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. 2024 Sep 21;31(9):5662–5676. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31090420

Table 1.

Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics.

Characteristic Avelumab 1LM (n = 214)
Age at la/mUC diagnosis, years
   Mean (Std Dev) 69.0 (9.2)
   Median (Q1, Q3) 70.0 (64.0, 76.0)
Year of index date, n (%)
   2020 43 (20.1)
   2021 75 (35.0)
   2022 96 (44.9)
Sex, n (%)
   Male 164 (76.6)
   Female 50 (23.4)
Race, n (%)
   White 142 (66.4)
   Other 31 (14.5)
   Black or African American 6 (2.8)
   Asian 2 (0.9)
   Unknown 33 (15.4)
Region of residence, n (%)
   South 99 (46.3)
   Northeast 37 (17.3)
   Midwest 30 (14.0)
   West 23 (10.7)
   Other 1 (0.5)
   Unknown 24 (11.2)
Practice type, n (%)
   Community 191 (89.3)
   Academic 18 (8.4)
   Both 5 (2.3)
Site of disease, n (%)
   Bladder 158 (73.8)
   Renal pelvis 30 (14.0)
   Ureter 24 (11.2)
   Urethra 2 (0.9)
Disease grade, n (%)
   High grade (G2/G3/G4) 174 (81.3)
   Low grade (G1) 12 (5.6)
   Unknown/not documented 28 (13.1)
Stage at initial diagnosis, n (%)
   0 2 (0.9)
   I 3 (1.4)
   II 9 (4.2)
   III 7 (3.3)
   IV 99 (46.3)
   Unknown/not documented 94 (43.9)
ECOG PS at la/mUC diagnosis date, n (%)
   0 69 (32.2)
   1 96 (44.9)
   2+ 21 (9.8)
   Unknown/not documented 28 (13.1)
Body mass index, kg/m2, n (%)
   Underweight (<18.5) 9 (4.2)
   Normal (18.5–24.9) 69 (32.2)
   Overweight (25–29.9) 59 (27.6)
   Obese (≥30) 60 (28.0)
   Unknown 17 (7.9)
Sites of metastases, n (%)
   Distant lymph node 122 (57.0)
   Bone 63 (29.4)
   Lung 58 (27.1)
   Liver 37 (17.3)
   Soft tissue 21 (9.8)
   Peritoneum 8 (3.7)
   Other 6 (2.8)
   Pleura 5 (2.3)
   Adrenal 5 (2.3)
   Brain 2 (0.9)
   Skin 1 (0.5)
   Kidney 1 (0.5)
PD-L1 status, n (%)
   Positive 25 (11.7)
   Negative 39 (18.2)
   Unknown/not documented 150 (70.1)
Follow-up time, months
   Median (Q1, Q3) 8.7 (4.5, 15.7)
1L carboplatin-based regimens (n = 99, 46.3%), n (%)
   Carboplatin plus gemcitabine 98 (99.0)
   Carboplatin plus paclitaxel 1 (1.0)
1L cisplatin-based regimens (n = 115, 53.7%), n (%)
   Cisplatin plus gemcitabine 101 (87.8)
   MVAC 8 (7.0)
   Cisplatin monotherapy 2 (1.7)
   Cisplatin, bicalutamide, gemcitabine, and leuprolide 1 (0.9)
   Cisplatin, gemcitabine, and hydroxyurea 1 (0.9)
   Cisplatin plus paclitaxel 1 (0.9)
   MVAC plus leuprolide 1 (0.9)
Best response to 1L PBC *, n (%)
   rwCR 14 (6.9)
   rwPR 159 (78.7)
   rwSD 29 (14.4)

Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100%. Abbreviations: 1L, first line; 1LM, first-line maintenance; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; G, grade; la/mUC, locally advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma; MVAC, methotrexate, vinblastine sulfate, doxorubicin, and cisplatin; PBC, platinum-based chemotherapy; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; rwCR, real-world complete response; rwPR, real-world partial response; rwSD, real-world stable disease; Std Dev, standard deviation. * 202 patients had a recorded response to 1L PBC.