血管的细胞信号转导,进而抑制肿瘤血管生长。ZHOU等[30]发表的BEYOND研究是一项卡铂/紫杉醇联合贝伐珠单抗对比联合安慰药一线治疗中国晚期或复发非鳞NSCLC患者的多中心随机双盲安慰药对照期研究,该研究的主要研究终点为PFS和OS[30]。结果显示,贝伐珠单抗联合卡铂/紫杉醇对比安慰药组PFS和OS显著延长了2.7和6.7个月。

雷莫芦单抗(ramucirumab)获批用于NSCLC的二线治疗的主要研究证据来自于REVEL研究,它是一项评估雷莫芦单抗+多西他赛二线治疗NSCLC患者的多中心、随机、安慰剂对照的Ⅲ期研究,该研究证实,雷莫芦单抗+多西他赛二线治疗NSCLC延长患者的生存期[31]。此外还有VEGFR 酪氨酸激酶抑制剂,如西地尼布、阿西替尼、莫特塞尼、利尼非尼布、尼达尼布等,它们均为多靶点作用药物。但不良反应较多,患者耐受性较差,限制了其在临床上的应用。

抗血管生成的另外一大类药物为具有生物活性的内源蛋白血管抑素(angiostatin)和内皮抑素(endostatin),其中重组人血管内皮抑制素注射液(商品名:恩度)是唯一已经获批上市(中国)的这一类药物。

6 NSCLC的免疫治疗

免疫治疗是近2年来继ALK-EML4、EGFR等驱动基因主导的NSCLC 靶向治疗之后一个新NSCLC治疗的研究热点。迄今为止,FDA已经批准4个免疫检验点抑制药:细胞毒T淋巴细胞相关抗原4(cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4,CTLA-4)的伊匹单抗(ipilimumab)和替西木单抗(tremelimumab),抗程序性死亡受体1(programmed death 1,PD-1)的纳武单抗(nivolumab)和派姆单抗(pembrolizumab)。CTLA-4与CD28具有高度的同源性,具有相同的配体即CD86(B7-2)或CD80(B7-1),但与CD28的功能相反,CTLA-4与B7分子结合后抑制T细胞活化。阻断B7/CTLA-4通路,将导致肿瘤特异性T细胞的选择性激活增强[32]。替西木单抗与伊匹单抗类似的单克隆抗体正处于治疗晚期NSCLC患者的Ⅱ期临床试验阶段。2015年纳武单抗已被批准用于进展的转移性的鳞状细胞肺癌,在欧盟则用于初始化疗后的局部晚期或者转移性的鳞状细胞肺癌。派姆单抗是有效的抗PD-1的人源化单克隆抗体,可以通过与其配体PD-L1和PD-L2结合从而特异性阻断PD-L1。它在多种肿瘤类型中具有强有力的抗肿瘤活性和可控的毒性反应。2015年11月FDA批准派姆单抗单药治疗铂类治疗失败后的转移性NSCLC。

靶向治疗药物因具有靶向、安全、方便等优点而日益受到NSCLC患者的青睐,目前已有多种分子靶向药物应用于临床,均取得显著的成效,使患者免受传统化疗手段所带来的痛苦。同时,随着对肿瘤免疫机制的认识不断深入,新的免疫靶向药物也将不断的研发,不同免疫治疗药物间的联合应用,免疫治疗药物与细胞毒性化疗药物及放疗的联合应用,以及其预测性生物标记物的探索等都将成为肺癌研究的热点,这无疑会为NSCLC的治疗带来曙光。

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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