Table 2: Clinical trials assessing PD-1 or PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors in combination with other therapy in NSCLC.

Clinical Trials Lines of Treatment Phase Sample Size ORR (%) PFS (Months) OS
Checkmate 012: Nivolumab + PT-DC 1 One 56 46% 6 months Median 19 months
2-year: 25%
Keynote 021: 1 Two
18 months OS:
Pembrolizumab + Carbo + Pem 57 19 70%
Carbo + Pem 32 8.9 56%
Atezolizumab + PT-DC 1 One 37 Not Reported Not Reported
Atezolizumab + Carbo + Paclitaxel 8 60
Atezolizumab + Carbo + Pemetrexed 14 75
Atezolizumab + Carbo + Nab-paclitaxel 15 62
Checkmate 012: Nivo + Ipilimumab 1 One 77
24 weeks (%)
Nivo 3 mg/kg + Ipilimumab 1 mg/kg Q12w 47 68 Not Reported
Nivo 3 mg/kg + Ipilimumab 1 mg/kg Q6w 38 47 Not Reported

ORR: Overall Response Rate; PFS: Progression Free Survival; OS: Overall Survival; AEs: Adverse Effects; PT-DC: Platinum-based doublet chemotherapy; Nivo: Nivolumab; Gem: Gemcitabine; Cis: Cisplatin; Pem: Pemetrexed; Carbo: Carboplatin; SqNSCLC: Squamous non-small cell lung cancer.