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. 2023 Oct 24;29(3):e382–e391. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad279

Table 3.

Characteristics and non-oral irAEs in the matched patients with and without oral irAEs.

Characteristics Oral irAE (n = 153) No oral irAE (n = 153) OR (95% CI) P
Age, years 67.1 ± 10.8 66.7 ± 10.4 .685
Female 58 (37.9) 58 (37.9)
Immune checkpoint inhibitor regimen (%)
 Pembrolizumab 69 (45.1) 69 (45.1)
 Nivolumab 51 (33.3) 51 (33.3)
 Ipilimumab + Nivolumab 16 (10.5) 16 (10.5)
 Ipilimumab + Pembrolizumab 6 (3.9) 6 (3.9)
 Atezumab 5 (3.3) 5 (3.3)
 Ipilimumab + Nivolumab + Pembrolizumab 3 (2.0) 3 (2.0)
 Other regimens 3 (2.0) 3 (2.0)
Number of infusions (IQR) 7 (2.5, 16) 7 (3, 15.5) 0.923
Treatment duration days (IQR) 147 (29, 363) 123 (28.5, 335) 0.633
Type of non-oral irAE (%)
 Mucosal disorder 46
 Xerostomia 109
 Dysgeusia 27
Type of non-oral irAE (%)
 Any 104 (68.0) 83 (54.2) 1.79 (1.12, 2.85) 0.014
 Cutaneous 53 (34.6) 36 (23.5) 1.72 (1.04, 2.84) 0.032
 Gastrointestinal 34 (22.2) 30 (19.6) 1.17 (0.67, 2.03) 0.574
 Pulmonary 25 (16.3) 20 (13.1) 1.30 (0.69, 2.45) 0.419
 Rheumatological 23 (15.0) 13 (8.5) 1.91 (0.93, 3.92) 0.076
 Thyroid 16 (10.5) 6 (3.9) 2.86 (1.09, 7.52) 0.027
 Hepatic 11 (7.2) 9 (5.9) 1.24 (0.5, 3.08) 0.644
 Neurologic 10 (6.5) 6 (3.9) 1.71 (0.61, 4.84) 0.304
 Ocular 7 (4.6) 6 (3.9) 1.17 (0.39, 3.58) 0.777
 Hematologic 3 (2.0) 4 (2.6) 0.75 (0.16, 3.39) 1.000a
 Cardiac 4 (2.6) 2 (1.3) 2.03 (0.37, 11.23) 0.684a
 Endocrine 5 (3.3) 1 (0.7) 5.14 (0.59, 44.48) 0.214a
 Pituitary 5 (3.3) 0 0.061a
 Renal 4 (2.6) 0 0.123a

aFisher’s exact test.

Abbreviations: IQR: interquartile range; irAEs: immune-related adverse events.