Table 3

Univariate and multivariable Cox regression analysis of progression-free survival in three anti-PD-(L)1 treated cohorts with valid TMB, PD-L1, and GMS data (n=156)

VariableUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR95% CIP valueHR95% CIP value
GMS (high vs low)0.290.18 to 0.45 <0.001 0.300.19 to 0.49 <0.001
TMB (high vs low)0.430.30 to 0.63 <0.001
PD-L1 (≥1% vs <1%)0.530.36 to 0.76 0.001 0.640.44 to 0.93 0.020
Gender (male vs female)0.920.60 to 1.400.691
Age (≥65 vs <65 years)1.070.75 to 1.520.721
Smoking (ever vs never)0.560.37 to 0.84 0.006
  • The p values in bold were statistically significant.

  • CI, confidence interval; GMS, genomic mutation signature; HR, hazard ratio; PD-L1, programmed cell death ligand 1; TMB, tumor mutation burden.