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. 2020 Dec;9(6):2391–2400. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-20-1252

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the patients.

Characteristics No. of patients (%)
All patients (n=125) IBP group (n=39) Non-IBP group (n=86)
Median age (range), years 59 (33–82) 56 (33–82) 59 (33–79)
Sex
   Male 91 (72.8) 29 (74.4) 62 (72.1)
   Female 34 (27.2) 10 (25.6) 24 (27.9)
ECOG performance status
   0–1 105 (84.0) 36 (92.3) 69 (80.2)
   ≥2 20 (16.0) 3 (7.7) 17 (19.8)
Smoking history
   Ever 75 (60.0) 23 (59.0) 52 (60.5)
   Never 50 (40.0) 16 (41.0) 34 (39.5)
Histology
   Squamous 47 (37.6) 17 (43.6) 30 (34.9)
   Non-squamous 78 (62.4) 22 (56.4) 56 (65.1)
Liver metastases
   Yes 23 (18.4) 5 (12.8) 18 (20.9)
   No 102 (81.6) 34 (87.2) 68 (79.1)
Brain metastases
   Yes 38 (30.4) 10 (25.6) 28 (32.6)
   No 87 (69.6) 29 (74.3) 58 (67.4)
Tumor stage
   IIIB 21 (16.8) 4 (10.3) 17 (19.8)
   IV 104 (83.2) 35 (89.7) 69 (80.2)
EGFR mutation status
   Positive 25 (20.0) 6 (15.4) 19 (22.1)
   Negative 58 (46.4) 24 (61.5) 34 (39.5)
   Unknown 42 (33.6) 9 (23.1) 33 (38.4)
ALK fusion status
   Positive 6 (4.8) 2 (5.1) 4 (4.6)
   Negative 87 (69.6) 30 (76.9) 57 (66.3)
   Unknown 32 (25.6) 7 (18.0) 25 (29.1)
Previous lines of therapy
   1 33 (26.4) 12 (30.8) 21 (24.4)
   2 38 (30.4) 8 (20.5) 30 (34.9)
   ≥3 54 (43.2) 19 (48.7) 35 (40.7)
Best response to previous line
   PR 24 (19.2) 12 (30.8) 12 (14.0)
   SD 49 (39.2) 14 (35.9) 35 (40.7)
   PD 52 (41.6) 13 (33.3) 39 (45.3)
Initial immunotherapy regimen
   Monotherapy 55 (44.0) 12 (30.8) 43 (50.0)
   Combination therapy 70 (56.0) 27 (69.2) 43 (50.0)
      Chemotherapy 43 (34.4) 16 (41.0) 27 (31.4)
      Antiangiogenic therapy 16 (12.8) 7 (17.9) 9 (10.5)
      Chemotherapy and antiangiogenic therapy 11 (8.8) 4 (10.3) 7 (8.1)

ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IBP, immunotherapy beyond progression; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; PD, progressive disease.