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editorial
. 2021 Jan 26;40(8):1393–1395. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-01611-6

Table 1.

Anti-PD-1 monotherapy approvals with PD-L1 companion diagnostic.

Clinical trials for which only PD-L1+ patients were treated Keytruda in 1L NSCLC KEYNOTE-024
Tecentriq in 1L NSCLC IMpower110
Clinical trials for which relatively few PD-L1− patients were assessed

Keytruda in chemotherapy-resistant cervical cancer

 • 16% PD-L1- pts (N = 16)

KEYNOTE-158 (Cohort E)
Clinical trials demonstrating limited benefit in PD-L1− patients

Keytruda in 2L+ esophageal

 • 1° endpoint met only in PD-L1 selected pts

KEYNOTE-181

Keytruda in 1L SCCHN

 • No benefit vs cetuximab in PD-L1 unselected pts

KEYNOTE-048

Keytruda in 1L urothelial cancer

 • Less benefit vs platinum-based chemo in PD-L1- pts

KEYNOTE-052

KEYNOTE-361

Tecentriq in 1L urothelial cancer pts who are ineligible for platinum-based chemo

 • Less benefit vs platinum-based chemo in PD-L1- pts

IMvigor210

IMvigor130