Table 1: Clinical trials assessing PD-1 or PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors as monotherapy in NSCLC.

Clinical Trials Lines of Treatment Phase Sample Size ORR (%) PFS (Months) OS (Months) AEs ≥ 3 (%)
KEYNOTE 10: Pembrolizumab vs. Docetaxel ≥ 2 Two 1034
*Total Population 18 vs. 18 vs. 9 3.9 vs. 4.0 vs. 4.0 10.4 vs. 12.7 vs. 8.5 13 vs. 16 vs. 35
PD-L1 ≥ 50% 30 vs. 29 vs. 8 5.0 vs. 5.2 vs. 4.1 14.9 vs. 17.3 vs. 8.2
KEYNOTE 024: Pembrolizumab vs. Chemotherapy 1 Three 305 45.5 vs. 29.8 10.3 vs. 6.0 24 mths OS - 51.5% vs. 34.5% 21.4 vs. 20.7
PD-L1 ≥ 50%
Checkmate 017 (sq-NSCLC): Nivolumab vs. Docetaxel ≥ 2 Three 260 20 vs. 9 3.5 vs. 2.8 9.2 vs. 6.0 7 vs. 54
1 yr OS - 80.2% vs. 72.4%
Checkmate 057 (nonsq-NSCLC): Nivolumab vs. Docetaxel ≥ 2 Three 582 19 vs. 12 2.3 vs. 4.2 12.2 vs. 9.4 10 vs. 54
18 mths OS: 39% vs. 23%
Checkmate 026: Nivolumab vs. Platinum-doublet 1 Three 541 26 vs. 34 4.2 vs. 5.9 14.2 vs. 13.2 18 vs. 51
OAK: Atezolizumab vs. Docetaxel ≥ 2 Three 850
Total Population 14 vs. 13 2.8 vs. 4.0 13.8 vs. 9.6 15 vs. 43
PD-L1 ≥ 1% 15.7 vs. 10.3
Undetectable PD-L1 12.6 vs. 8.9
ATLANTIC: Single-arm Durvalumab ≥ 2 Two 10.2
Cohort 2 - PD-L1 ≥ 25% 149 16.4 3.3 10.9
PD-L1 ≤ 25% 94 7.5 1.9 9.3
Cohort 3 - PD-L1 ≥ 90% 67 30.9 2.4 NR

ORR: Overall Response Rate; PFS: Progression Free Survival; OS: Overall Survival; AEs: Adverse Effects; NR: Not reached.

*Pembrolizumab 2 mg/kg vs. Pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg vs. Docetaxel 75 mg/m2.