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. 2019 May;11(5):1919–1928. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.102

Table 5. Response to anti-PD-1 treatment of NSCLC with/without irTD.

Variables All patients (n=132) TTF-1-positive NSCLC (n=67) TTF-1-negative NSCLC (n=65)
With irTD (n=19) Without irTD (n=113) P value With irTD (n=6) Without irTD (n=61) P value With irTD (n=13) Without irTD (n=52) P value
Response, No. [%]
   Complete response 0 2 [2] 0 2 [3] 0 0
   Partial response 9 [47] 31 [27] 3 [50] 15 [25] 6 [46] 16 [31]
   Stable disease 6 [32] 11 [10] 1 [17] 2 [3] 5 [38] 9 [17]
   Progressive disease 4 [21] 69 [61] 2 [33] 42 [69] 2 [15] 27 [52]
Objective response rate 47% 29% 0.181 50% 28% 0.353 46% 31% 0.336
Disease control rate 79% 39% 0.002 67% 31% 0.171 85% 48% 0.027

anti-PD-1, anti-programmed cell death protein-1; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; irTD, immune-related thyroid dysfunction; TTF-1, thyroid transcription factor-1.