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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Mar 2;11(7):976–988. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.02.015

Table 3.

Association between EGFR Mutation/KRAS Mutation/ALK Fusion Gene and Efficacy of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Antibody

Study Name (Phase) Histologic Diagnosis Line Agent/Dose N Genetic Alteration and No. Patients OS in overall patients (mo) Genetic Alteration and OS PFS in overall patients (mo) Genetic Alteration and PFS RR in overall patients (%) Genetic Alteration and RR
CheckMate00344 (phase 1) NSCLC Second + Nivolumab
 1 mg/kg every 2 wk
 3 mg/kg every 2 wk
 10 mg/kg every 2 wk
129 EGFR mutant 12 17% EGFR mutant 16.7%
EGFR wild 56 EGFR wild 19.6%
KRAS mutant 21 KRAS mutant 14.3%
KRAS wild 36 KRAS wild 25.0%
CheckMate0579 (phase 3) Non-SqNSCLC Second Nivolumab
 3 mg/kg every 2 wk (vs. docetaxel)
292 (290) EGFR mutant 82 12.2 (0.73a) EGFR mutant 1.18a 2.3 (0.92a) EGFR mutant 1.46a
EGFR wild 340 EGFR wild 0.66a EGFR wild 0.83a
KRAS mutant 62 KRAS mutant 0.52a KRAS mutant 0.82a
KRAS wild 123 KRAS wild 0.98a KRAS wild 1.52a
ALK positive 0 ALK positive ALK positive
ALK negative 243 ALK negative 0.71a ALK negative 0.81a
KEYNOTE01018 (phase 3) PD-L1 + NSCLC Second + Pembrolizumab
 2 mg/kg every 3 wk
 10 mg/kg every 3 wk (vs. docetaxel)
690 (343) EGFR mutant 86 0.67a EGFR mutant 0.88a
EGFR wild 875 EGFR wild 0.66a
Phase 3/4 study of nivolumab45 NSCLC Second + Nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 wk 531 EGFR mutant 55 12% EGFR mutant 16%
EGFR wild 300 EGFR wild 11%
ALK positive 12 ALK positive 8%
ALK négative 299 ALK negative 12%
a

Indicating hazard ratio compared with in the control arm.

EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor gene; KRAS, Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog gene; ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene; PD-1, programmed death protein 1; PD-L1, programmed death ligand 1; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; RR, response rate; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; Non-SqNSCLC, nonsquamous cell non-small cell lung cancer.