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. 2021 Jul;10(7):3093–3105. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-197

Table 3. Efficacy data in different lines of treatment.

Parameters 1st line CTx+ICI 2nd line R+D 3rd line
N=77 N=77 N=20
Number of cycles; mean (95% CI) 9.0 (7.4–10.6) 6.0 (5.1–7.0)
   Of those
    Maintenance CTx+ICI 2.0 (1.2–2.8) 2.1 (1.3–3.0)
    Maintenance ICI mono 3.5 (2.0–5.0)
    Ramucirumab mono
ORR; N (%)
   CR 3 (3.9)
   PR 36 (46.8) 25 (32.5) 2 (2.6)
   SD 23 (29.9) 23 (29.9) 4 (5.2)
   PD 15 (19.5) 23 (29.9) 8 (10.4)
   n.r. 6 (7.8) 6 (7.8)
2nd line ongoing 15 (19.5);
no further therapy 42 (54.5)
DOR; median (95% CI) 8.7 (6.3–11.0) 6.4 (5.4–7.4)
PFS; median (95% CI) (months) 5.8 (5.0–6.6) 3.9 (3.1–4.6)
PFS according to subgroups
   Histology
    Adenocarcinoma 6.0 (5.0–7.0) 3.9 (3.0–4.8)
    Squamous cell carcinoma 5.6 (5.0–6.2) 4.4 (2.3–6.4)
   PD-L1
    TPS <1% 4.8 (3.7–6.0) 3.5 (2.6–4.5)
    TPS 1–49% 6.0 (5.6–6.4) 5.1 (3.1–7.1)
    TPS ≥50% 7.2 (7.1–7.3) 12.3 (2.5–22.0)
   KRAS
    Wild-type 6.0 (4.8–7.2) 4.5 (2.6–6.4)
    Mutated 4.8 (3.2–6.3) 2.8 (1.7–3.9)
OS from line of thx; median (95%CI) (months) 15.5 (12.2–18.9) 7.5 (5.1–10.0) 3.4 (2.6–4.2)

TPS, tumor proportional score on immunohistochemistry; DOR, duration of response.