Review Article

Combination of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Radiotherapy for Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the 3 studies included in the meta-analysis.

StudyRCT phasePathologyLineAgeMale (%)Treatment comparisonCaseICIRT siteFollow-up of ICI + RT
(months)
HR (95% CI) for ICI + RT
OSPFS

Antonia et al. [12]3NSCLC1<65 y 387 ≥ 65 y 32270.1Receive chemoradiotherapy followed by durvalumab vs. placebo473 vs. 236Dur:10 mg/kg Q2WLung14.50.68
(0.47–0.997)
0.51
(0.41–0.63)

Kwon et al. [10]3Prostate cancer2<70 y 449 ≥ 70 y 350100Receive RT followed by ipilimumab vs. placebo399 vs. 400Ipi:10 mg/kg Q3WBone9.90.85
(0.72–1.00)
0.70
(0.61–0.82)

Theelen et al. [11]2NSCLC1, 2<65 y 31 ≥ 65 y 2857.6Pembrolizumab after radiotherapy vs. pembrolizumab alone36 vs. 40Pem:200 mg/kg Q3WLung23.60.66
(0.37–1.18)
0.71
(0.42–1.18)

Notes: Dur: durvalumab; Ipi: Ipilimumab; Pem: pembrolizumab. HR: hazard ratio; ICI: Immune checkpoint inhibitors; NSCLC: nonsmall-cell lung cancer; ORR: overall response rate; OS: overall survival; PFS: progression-free survival; Q2W: every 2 weeks; Q3W: every 3 weeks; RCT: randomized controlled trials; RT: radiotherapy; y: years.