Response rates to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies in NSCLC and selected malignancies according to PD-L1 positivity

StudyAntibodyTumor typePD-L1 cutoffNResponse (%)
Nivolumab
 Topalian et al. [10]5H1Multiple≥5 %2536
<5 %170
 Gettinger et al. [11]28-8NSCLC≥5 %3315
<5 %3514
 Rizvi et al. [13]28-8Squamous NSCLC≥5 %2524
<5 %5114
 Brahmer et al. [14]28-8Squamous NSCLC≥5 %4221
<5 %7515
 Borghaei et al. [15]28-8Non-squamous NSCLC≥5 %9534
<5 %13614
 Hodi et al. [56]28-8Melanoma≥5 %1844
<5 %2313
 Robert et al. [57]28-8Melanoma≥5 %7453
<5 % or indet13633
 Weber et al. [58]28-8Melanoma (ipilimumab refractory)≥5 %5544
<5 %6420
 Larkin et al. [59]28-8Melanoma≥5 %8058
<5 %20841
Pembrolizumab
 Garon et al. [16]22C3NSCLC≥50 %11941
<50 %23713
 Herbst et al. [17]22C3NSCLC≥50 %29030
1–49 %40010
 Kefford et al. [60]22C3Melanoma≥1 %5551
<1 %166
 Puzanov et al. [61]22C3Melanoma (ipilimumab refractory)≥1 %19326
<1 %9315
 Robert et al. [62]22C3Melanoma≥1 %896NR (PFS HR 0.53)
<1 %197NR (PFS HR 0.67–0.76)
Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A)
 Spigel et al. [63]SP142NSCLCTC or IC ≥50 %5326
TC or IC 5–49 %8414
 Spira et al. [20, 64]SP142NSCLCTC or IC ≥50 %2438
TC or IC 1–49 %6912
TC and IC <1 %518
 Besse et al. [65]SP142NSCLCTC or IC ≥50 %30226
TC or IC 5–49 %35710
 Powles et al. [66]SP142UrothelialTC or IC ≥5 %3043
TC and IC <5 %3511
 Rosenberg et al. [67]SP142UrothelialTC or IC ≥5 %10026
TC and IC 1–5 %10711
TC and IC <1 %1038
 Herbst et al. [21]SP142MultipleTC or IC ≥50 %3346
TC or IC 1–49 %5719
TC and IC <1 %6013
Durvalumab (MEDI4736)
 Rizvi et al. [68]SP263NSCLC≥25 %8427
<25 %925
 Segal et al. [69]SP263HNSCC≥25 %2218
<25 %378
Avelumab (MSB0010718C)
 Gulley et al. [70]?NSCLC≥5 %12215
<5 %2010
 Apolo et al. [71]?Urothelial≥5 %1040
<5 %229