Table 2.
Pooled relative risk of all grade and high grade irAEs for nivolumab vs chemotherapy
All grade irAEs | No. of trials | Pooled RR (95% CI) | Pooled RR | p Value | High grade irAEs | No. of trials | Pooled RR (95% CI) | Pooled RR | p Value |
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Total incidence | 4 | 0.728–0.805 | 0.765 | 0.000 | Total incidence | 4 | 0.149–0.324 | 0.220 | 0.000 |
Discontinuation | 1 | 0.454–1.180 | 0.732 | 0.200 | Discontinuation | 1 | 0.657–2.254 | 1.217 | 0.533 |
Fatigue | 4 | 0.440–0.627 | 0.525 | 0.000 | Fatigue | 4 | 0.103–0.418 | 0.208 | 0.000 |
Rash | 3 | 0.647–4.516 | 1.71 | 0.279 | Rash | 3 | 0.248–5.904 | 1.210 | 0.814 |
Nausea | 3 | 0.221–0.534 | 0.344 | 0.000 | Nausea | 3 | 0.107–1.447 | 0.394 | 0.160 |
Vomiting | 1 | 0.144–0.422 | 0.246 | 0.000 | Vomiting | 1 | 0.005–1.611 | 0.090 | 0.102 |
Decreased appetite | 4 | 0.345–0.643 | 0.471 | 0.000 | Decreased appetite | 4 | 0.071–1.387 | 0.315 | 0.127 |
Constipation | 1 | 0.148–0.633 | 0.306 | 0.001 | Constipation | 1 | – | – | – |
Diarrhea | 3 | 0.231–1.172 | 0.52 | 0.115 | Diarrhea | 3 | 0.178–1.424 | 0.504 | 0.196 |
Pneumonia | 1 | 0.729–224.957 | 12.803 | 0.081 | Pneumonia | 1 | – | – | – |
Arthralgia | 1 | 0.294–1.995 | 0.766 | 0.585 | Arthralgia | 1 | – | – | – |
Neutrophil count decreased | 2 | 0.018–0.111 | 0.045 | 0.000 | Neutrophil count decreased | 2 | 0.004–0.149 | 0.025 | 0.000 |
Neutropenia | 4 | 0.005–0.144 | 0.028 | 0.000 | Neutropenia | 4 | 0.005–0.066 | 0.019 | 0.000 |
Anemia | 4 | 0.075–0.161 | 0.11 | 0.000 | Anemia | 4 | 0.024–0.228 | 0.075 | 0.000 |
Leukopenia | 3 | 0.028–0.435 | 0.11 | 0.002 | Leukopenia | 3 | 0.012–0.225 | 0.053 | 0.000 |
WBC count decreased | 1 | 0.059–0.225 | 0.116 | 0.000 | WBC count decreased | 1 | 0.113–0.253 | 0.169 | 0.000 |