The FLARE score, circulating neutrophils, and association with COVID-19 outcomes in patients with solid tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology
; 40(16), 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2005653
ABSTRACT
Background:
Inflammation and neutrophils play a central role in severe Covid-19 disease. In previous data, we showed that the FLARE score, combining both tumor and Covid-19-induced proinflammatory status (proinflamstatus), predicts early mortality in cancer patients (pts) with Covid-19 infection. We aimed to assess the impact of this score in a larger cohort and characterize the immunophenotype (IF) of circulating neutrophils.Methods:
Multicenter retrospective cohort (RC) of pts with cancer and Covid-19 infection across 14 international centers. Circulating inflammatory markers were collected at two timepoints baseline (-15 to -45d before Covid-19 diagnosis) and Covid-19 diagnosis. Tumor-induced proinflam-status was defined by high dNLR (neutrophils/(leucocytes-neutrophils)> 3) at baseline. Covid-19-induced proinflam-status was defined by +100% increase of dNLR between both timepoints. We built the FLARE score combining both Tumor and Infection-induced inflammation T+/I+ (poor), if both proinflam-status;T+/I- (T-only), if inflammation only due to tumor;T-/I+ (I-only), if inflammation only due to Covid;T-/I- (favorable), if no proinflam-status. The IF of circulating neutrophils by flow cytometry was determined in a unicenter prospective cohort (PC) of pts with cancer during Covid-19 infection and in healthy volunteers (HV). Primary endpoint was 30-day mortality.Results:
524 pts were enrolled in the RC with a median follow- up of 84d (95%CI 78-90). Median age was 69 (range 35-98), 52% were male and 78% had baseline PS <1.Thoracic cancers were the most common (26%). 70% had active disease, 51% advanced stage and 57% were under systemic therapy. dNLR was high in 25% at baseline vs 55% at Covid-19 diagnosis. The median dNLR increase between both timepoints was +70% (IQR 0-349%);42% had +100% increase of dNLR. Pts distribution and mortality across FLARE groups is resumed in the Table. Overall mortality rate was 26%. In multivariate analysis, including gender, stage and PS, the FLARE poor group was independently associated with 30-day mortality [OR 5.27;1.37-20.3]. 44 pts were enrolled in the PC. Median circulating neutrophils were higher in pts with cancer (n=10, 56.7% [IQR 39-78.4%]) vs HV (n=6, 35.8% [IQR 25.6-21%]), and particularly higher in pts with cancer and severe Covid-19 infection (n=7, 88.6% [IQR 80.9-94%] (p=0.003). A more comprehensive characterization of the IF of circulating neutrophils, including Lox1/CD62/CD64, will be presented at ASCO.Conclusions:
The FLARE score, combining tumor and Covid-19-induced proinflam-status, can identify the population at higher risk for mortality. A better characterization of circulating neutrophils may help improve the prediction of Covid-19 outcomes in pts with cancer. (Table Presented).
CD64 antigen; endogenous compound; PADGEM protein; aged; all cause mortality; cancer patient; cancer staging; cohort analysis; conference abstract; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; diagnosis; disease exacerbation; female; flow cytometry; follow up; gender; human; human cell; immunophenotyping; inflammation; leukocyte; major clinical study; male; mortality; multicenter study; neutrophil; outcome assessment; prediction; prospective study; retrospective study; solid malignant neoplasm; systemic therapy; thoracic cancer
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Prognostic study
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English
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year:
2022
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