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Table 1 Characteristics of patients in irAE and non-irAE groups

From: Correlation between immune-related adverse events and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer treated with nivolumab

 

All patients

No. (%)

irAE group

No. (%)

non-irAE group

No. (%)

P-value

Total N

65

14

51

 

Age

  < 65

28 (43.1)

4 (28.6)

24 (47.1)

0.24

  ≥ 65

37 (56.9)

10 (71.4)

27 (52.9)

Sex

 Female

14 (21.5)

6 (42.9)

8 (15.7)

0.06

 Male

51 (78.5)

8 (57.1)

43 (84.3)

ECOG PS

 0

7 (10.8)

4 (28.6)

3 (5.9)

0.03

  ≥ 1

58 (89.2)

10 (71.4)

48 (94.1)

Number of metastatic sites

  < 2

16 (24.6)

3 (21.4)

13 (25.5)

1.00

  ≥ 2

49 (75.4)

11 (78.6)

38 (74.5)

ALP

 Low

31 (47.7)

7 (50.0)

24 (47.1)

1.00

 High

34 (52.3)

7 (50.0)

27 (52.9)

Histologic type

 Intestinal

34 (52.3)

9 (64.3)

25 (49.0)

0.37

 Diffuse

31 (47.7)

5 (35.7)

26 (51.0)

HER2 status

 Positive

13 (20.0)

11 (78.6)

41 (80.4)

1.00

 Negative

52 (80.0)

3 (21.4)

10 (19.6)

Disease status

 Stage IV

32 (49.2)

4 (28.6)

28 (54.9)

0.13

 Recurrence

33 (50.8)

10 (71.4)

23 (45.1)

NLR

 Low (< 4)

37 (56.9)

8 (57.1)

29 (56.9)

0.96

 High (≥4)

28 (43.1)

6 (42.9)

22 (43.1)

Baseline blood cell count median (range)

 WBC (/μL)

3900 (2500–19,900)

4900 (3700–14,300)

6300 (2500–19,900)

0.06

 Neutrophil (/μL)

2570 (1310–18,710)

3210 (2180–9880)

4290 (1310–18,710)

0.06

 Lymphocyte (/μL)

965 (400–3230)

1080 (650–2820)

1080 (650–3230)

0.67

 Eosinophil (/μL)

91 (0–839)

121 (18–684)

91 (0–839)

0.22

 NLR

2.60 (1.00–31.2)

2.92 (1.00–6.33)

3.54 (1.16–31.2)

0.21

  1. ALP alkaline phosphatase, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, irAE immune-related adverse event, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, WBC white blood cell