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.