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. 2023 Apr 12;115(7):796–804. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djad061

Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristics by tumor type

Characteristic NSCLC (%) Melanoma (%) Renal (%) Other (%)
No., n = 812 204 (25.1) 456 (56.2) 141 (17.4) 11 (1.3)
Age, median (range), y 68 (43-85) 67 (26-94) 67 (43-86) 68 (61-81)
Gender
 Female 73 (35.8) 184 (40.4) 31 (22) 1 (9.1)
 Male 131 (64.2) 272 (59.6) 110 (78) 10 (90.9)
ECOG-PS
 0-1 181 (88.7) 439 (96.3) 134 (95) 11 (100)
 ≥2 22 (10.8) 16 (3.5) 7 (5) 0
 Unknown 1 (0.5) 1 (0.2) 0 0
Smoking status
 Current 61 (29.9) 59 (12.9) 15 (10.6) 3 (27.3)
 Former 128 (62.7) 119 (26.1) 72 (51.1) 6 (54.5)
 Never 15 (7.4) 278 (61) 54 (38.3) 2 (18.2)
Treatment setting
 First line 138 (67.6) 232 (50.9) 8 (5.7) 2 (18.2)
 ≥ Second line 66 (32.4) 75 (16.4) 133 (94.3) 9 (81.8)
 Adjuvant 0 149 (32.7) 0 0
No. of metastatic sitesa
 <2 61 (29.9) 86 (28) 23 (16.3) 1 (9.1)
 ≥2 119 (58.3) 180 (58.6) 111 (78.7) 9 (81.8)
 Unknown 24 (11.8) 41 (13.4) 7 (5) 1 (9.1)
Surgeryb
 Yes 34 (16.7) 393 (86.2) 121 (85.8) 7 (63.6)
 No 170 (83.3) 63 (13.8) 20 (14.2) 4 (36.4)
Concomitant radiotherapyc
 Yes 37 (18.1) 85 (18.6) 33 (23.4) 1 (9.1)
 No 166 (81.4) 370 (81.1) 107 (75.9) 10 (90.9)
 Unknown 1 (0.5) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.7) 0
Type of ICI
 Pembrolizumab 169 (82.8) 87 (19.1) 5 (3.5) 11 (100)
  Upfront CD 138 (67.6) 62 (13.6) 3 (2.1) 8 (72.7)
  Upfront ED 31 (15.2) 25 (5.5) 2 (1.4) 3 (27.3)
 Nivolumab 35 (17.2) 369 (80.9) 136 (96.5) 0
  Upfront CD 34 (16.7) 208 (45.6) 97 (68.8) 0
  Upfront ED 1 (0.5) 161 (35.3) 39 (27.7) 0
irAEs onset
 Yes 95 (46.6) 252 (55.3) 60 (42.6) 4 (36.4)
 No 109 (53.4) 204 (44.7) 81 (57.4) 7 (63.6)
a

Percentage calculated on the number of patients with metastatic cancer. CD = canonical interval dosing; ECOG-PS = Eastern Operative Oncology Group Performance Score; ED = extended interval dosing; ICI = immune checkpoint inhibitor; irAEs = immune-related adverse events; NSCLC = non-small cell lung cancer.

b

Surgery refers to resection of primitive tumor or metastatic site or both.

c

Radiotherapy concomitant to ICIs refers to primitive tumor, metastatic site, or both.