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. 2020 Aug 3;5(4):e000763. doi: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000763

Table 5.

Exploration of the abscopal effect: best brain response for the overall brain

All patients (n=15) Group 1
ICI alone (n=10)
Group 3'
ICI plus SRT: patients with more BM than SRT targets (n=5)
Local assessment (n, %)
 PD 3 (20) 1 (10) 2 (40)
 SD 3 (20) 2 (20) 1 (20)
 PR/CR 0 0 0
 Data incomplete 9 (60) 7 (70) 2 (40)
(9 PD prior to 3 months) (7 PD prior to 3 months) (2 PD prior to 3 months)
RECIST V.1.1 (MRI only)
 PD 5 (23) 2 (20) 3 (60)
 SD 0 0 0
 PR 0 0 0
 CR 0 0 0
 Data incomplete 10 (67) 8 (80) 2 (40)
(9 PD prior to 3 months) (7 PD prior to 3 months) (2 PD prior to 3 months)
RANO (MRI, clinical, steroids)
 PD 5 (23) 2 (20) 3 (60)
 SD 0 0 0
 PR 0 0 0
 CR 0 0 0
 Data incomplete 10 (67) 8 (80) 2 (40)
(9 PD prior to 3 months) (7 PD prior to 3 months) (2 PD prior to 3 months)
iRANO (considering MRI only)
 PD 3 (20) 2 (20) 1 (20)
 SD 2 (13) 0 2 (40)
 PR 0 0 0
 CR 0 0 0
 Data incomplete 10 (67) 8 (80) 2 (40)
(9 PD prior to 3 months) (7 PD prior to 3 months) (2 PD prior to 3 months)
iRANO (MRI, clinical, steroids)
 PD 3 (20) 2 (20) 1 (20)
 SD 2 (13) 0 2 (40)
 PR 0 0 0
 CR 0 0 0
 Data incomplete 10 (67) 8 (80) 2 (40)
(9 PD prior to 3 months) (7 PD prior to 3 months) (2 PD prior to 3 months)

BM, brain metastasis; CR, complete response; ICI, immune checkpoint inhibition; iRANO, immunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology; n, number of patients; PD, progressive disease; PR, partial response; RANO, response assessment in neuro-oncology; RECIST, response evaluation criteria in solid tumours; SD, stable disease; SRT, stereotactic radiotherapy.