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. 2019 Feb;11(2):521–534. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.19

Table S3. Published meta-analyses on immunotherapy-induced pneumonitis.

First author, year Studies Patients Cancer types Results: all studies Results: only NSCLC Results: among anti-PD-1
Abdel-Rahman, 2016 (29) 11 6,671 All AGP: OR =3.96 (95% CI, 2.02–7.79); HGP: OR =2.87 (95% CI, 0.90–9.20) AGP: OR =3.25
(95% CI, 1.51–7.00)
NR
Costa, 2017 (30) 9 5,353 All AGP: RR =2.28 (95% CI, 0.76–6.88) NR NR
Khunger, 2017 (28) 19 5,038 NSCLC NR NR AGP (anti-PD-1) =3.62 (95% CI, 2.36–4.87); HGP (anti-PD-1) =1.15 (95% CI, 0.57–1.73); AGP (anti-PD-L1) =1.37 (95% CI, 0.80–1.94); HGP (anti-PD-L1) =0.41 (95% CI, 0.00–0.85)
Wu, 2017 (26) 16 6,360 All AGP =3.29% (95% CI, 2.72–3.98); HGP =1.65% (95% CI, 1.25–2.16) AGP =4.27% (95% CI, 3.26–5.58);
HGP =2.04% (95% CI, 1.37–3.03)
AGP (anti-PD-1 vs. CTH): OR =3.90 (95% CI, 1.93–7.85); HGP (anti-PD-1 vs. CTH): OR =3.55 (95% CI, 1.29–9.76)

NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; AGP, all-grade pneumonitis; HGP, high-grade pneumonitis; NR, not reported.