Table 3.
Viewpoints of Each Stance About the Adaptation of Chemotherapy Plus Nivolumab as a First-Line Treatment
| Viewpoint | Conflicting Stance | |
|---|---|---|
| Limit Use in CPS ≥ 5 (and MSI-H) | Use Regardless of CPS | |
| Efficacy | Limited survival benefits in CPS < 5 | OS benefit shown in all comers |
| Adverse event | Increased toxicities | Manageable toxicities |
| Post ICI treatment | Availability in later line (Subgroup in Japan) |
Not all can receive later-line or not available |
| Others | Cost performance | Limitations of CPS evaluation (Heterogeneity, sample quality, inter-pathologist variability, difference in antibodies, etc) |
| Japanese subgroup | No survival benefit in overall all patients in ATTRACTION4 and Japanese subgroup. | – |
Abbreviation: CPS, PD-L1 combined positive score.