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Table 1 Baseline clinicopathologic characteristics of patients

From: Use of targeted next generation sequencing to characterize tumor mutational burden and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in small cell lung cancer

  

Total

N = 52 (%)

TMB high

(>  9.68 mut/Mb)

N = 26 (%)

TMB low

(≤ 9.68 mut/Mb)

N = 26 (%)

P-valuea

Age

Median

65

63.5

67.5

0.18

Range

43–84

47–84

43–83

Sex

Male

25 (48.1)

10 (38.5)

15 (57.7)

0.27

Female

27 (51.9)

16 (61.5)

11 (42.3)

Smoking Status

Current/Former

49 (94.2)

26 (100)

23 (88.5)

0.24

Never

3 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (11.5)

EGFR status

Mutant

3 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (11.5)

0.24

Wild type

49 (94.2)

26 (100)

23 (88.5)

Stage at Diagnosis

Extensive

34 (65.4)

15 (57.7)

19 (73.1)

0.38

Limited

18 (34.6)

11 (42.3)

7 (26.9)

ECOG PS

0

7 (13.5)

3 (11.5)

4 (15.4)

0.24b

1

28 (53.8)

17 (65.4)

11 (42.3)

2

15 (28.8)

5 (19.2)

10 (38.5)

3

2 (3.8)

1 (3.8)

1 (3.8)

Response to platinum doublet

Platinum sensitive

26 (50.0)

15 (57.7)

11 (42.3)

0.41c

Platinum resistant

19 (36.5)

10 (38.5)

9 (34.6)

Platinum refractory

7 (13.5)

1 (3.8)

6 (23.1)

Treatment received

PD-1-monotherapyd

31 (59.6)

17 (65.4)

14 (53.8)

0.57

PD-1 + CTLA-4

21 (40.4)

9 (34.6)

12 (46.2)

Treatment setting

Clinical trial

22 (42.3)

14 (53.8)

8 (30.8)

0.16

Commercial

30 (57.7)

12 (46.2)

18 (69.2)

Line of therapy

2

29 (55.8)

18 (69.2)

11 (42.3)

0.09e

3

15 (28.8)

6 (23.1)

9 (34.6)

≥ 4

8 (15.4)

2 (7.7)

6 (23.1)

Brain metastasis prior to immunotherapy

Yes

17 (32.7)

7 (26.9)

10 (38.5)

0.56

No

35 (67.3)

19 (73.1)

16 (61.5)

  1. Abbreviations: ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
  2. aP values are comparing TMB high and TMB low columns
  3. bECOG PS: 0–1 vs ≥ 2
  4. cPlatinum sensitivity: platinum sensitive vs platinum resistant/refractory
  5. dOne patient received anti PD-1 agent pembrolizumab in combination with a PIK3CA inhibitor; the remainder of patients received PD-1 monotherapy
  6. eLine of therapy: 2 vs ≥ 2