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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 11.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2020 Feb 13;17(5):300–312. doi: 10.1038/s41571-019-0316-z

Table 3 |.

Clinical features predictive of overall survival benefit

Feature Median OS
Upfront
Age Inconsistent predictive value3,33
Gender Not predictive3,33
Performance status Inconsistent predictive value3,33
LDH Not predictive33
CNS metastasis Inconsistent predictive value3,33
Liver metastasis Possibly predictive3,33
First-line maintenance
Best response to induction Not predictive41
Age Inconsistent predictive value41
Gender Not predictive41
Performance status Not predictive41
LDH Not predictive41
Liver metastasis Not predictive41
Previous PCI Not predictive41
Time from induction chemotherapy Inconsistent predictive value41
Second line or later
Platinum sensitivity Inconsistent predictive value43,45
Previous lines of therapy Not predictive5
Gender Not predictive43,45
Performance status Not predictive43,45
LDH Inconsistent predictive value43
CNS metastasis Not predictive43
Liver metastasis Possibly predictive43
Ethnicity Not predictive43
Stage at diagnosis Not predictive43,45

CNS, central nervous system; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; OS, overall survival; PCI, prophylactic cranial irradiation.