Table 4

Characteristics of included studies in systematic review and meta-analysis

First authorTrial name/cohort nameYearNo. of patients with metastatic UCImmune checkpoint blockade treatmentMedian follow-up time (months)Method for FGFR3 mutationSurvival outcomes
(HR (95% CI))
Pathological responses
FGFR3-mutatedFGFR3-wildtypeFGFR3-mutatedFGFR3-wildtype
Wang et al24CheckMate275201915124Nivo7.0DNA sequencingOS: 1.84 (0.96 to 3.51)CR: 1
PR: 2
SD: 1
PD: 10
CR: 9
PR: 17
SD: 27
PD: 51
Wang et al24IMVigor210201949225Atezo11.7DNA sequencingOS: 1.27 (0.84 to 1.92)CR: 1
PR: 11
SD: 7
PD: 25
CR: 20
PR: 28
SD: 37
PD: 108
Samstein et al36MSKCC cohort (mBC)201929118Atezo/Ave/Durva/
Nivo/Pembro/Ipi/Treme
8.0DNA sequencingOS: 1.25 (0.71 to 2.20)
Samstein et al36MSKCC cohort
(mUTUC and mUUC)
20191240Atezo/Ave/Durva/
Nivo/Pembro/Ipi/Treme
8.0DNA sequencingOS: 1.06 (0.38 to 2.94)
Szabados et al35Clinico-Genomic Database20221332Atezo/Durva/Nivo/Pembro9.4DNA sequencingOS: 1.20 (0.71 to 2.03)
Rose et al3120211786Atezo/Ave/Durva/
Nivo/Pembro
8.8DNA sequencingOS: 1.39 (0.71 to 2.71)
PFS: 1.46 (0.90 to 2.39)
CR: 1
PR: 1
SD: 2
PD: 13
CR: 7
PR: 9
SD: 9
PD: 61
Chawla et al3820222390Atezo/Durva/Nivo/Pembro/Ipi/Treme/Sparta/Lerami14.6DNA sequencingOS: 1.13 (0.66 to 1.91)
PFS: 1.54 (0.94 to 2.51)
Tully et al3720211154Nivo/Pembro/Atezo7.8RT-PCRDSS: 5.42 (0.71 to 41.61)
  • Atezo, atezolizumab; Ave, avelumab; CR, complete response; DSS, disease specific survival; Durva, durvalumab; HR, hazard ratio; Ipi, ipilimumab; Lerami, leramilimab; mBC, metastatic bladder cancer; MSKCC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; mUTUC, metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma; mUUC, metastatic urethral urothelial carcinoma; Nivo, nivolumab; OS, overall survival; PD, progressive disease; Pembro, pembrolizumab; PFS, progression-free survival; PR, partial response; RT-PCR, reverse transcription-PCR; SD, stable disease; Sparta, spartalizumab; Treme, tremelimumab.