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. 2021 Mar 24;12(3):164–182. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i3.164

Table 4.

Phase III first line metastatic immunotherapy + chemotherapy


IMpassion130 (PD-L1 inhibitor)
Keynote-355 (PD1 inhibitor)
IMpassion131 (PD-L1 inhibitor)
Drugs Atezolizumab/nab-paclitaxel vs placebo/nab-paclitaxel Pembrolizumab + chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel or paclitaxel or gemcitabine/carboplatin vs placebo + chemo Atezolizumab/paclitaxel vs placebo/paclitaxel
ITT (N) 451 vs 451 (1:1 randomisation) 566 vs 281 (2:1 randomisation) 430 vs 221 (2:1 randomisation)
Inclusion ≥ 1 yr DFI ≥ 6 mo DFI ≥ 1 yr DFI
PD-L1 status IC [positive (≥ 1%) vs negative (< 1%)] CPS [positive (≥ 1%) vs negative (< 1%)] IC [positive (≥ 1%) vs negative (< 1%)]
SP142 antibody ventana platform PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx kit SP142 antibody ventana platform
Primary endpoints PFS and OS in ITT population PFS and OS by PD-L1 status (CPS ≥ 10 and ≥ 1) in ITT PFS and OS in PD-L1 positive cohort
Median FU 18.0 mo (ASCO 2019) 25.9 mo and 26.3 mo (ASCO 2020) 8.6 and 9 mo (ESMO 2020)
PFS in PD-L1 + 7.5 mo vs 5 mo 9.6 mo vs 5.6 mo 5.7 mo vs 5.6 mo
OS in PD-L1 + 25.4 mo vs 17.9 mo Awaited 22.1 mo vs 28.3 mo

PD-1: Programmed death 1; PD-L1: Programmed death-ligand 1; ITT: Intention-to-treat; DFI: Disease Free Interval; IHC: Immunohistochemistry; OS: Overall survival; ASCO: American Society of Clinical Oncology; ESMO: European Society of Medical Oncology; PFS: Progression free survival; CPS: Combined positive score.