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Table 2 Univariate analysis (PFS) of the pooled dataset including real-world and clinical trial patients

From: Individual patient data to allow a more elaborated comparison of trial results with real-world outcomes from second-line immunotherapy in NSCLC

Variable

n

OR (95%CI)

P-value

Population

 Trial patients

292

Reference

 

 Real-world patients

141

0.82 (0.66-1.03)

0.088

Age (years)

  < 70

349

Reference

 

  ≥ 70

84

1.21 (0.94-1.56)

0.146

Gender

 Male

225

Reference

 

 Female

208

1.02 (0.83-1.25)

0.852

Stage

 IV

413

Reference

 

 IIIB

20

0.72 (0.42-1.22)

0.221

ECOG PS

 0

128

Reference

 

 1

298

1.32 (1.05-1.66)

0.018

 2

7

1.68 (0.78-3.62)

0.182

Presence of brain metastases

 No

374

Reference

 

 Yes

59

0.95 (0.7-1.29)

0.749

Histology tumor

 Adenocarcinoma

400

Reference

 

 Large cell carcinoma

15

1.18 (0.68-2.06)

0.558

 Adenosquamous

3

1.15 (0.37-3.59)

0.808

 Other

11

0.97 (0.48-1.97)

0.943

 Not otherwise specified (NOS)

3

1.74 (0.56-5.44)

0.339

PD-L1 expression

  < 1%

141

Reference

 

 1-49%

86

0.85 (0.63-1.14)

0.272

  > 50%

76

0.53 (0.39-0.74)

< 0.001

 Unknown

130

0.93 (0.72-1.21)

0.601

  1. ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Score, PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1, OR Odds Ratio