Objective: To explore the trajectory of changes in circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid(ctDNA) during neoadjuvant anti-programmed cell death 1(PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1(PD-L1) monoclonal antibody combined with chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), and its predictive value for pathological complete response(pCR). Methods: 289 patients with NSCLC who were admitted to our hospital and planned to undergo neoadjuvant anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibody combined with chemotherapy from April 2020 to April 2024 were selected as the study subjects. Changes in circulating tumor DNA(ctDNA) were detected before treatment, after one cycle of treatment, and after two cycles of treatment. The latent class trajectory model(LCTM) was used to analyze the trajectory of ctDNA changes. Based on the optimal model obtained, the patients were divided into three groups. The changes in ctDNA and clinical data were compared before treatment, after one cycle of treatment, and after two cycles of treatment among the three groups, and the impact and predictive value of ctDNA change trajectory on pCR status were analyzed. Results: Three potential categories were obtained by LCTM analysis, namely T1 group(low level-rapid reduction), T2 group(medium-high level-rapid reduction), T3 group(high level-slow reduction). ctDNA levels in the T3 group were greater than those in the T2 group, which were greater than those in the T1 group, before treatment and after 1 and 2 cycles of treatment; there were significant differences in clinical stage, tumor size, lymph node metastasis and pCR rate among the three groups(P<0.05). After adjusting for clinical stage, tumor size and lymph node metastasis, the risk of non-pCR in T2 and T3 groups increased by 2.536 times and 5.795 times, respectively, compared with T1 group(P<0.05). The sensitivity and specificity of ctDNA low level-rapid decrease change trajectory and medium-high level-rapid decrease change trajectory in predicting pCR during treatment were 98.55% and 74.09%, respectively. Conclusion: During neoadjuvant anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibody combined chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC, ctDNA shows a decreasing trend, and the trajectory of ctDNA changes is associated with pCR. Detection of ctDNA trajectory can be used to assist in evaluating pCR in patients. |
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