Characteristics of Patients Comparing IO-Chemotherapy with Chemotherapy in Included Trials

SourcePD-(L)1 DrugbHistologyNo. of patientsaMedian age (years)aMale (%)aPerformance statusaPD-L1 subgroupsa
ITTAs treatedECOG 0 (%)ECOG 1 (%)<1% (%)1–49% (%)≥50% (%)
KEYNOTE-189 2018 [6]Pembrolizumabnonsquamous410 vs 206405 vs 20265 vs 6462 vs 5345 vs 3954 vs 6131 vs 3131 vs 2832 vs 34
IMpower150 2018 [15]Atezolizumabnonsquamous400 vs 400393 vs 39463 vs 6360 vs 6039 vs 4360 vs 5747 vs 5033 vs 3120 vs 19
KEYNOTE-021 2016 [5], 2018 [20]Pembrolizumabnonsquamous60 vs 6359 vs 6263 vs 6337 vs 4140 vs 4658 vs 5435 vs 3732 vs 3733 vs 27
KEYNOTE-407 2018Pembrolizumabsquamous278 vs 281278 vs 28065 vs 6579 vs 8426 vs 3274 vs 6834 vs 3537 vs 3726 vs 26
IMpower131 2018 [17]Atezolizumabsquamous343 vs 340334 vs 33465 vs 6581 vs 8234 vs 3266 vs 6847 vs 5038 vs 3615 vs 14
CheckMate 227 2018 [18]Nivolumabsuqamous and nonsquamous177 vs 186172 vs 18564 vs 6473 vs 6733 vs 3166 vs 68100 vs 1000 vs 00 vs 0

aData presented as “IO-chemotherapy group vs chemotherapy group”

bPembrolizumab (200 mg, Q3W), Atezolizumab (1200 mg, Q3W), Nivolumab (360 mg, Q3W)

Abbreviation: IO immuno-oncology, ITT intention-to-treat