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. 2018 Aug 14;25(4):e324–e334. doi: 10.3747/co.25.3976

TABLE III.

Selected clinical trials of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors as combination therapy non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Study name Drug Phase Treatment Population Survival (months) Response rate (%)

Progression-free Overall
CheckMate 01280 Nivolumab 10 mg/kg with gemcitabine–cisplatin I First line 56 Advanced NSCLC randomized based on histologic type 24-Week rate: 51% 2-year rate: 25% 33
Nivolumab 10 mg/kg with pemetrexed–cisplatin 24-Week rate: 71% 2-year rate: 33% 47
Nivolumab 10 mg/kg with paclitaxel–carboplatin 24-Week rate: 38% 2-year rate: 27% 47
Nivolumab 5 mg/kg with paclitaxel–carboplatin 24-Week rate: 51% 2-year rate: 62% 43
CheckMate 01281 Nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks with ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every 12 weeks I First line 77 Advanced NSCLC 8.1 Not reached 38
Nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks with ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every 6 weeks 3.9 Not reached 47
KEYNOTE 02182 Paclitaxel–carboplatin I/II First line 123 Advanced NSCLC, no EGFR or ALK mutation 8.9 20.9 32
Pembrolizumab with paclitaxel–carboplatin 19.0 (HR: 0.54; p=0.0067) Not reached (HR: 0.59; p=0.0344) 57
KEYNOTE 02183 Pembrolizumab with pemetrexed–carboplatin II First line 123 Advanced nonsquamous NSCLC, no EGFR or ALK mutation 13.0 13 55
Pemetrexed–carboplatin 8.9 (HR: 0.53; p=0.01) 14 (HR: 0.90; p=0.39) 29
KEYNOTE 18984 Pembrolizumab with pemetrexed–platinum agent III First line 616 Advanced nonsquamous NSCLC, no EGFR or ALK mutations 8.8 Not reached 48
Pemetrexed-platinum agent 4.9 (HR: 0.52; p<0.001) 11.3 (HR: 0.49; p<0.001) 19