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. 2021 Nov 7;27(41):7190–7206. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i41.7190

Table 4.

Clinical characteristics and frequency of each type of immune-related adverse event in patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma and malignant melanoma

Characteristic
NSCLC, n = 209
MM, n = 130
Age, yr 66 ± 11 66 ± 13
Sex, n (%)
Male 143 (68.4) 75 (57.7)
Female 66 (31.6) 55 (42.3)
BMI, kg/m2 21.7 ± 3.4 22.4 ± 4.3
ECOG PS, n
0-1 184 119
2-3 25 11
Drugs, n (%)
Nivolumab 61 (29.2) 58 (44.6)
Pembrolizumab 87 (41.6) 35 (26.9)
Atezolizumab 61 (29.2) 0 (0.0)
Ipilimumab 0 (0.0) 27 (20.8)
Nivolumab + ipilimumab 0 (0.0) 10 (7.7)
History of ICI use, n (%) 11 (5.3) 34 (26.2)
Follow-up, d 365 ± 335 466 ± 419
Total irAEs, n (%)
GI-irAEs 9 (4.3) 13 (10.0)
Liver-irAEs 7 (3.3) 13 (10.0)
Lung-irAEs 10 (4.8) 11 (8.5)
Skin-irAEs 9 (4.3) 9 (6.9)
Thyroid-irAEs 12 (5.7) 9 (6.9)

BMI: Body mass index; ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; GI: Gastrointestinal; irAE: Immune-related adverse event; ICI: Immune checkpoint inhibitor; MM: Malignant melanoma; NSCLC: Non-small cell lung carcinoma.