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07 September 2020: Clinical Research

Effect of Comorbidity on Outcomes of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Undergoing Anti-PD1 Immunotherapy

Xianghua Zeng 123CDEG* , Shicong Zhu 12BCD* , Cheng Xu 4CF , Zhongyu Wang 12CD , Xingxing Su 12CD , Dong Zeng 12CD , Haixia Long 12AF* , Bo Zhu 12AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.922576

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922576

Table 3 Baseline and comparison of characteristics in patients with NSCLC based on the Charlson comorbidity index and simplified comorbidity score.

CharacteristicsValueCCISCS
<1 (n=38)≥1 (n=28)P<8 (n=41)≥8 (n=25)P
Age (years)58.5±10.855.9±10.062.1±10.90.01856.1±11.162.5±9.10.019
Sex0.9710.001
 Male52 (78.8%)30 (78.9%)22 (78.6%)27 (65.9%)25 (100%)
 Female14 (21.2%)8 (21.1%)6 (21.4%)14 (34.1%)0
BMI (kg/m)22.8±3.623.0±3.122.6±4.20.73622.8±3.222.8±4.20.991
TNM stages0.2410.878
 III23 (34.8%)11 (28.9%)12 (42.9%)14 (34.1%)9 (36.0%)
 IV43 (65.2%)27 (71.1%)16 (57.1%)27 (65.9%)16 (64.0%)
Pathological type0.6840.888
 Adenocarcinoma39 (59.1%)23 (60.5%)16 (57.1%)25 (61.0%)14 (56%)
 Squamous cell carcinoma24 (36.4%)14 (36.8%)10 (35.7%)14 (34.1%)10 (40.0%)
 Other types3 (4.5%)1 (2.6%)2 (7.2%)2 (4.9%)1 (4.0%)
ECOG PS0.8260.262
 0–164 (97.0%)37 (97.4%)27 (96.4%)39 (95.1%)25 (100%)
 ≥2, n (%)2 (3.0%)1 (3.6%)1 (3.6%)2 (4.9%)0
PD1 inhibitors0.0490.900
 Nivolumab17 (25.8%)6 (15.8%)11 (39.3%)10 (24.4%)7 (28.0%)
 Pembrolizumab23 (34.8%)13 (34.2%)10 (35.7%)14 (34.1%)9 (36.0%)
 Toripalimab26 (39.4%)19 (50.0%)7 (25.0%)17 (41.5%)69 (36.0%)
Smoking history0.840
 Never31 (47.0%)17 (44.7%)14 (50.0%)28 (68.3%)3 (12.0%)
 Ever16 (24.2%)12 (31.6%)7 (25.0%)6 (14.6%)13 (52.0%)
 Current19 (28.8%)9 (23.7%)7 (25.0%)7 (17.1%)9 (36.0%)
Drinking status0.1800.003
 Never53 (80.3%)28 (73.7%)25 (89.3%)38 (92.7%)15 (60.0%)
 Ever5 (7.6%)7 (18.4%)1 (3.6%)1 (2.4%)7 (28.0%)
 Current8 (12.1%)3 (7.9%)2 (7.1%)2 (4.9%)3 (12.0%)
Data are presented as mean±standard deviation or n (%).NSCLC – non-small cell lung cancer; BMI – body mass index; CCI – Charlson comorbidity index; ECOG PS – Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; PD1 – programmed cell death protein 1; SCS – simplified comorbidity score.

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