Table 3

Pivotal trial outcomes data for US Food and Drug Administration-approved immunotherapies for small-cell lung cancer

TrialInterventionsResults
ORRMedian DOROSMedian PFS
First-line setting
IMpower133 (NCT02763579)179Atezolizumab + carboplatin + etoposide60.2% (95% CI 53.1% to 67.0%)4.2 monthsMedian OS: 12.3 months (95% CI 10.8 to 15.9) (HR vs chemotherapy 0.70; 95% CI 0.54 to 0.91; p=0.007)5.2 months (95% CI 4.4 to 5.6) (HR vs chemotherapy 0.77; 95% CI 0.62 to 0.96; p
=0.02)
Placebo + carboplatin + etoposide64.4% (95% CI 57.3% to 71.0%)3.9 monthsMedian OS: 10.3 months (95% CI 9.3 to 11.3)4.3 months (95% CI 4.2 to 4.5)
CASPIAN (NCT03043872)89Durvalumab + (carboplatin or cisplatin + etoposide)68% (OR vs chemotherapy 1.56; 95% CI 1.10 to 2.22)5.1 monthsMedian OS: 13.0 months (95% CI 11.5 to 14.8) (HR vs chemotherapy 0.73; 95% CI 0.59 to 0.91; p=0.0047)5.1 months (95% CI 4.7 to 6.2) (HR vs chemotherapy 0.78; 95% CI 0.65 to 0.94)
Carboplatin or cisplatin + etoposide58%5.1 monthsMedian OS: 10.3 months (95% CI 9.3 to 11.2)5.4 months (95% CI 4.8 to 6.2)
  • DOR, duration of response; ORR, objective response rate; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival.