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. 2024 Oct 24;24:1307. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12841-2

Table 1.

Baseline demographics and disease characteristics (full analysis set)

Demographic variable Group A
(SPARTA/GEM/CIS)
N = 33
Group B
(SPARTA/PEM/CIS)
N = 38
Group C
(SPARTA/CARBO/PAC)
N = 33
Group E
(SPARTA/CAN/PEM/CIS)
N = 7
Median age, years (IQR) 65.0 (57.0–68.0) 63.0 (58.0–69.0) 60.0 (55.0–68.0) 62.0 (57.0–72.0)
Age category (years), n (%)
 18 to < 65 16 (48.5) 22 (57.9) 21 (63.6) 4 (57.1)
 ≥ 65 17 (51.5) 16 (42.1) 12 (36.4) 3 (42.9)
Sex, n (%)
 Female 6 (18.2) 20 (52.6) 19 (57.6) 1 (14.3)
 Male 27 (81.8) 18 (47.4) 14 (42.4) 6 (85.7)
ECOG PS, n (%)
 0 8 (24.2) 13 (34.2) 10 (30.3) 1 (14.3)
 1 25 (75.8) 24 (63.2) 23 (69.7) 6 (85.7)
 Missing 0 1 (2.6) 0 0
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian 26 (78.8) 26 (68.4) 28 (84.8) 5 (71.4)
 Black 0 2 (5.3) 0 0
 Asian 5 (15.2) 6 (15.8) 3 (9.1) 2 (28.6)
 Native American 0 0 1 (3.0) 0
 Other/Unknown 2 (6.0) 4 (10.5) 1 (3.0) 0
Histological subtype, n (%)
 Adenocarcinoma 0 38 (100) 22 (66.7) 7 (100)
 Squamous cell carcinoma 33 (100) 0 8 (24.2) 0
 Other 0 0 3 (9.1) 0
Stage at initial diagnosis, n (%)
 III 3 (9.1) 1 (2.6) 3 (9.1) 1 (14.3)
 IV 28 (84.8) 33 (86.8) 23 (69.7) 6 (85.7)
Metastatic sites at baseline, n (%)
 Lung 21 (63.6) 28 (73.7) 22 (66.7) 5 (71.4)
 Lymph node 19 (57.6) 27 (71.1) 26 (78.8) 3 (42.9)
 Liver 12 (36.4) 4 (10.5) 10 (30.3) 1 (14.3)
 Bone 7 (21.2) 14 (36.8) 14 (42.4) 3 (42.9)
 Pleura 5 (15.2) 8 (21.1) 7 (21.2) 3 (42.9)
 Brain 2 (6.1) 6 (15.8) 9 (27.3) 0
Prior therapy, n (%)
 Any therapy 28 (84.8) 31 (81.6) 27 (81.8) 7 (100)
 Radiotherapy 4 (12.1) 10 (26.3) 12 (36.4) 2 (28.6)
 Surgery (excluding biopsy) 2 (6.1) 2 (5.3) 4 (12.1) 2 (28.6)

CAN, canakinumab; CARBO, carboplatin; CIS, cisplatin; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; GEM, gemcitabine; IQR, interquartile range; PAC, paclitaxel; PEM, pemetrexed; SPARTA, spartalizumab