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. 2019 Jun 9;10(16):3717–3727. doi: 10.7150/jca.32205

Table 2.

Comparisons showing improvement (>0 months) in overall survival and no improvement (≤0 months) in progression-free survival (n=25)

Reference Disease site Line of therapy Treatment comparison N Median OS (months) Median PFS (months) Study Quality
Allen et al. 201454 SCLC 2 topotecan + ziv-aflibercept 55 4.6 1.4 8
topotecan 51 4.2 1.4
Belani et al. 201655 SCLC 1 cisplatin + etoposide + vismodegib 52 9.8 4.4 6
cisplatin + etoposide 48 8.8 4.4
Bokemeyer et al. 200956 Colorectal 1 FOLFOX4 + cetuximab 170 18.3 7.2 7
FOLFOX4 168 18.0 7.2
Borghaei et al. 201557 NSCLC 2 nivolumab 292 12.2 2.3 6
docetaxel 290 9.4 4.2
Buikhuisen et al. 201658 Mesothelioma 1 axitinib 14 18.9 5.8 4
no treatment 11 18.5 8.3
Govindan et al. 201759, 60 NSCLC 1 chemotherapy + ipilimumab 479 10.9* 5.6 8
chemotherapy + placebo 477 10.7* 5.6
Han et al. 201761 NSCLC 1 gefitinib 41 25.8 5.7 7
pemetrexed + carboplatin 40 24.3 11.9
Herbst et al. 201662 NSCLC 2+ pembrolizumab 2 mg/kg 345 10.4 3.9 7
docetaxel 343 8.5 4.0
Herbst et al. 201662 NSCLC 2+ pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg 346 12.7 4.0 7
docetaxel 343 8.5 4.0
Jonasch et al. 201763 Renal cell 2+ MK-2206 29 23.5 3.7 5
everolimus 14 15.7 6.0
Kawaguchi et al. 201416 NSCLC 2+ erlotinib 150 14.8 2.0 7
docetaxel 151 12.2 3.2
Lee et al. 201364 NSCLC 2 erlotinib 82 22.8 3.8 7
pemetrexed 80 17.7 4.4
Lee et al. 201465 NSCLC 2+ erlotinib 40 3.4 1.6 9
placebo 40 2.9 1.6
NCT0006909566 Colorectal 1 (FOLFOX4 or XELOX) + bevacizumab 699 18.9 8.0 7
(FOLFOX4 or XELOX) + placebo 701 18.1 9.4
NCT0044827967 Breast 2 chemotherapy + trastuzumab 29 26.7 9.4 4
chemotherapy 29 19.1 9.7
NCT0059711668 Mesothelioma 2 vandetanib 14 7.8 1.8 3
vinorelbine 11 6.4 3.8
NCT0088715969 SCLC 1 cisplatin + etoposide + vismodegib 56 9.8 4.4 5
cisplatin + etoposide 56 8.8 4.4
NCT0158598770 Gastric 2 ipilimumab 57 12.7 2.7 5
best supportive care 57 12.1 4.9
Pirker et al. 200971 NSCLC 1 cetuximab + cisplatin + vinorelbine 557 11.3 4.8 7
cisplatin + vinorelbine 568 10.1 4.8
Powles et al. 201772 Bladder Maintenance lapatinib 116 12.6 4.5 9
placebo 116 12.0 5.1
Propper et al. 201473 Pancreatic 2 erlotinib 104 4.0 1.4 9
placebo 103 3.1 1.4
Sanborn et al. 201713 SCLC 1 platinum + etoposide + vandetanib 34 13.2 5.6 8
platinum + etoposide + placebo 33 9.2 5.7
Scagliotti et al. 201074 NSCLC 1 carboplatin + paclitaxel + sorafenib 464 10.7 4.6 10
carboplatin + paclitaxel + placebo 462 10.6 5.4
Vilgrain et al. 201775 Hepatocellular 1 sorafenib 222 9.9 3.7 8
radiotherapy 237 8.0 4.1
Yoon et al. 201676 Esophagogastric 1 modified FOLFOX6 + ramucirumab 84 11.7 6.4 10
modified FOLFOX6 + placebo 84 11.5 6.7

NSCLC=non-small cell lung cancer; SCLC=small cell lung cancer; FOLFOX=fluorouracil + oxaliplatin; XELOX= capecitabine + oxaliplatin

*Survival data for the full cohort were not published, these data are available in the clinicaltrials.gov record