Review Article

The Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors vs. Chemotherapy for KRAS-Mutant or EGFR-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancers: A Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

StudyClinical trialsPhasePatientsImmune targetExperimental armsControl armsTherapeutic linePrimary outcome

Rittmeyer et al. (2016)OAKIII850PD-L1AtezolizumabDocetaxel>1OS
Borghaei et al. (2015)CHECKMATE 057III582PD-1NivolumabDocetaxel>1OS
Fehrenbacher et al. (2016)POPLARII287PD-L1AtezolizumabDocetaxel>1OS
Socinski et al. (2018)IMPOWER150III692PD-L1Atezolizumab+BCPBCP1PFS
Arrieta et al. (2020)PROLUNGII78PD-1Pembrolizumab+docetaxelDocetaxel1PFS
Patel et al. (2020)PACIFICIII713PD-1Pembrolizumab+docetaxelDocetaxel1PFS
Herbst et al. (2019)KEYNOTE-042II782PD-1PembrolizumabDocetaxel1OS, PFS
Herbst et al. (2016)KEYNOTE-010II/III1033PD-1NivolumabDocetaxelOS
Gadgeel et al. (2019)KEYNOTE-189II616PD-1Pembrolizumab+docetaxelDocetaxel1OS, PFS

BCP: bevacizumab plus carboplatin plus paclitaxel.