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. 2023 Nov 21;15(23):5502. doi: 10.3390/cancers15235502

Table 2.

Detailed clinical information for patients with or without irAE and irAE events by the organ affected. n/a = not applicable. Bold/italics represent statistically significant findings (p < 0.005).

Total Mild irAE
(Grade 1–2)
Severe irAE
(Grade 3–5)
Time to iRAE (months) Treated with Steroids Pembrolizumab Discontinued Secondary to irAE Progression-Free Survival Overall Survival
n (%) n (%) n (%) Median (IQR) n (%) n (%) HR (95% CI)
p
HR (95% CI)
p
Patients
Without irAE 179 (68) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ref ref
With irAE 83 (32) 52 (63) 31 (37) 3.4
(1.4–7.4)
53 (65) 42 (51) 0.41 (0.30–0.56)
<0.001
0.36 (0.26–0.50)
<0.001
irAE Events
All 102 70 (69) 32 (31) 3.5
(2.0–7.5)
58 (57) 44 (43) n/a n/a
Dermatological 19 (19) 13 (68) 6 (19) 3.0
(1.4–7.9)
9 (47) 7 (37) 0.37 (0.20–0.69)
0.002
0.35 (0.19–0.67)
0.001
Endocrine 33 (32) ≥28 (≥85) ≤5 (≤15) 3.4
(2.0–12.3)
≤5 (≤15) ≤5 (≤15) 0.36 (0.23–0.57)
<0.001
0.30 (0.18–0.49)
<0.001
Gastrointestinal 13 (13) ≤5 (≤38) ≥8 (≥62) 7.3
(5.7–12.3)
13 (100) 11 (85) 0.23 (0.10–0.52)
<0.001
0.21 (0.09–0.52)
0.001
Hepatic 11 (11) ≤5 (≤45) ≥6 (≥55) 3.4
(1.2–6.7)
8 (73) 8 (73) 0.34 (0.15–0.78)
0.011
0.27 (0.11–0.67)
0.005
Musculoskeletal 8 (8) 8 (100) 0 (0) 2.3
(1.9–5.0)
8 (100) ≤5 (≤63) 0.42 (0.19–0.96)
0.039
0.49 (0.22–1.11)
0.088
Pulmonary 10 (10) ≤5 (≤50 ≥5 (≥50) 2.3
(0.3–5.0)
10 (100) 9 (90) 1.12 (0.57–2.18)
0.752
1.33 (0.68–2.61)
0.408
Other (Cardiac, Neurological, Renal) 8 (8) 8 (100) 0 (0) 4.1
(1.7–6.6)
6 (75) 6 (75) n/a n/a