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. 2014 Jan 17;3:e27572. doi: 10.4161/onci.27572

Table 3. Clinical outcomes of commonly used second-line anticancer agents as compared with γδ T-cell immunotherapy.*.

Disease Second-line treatments CR PR SD PD
    % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
Advanced prostate cancer48 Prednisolone + docetaxel (n = 101, 3 randomized controlled trials) 0 0 25.2 8.4–41.8 44.43 32–56.8 30.40 14.5–46.2
In-vivo expansion of γδT cells (n = 12, 6 missing) 0   33.3   41.6   25.0  
Advanced renal cell carcinoma52 Everolimus (n = 277, 1 randomized phase 3 study) 0 0 1.8 - 66.5 - 31.7 -
Adoptive transfer of γδT cells (n = 21, 7 missing) 4.8   0 0 42.9   52.4  
In-vivo expansion of γδT cells (n = 15, 4 missing) 0 0 0 0 66.7   33.3  
Advanced NSCLC53,54 Erlotinib (n = 3324, 2 randomized controlled trials) 0.4 0.17–0.73 7.2 1.88–10.89 33.9 4.9–43.4 58.5 6.9–72.1
Docetaxel (n = 385, 2 randomized controlled trials) 2.6 0.3–4.9 9.6 8.9–10.2 37.7 30.0–45.3 50.2 45.5–55.0
Adoptive transfer of γδT cells (n = 24, 1 missing) 0   0   54.2   45.8  
*

Data are pooled from clinical trials and standard of care treatments were selected based upon current UK or US guidelines for treatment of the tumors in question. A more detailed breakdown of γδT cell immunotherapy results is included in Table S2. CI, confidence interval; CR, complete response; NSCLC, non-small cell lung carcinoma; PD, progressive disease; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease.