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Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics in the full study populations and the biomarker study eligible populations

From: A whole-blood RNA transcript-based gene signature is associated with the development of CTLA-4 blockade-related diarrhea in patients with advanced melanoma treated with the checkpoint inhibitor tremelimumab

 

Discovery

Validation

Full study population

Biomarker population

Full study population

Biomarker population

Number of patients

250

150

328

210

Age, median (range) years

53 (18–89)

53 (18–89)

57 (22–90)

59 (22–90)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

151 (60%)

94 (63%)

190 (58%)

117 (56%)

 Female

99 (40%)

56 (37%)

138 (42%)

93 (44%)

Objective Response, n (%)

 Partial response

16 (7%)

20 (13%)

36 (11%)

28 (13%)

 Stable disease or progressive disease

235 (93%)

130 (87%)

292 (89%)

182 (87%)

Grade of diarrhea

 Any grade

99 (39%)

60 (40%)

166 (51%)

92 (44%)

 Grade 2–4

50 (20%)

21 (14%)

89 (27%)

56 (27%)

 Grade 3–4

37 (15%)

9 (6%)

60 (18%)

27 (13%)

 Prior chemotherapy

Yes

Yes

No

No

One year survival n (%)

 Patient alive at one year

100 (40%)

43 (29%)

170 (52%)

118 (56%)

 Patient deceased at one year

150 (60%)

107 (71%)

158 (48%)

92 (44%)

Stages of Disease

 IIIB and IIIC

8 (3%)

5 (3%)

20 (6%)

13 (6%)

 IV M1A

27 (11%)

16 (11%)

46 (14%)

35 (17%)

 IV M1B

52 (21%)

30 (20%)

75 (23%)

49 (23%)

 IV M1C

164 (65%)

99 (66%)

187 (57%)

113 (54%)

Live in United States n (%)

 U.S.

114 (46%)

62 (41%)

62 (19%)

44 (21%)

 Non-U.S.

136 (54%)

88 (59%)

266 (81%)

166 (795)