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. 2023 Aug 7;28(10):1354–1368. doi: 10.1007/s10147-023-02390-2

Table 3.

Subsequent therapy by tumor PD-L1 expression in Japanese patients with a PFS event per BICR and in patients alive at 5 years (PD-L1 ≥ 1% and < 1%)

Patients with a PFS event, n (%) PD-L1 ≥ 1% PD-L1 < 1% PD-L1 ≥ 1% and < 1%
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab
(n = 26)
Chemotherapy
(n = 33)
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab
(n = 19)
Chemotherapy
(n = 19)
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab
(n = 45)
Chemotherapy
(n = 52)
Any 19 (73) 29 (88) 16 (84) 17 (89) 35 (78) 46 (88)
Radiotherapy 11 (42) 12 (36) 8 (42) 7 (37) 19 (42) 19 (37)
Surgery 1 (4) 1 (3) 1 (5) 0 2 (4) 1 (2)
Systemic therapy 15 (58) 28 (85) 15 (79) 16 (84) 30 (67) 44 (85)
   Chemotherapy 14 (54) 20 (61) 15 (79) 10 (53) 29 (64) 30 (58)
   Immunotherapy 4 (15) 27 (82) 4 (21) 15 (79) 8 (18) 42 (81)
      PD-1 inhibitors 4 (15) 26 (79) 2 (11) 14 (74) 6 (13) 40 (77)
          Nivolumab 2 (8) 22 (67) 1 (5) 12 (63) 3 (7) 34 (65)
          PDR001 0 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 (2)
          Pembrolizumab 2 (8) 5 (15) 1 (5) 2 (11) 3 (7) 7 (13)
      PD-L1 inhibitors 1 (4) 3 (9) 3 (16) 1 (5) 4 (9) 4 (8)
          Atezolizumab 0 3 (9) 2 (11) 1 (5) 2 (4) 4 (8)
         Durvalumab 1 (4) 0 1 (5) 0 2 (4) 0
   Targeted therapy 4 (15) 9 (27) 6 (32) 7 (37) 10 (22) 16 (31)
   Experimental drugs 1 (4) 2 (6) 1 (5) 2 (11) 2 (4) 4 (8)
5-year survivors, n (%) PD-L1 ≥ 1% and < 1%
Nivolumab plus ipilimumab
(n = 27)
Chemotherapy
(n = 20)
Any 13 (48) 18 (90)
Radiotherapy 7 (26) 4 (20)
Surgery 3 (11) 1 (5)
Systemic therapy 11 (41) 17 (85)
  Chemotherapy 10 (37) 8 (40)
  Immunotherapy 4 (15) 17 (85)
    PD-1 inhibitors 2 (7) 15 (75)
      Nivolumab 0 12 (60)
      Pembrolizumab 2 (7) 3 (15)
    PD-L1 inhibitors 3 (11) 3 (15)
      Atezolizumab 2 (7) 3 (15)
      Durvalumab 1 (4) 0
  Targeted therapy 7 (26) 4 (20)
  Experimental drugs 1 (4) 4 (20)

Percentages may not sum to 100% as patients may have received more than 1 type of subsequent therapy (defined as therapy started on or after first dosing date [or randomization date if the patient had not received study treatment])

BICR blinded independent review; PD-1 programmed death-1; PD-L1 programmed death ligand 1; PFS progression-free survival