P2.15-22 Optimal Glycemic Control Improves Prognosis for Lung Cancer Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common comorbidity in patients with lung cancer (LC). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of DM comorbidity for LC patients with DM and to assess whether an optimal glycemic control improves survival. A total of 4390 patients diagnosed with LC between 2012 and 2013 at Shanghai Chest Hospital were retrospectively reviewed, 491 patients with DM and 3899 without DM. The relationship between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level and the overal survival (OS) was plotted by a smooth curve. LC patients with DM were subdivided into the well-controlled group (HbA1c < 7%, n=438) and uncontrolled group (HbA1c ≥ 7%, n=53). OS differences among patients without DM, with well-controlled DM, and uncontrolled DM were evaluated by multivariate Cox regression analysis with adjustment for stage, sex, age, histology, smoking history and EGFR mutation status. The survival benefit of well-controlled DM was compared across subgroups. The median follow-up of the entire cohort was 35.8 months. DM patients (11.2%) had a significantly worse OS than nondiabetic patients [median (95% CI): 47.5 (39.0-56.1) vs. 73.6 (54.8-92.4) months, P<0.001]. The risk of mortality increased along with the elevation of HbA1c level. Uncontrolled DM patients tended to be male, elder, non-adenocarcinoma, with smoking history, wide-type EGFR mutations and advanced stage. Well-controlled DM patients had a worse OS [HR (95% CI): 2.3 (1.9-2.7), P<0.001] compared to nondiabetic patients without adjustment but a similar OS with adjustment for stage, sex, age, histology, smoking history and EGFR mutation status [HR (95% CI): 0.9 (0.8-1.1), P=0.185]. Benefit of well-controlled DM was more obviously seen in patients with advanced stage (III-IV) [HR (95% CI): 0.8 (0.6-1.1), P=0.130] or EGFR mutations [HR (95% CI): 1.2 (0.9-1.5), P=0.262]. Elevated glycemic status negatively affected OS for patients with LC. LC patients with DM is recommended to have a glycemic control (HbA1c < 7%) especially for those with advanced stage and EGFR mutations.