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. 2017 Mar 21;116(9):1141–1147. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.70

Table 2. Variables significantly associated with response to anti-PD-1 on univariate analysis.

Source Objective response rate (ORR),a % Odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) P value
Total cohort 44.3 NA NA
Age <65 years 34.9 0.42 (0.24, 0.72) <0.001
Elevated LDHb 29.5 0.38 (0.21, 0.69) <0.001
Female sex 33.8 0.50 (0.29, 0.89) 0.01
Previous ipilimumab treatment 35.4 0.35 (0.20, 0.62) <0.001
Liver metastasis 26.5 0.34 (0.17, 0.62) <0.001

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; LDH=lactate dehydrogenase; NA=not applicable.

a

ORR was defined as the percentage of patients with a complete or partial response.

b

Defined as LDH ratio >1.