| Literature DB >> 33078904 |
Qigu Yao1, Lihu Gu2, Rong Su1, Bangsheng Chen3, Hongcui Cao1,4.
Abstract
Treatment of multiple malignant solid tumours with programmed death (PD)-1/PD ligand (PD-L) 1 inhibitors has been reported. However, the efficacy and immune adverse effects of combination therapies are controversial. This meta-analysis was performed with PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane Library from their inception until January 2020. Random-effect model was adopted because of relatively high heterogeneity. We also calculated hazard ratio (HR) of progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and risk ratio (RR) of adverse events (AEs), the incidence of grade 3-5 AEs by tumour subgroup, therapeutic schedules and therapy lines. Nineteen articles were selected using the search strategy for meta-analysis. Combined PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors prolonged OS and PFS (HR 0.72, P < 0.001) and (HR 0.66, P < 0.001). In addition, incidence of all-grade and grade 3-5 AEs was not significant in the two subgroup analyses (HR 1.01, P = 0.31) and (HR 1.10, P = 0.07), respectively. Our meta-analysis indicated that combination therapy with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors had greater clinical benefits and adverse events were not increased significantly.Entities:
Keywords: PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors; adverse events; meta-analysis; solid tumours
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33078904 PMCID: PMC7701512 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15991
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cell Mol Med ISSN: 1582-1838 Impact factor: 5.295
Figure 1Flow chart of study selection
Study characteristics
| Author, year | Phase | Tumour | Line | Sample size | Interventions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Control | ||||||
| Antonia 2018 | III | NSCLC | 1L | 476 | 237 | Chemoradiotherapy + Durvalumab | Chemoradiotherapy + Placebo |
| Ascierto 2019 | II | Melanoma | 1L | 60 | 60 | Dabrafenib + Trametinib + Pembrolizumab | Dabrafenib + Trametinib + Placebo |
| Borghaei 2019 | IIIB/IV | NSCLC | 1L | 60 | 63 | Pemetrexed‐carboplatin + Pembrolizumab | Pemetrexed‐carboplatin |
| Eng 2019 | III | Colorectal cancer | 2L | 183 | 90 | Cobimetinib + Atezolizumab | Regorafenib |
| Ferris 2016 | III | Carcinoma of the Head and Neck | 2L | 240 | 121 | Chemotherapy + Nivolumab | Chemotherapy |
| Finn 2020 | III | HCC | 2L | 278 | 135 | BSC + Pembrolizumab | BSC + Placebo |
| Gandhi 2018 | II | NSCLC | 1L | 410 | 206 | Pemetrexed + Platinum‐based drug + Pembrolizumab | Pemetrexed + Platinum‐based drug + Placebo |
| Hodi 2016 | II | Melanoma | 1L | 95 | 47 | Ipilimumab + Nivolumab | Ipilimumab + Placebo |
| Hodi 2018 | III | Melanoma | 1L | 314 | 315 | Ipilimumab + Nivolumab | Ipilimumab |
| Horn 2018 | III | SCLC | 2L | 201 | 202 | Chemotherapy + Atezolizumab | Chemotherapy + Placebo |
| McDermott 2018 | II | RCC | 1L | 101 | 101 | Bevacizumab + Atezolizumab | Sunitinib |
| Motzer 2019 | III | RCC | 1L | 442 | 444 | Axitinib + Avelumab | Sunitinib |
| Paz‑Ares 2018 | III | NSCLC | 1L | 278 | 281 | Chemotherapy + Pembrolizumab | Chemotherapy + Placebo |
| Paz‐Ares 2019 | III | SCLC | 2L | 268 | 269 | Platinum–etoposide + Durvalumab | Platinum–etoposide |
| Reck 2019 | III | NSCLC | 1L | 400 | 400 | Bevacizumab + Chemotherapy + Paclitaxel + Atezolizumab | Bevacizumab + Chemotherapy + Paclitaxel |
| Rini (1) 2019 | III | RCC | 1L | 454 | 461 | Bevacizumab + Atezolizumab | Sunitinib |
| Rini (2) 2019 | III | RCC | 1L | 432 | 429 | Axitinib + Pembrolizumab | Sunitinib |
| Schmid 2020 | III | Breast Cancer | 1L | 451 | 451 | Nab‐paclitaxel + Atezolizumab | Nab‐paclitaxel + Placebo |
| West 2019 | III | NSCLC | 1L | 483 | 240 | Chemotherapy + Atezolizumab | Chemotherapy |
Abbreviations: 1L, first line; 2L, second line or beyond; BSC, best supportive care; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; NSCLC, non–small‐cell lung cancer; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; SCLC, small‐cell lung cancer.
Rini published two articles in the same year. We marked Rini (1) and Rini (2) in order to make a better distinction.
Figure 2Forest Plot of Hazard ratio of OS based on therapeutic schedules in total population
Figure 3Forest Plot of Hazard ratio of OS based on tumour types in total population
Figure 4Forest Plot of Hazard ratio of PFS based on therapeutic schedules in total population
Figure 5Forest Plot of Hazard ratio of PFS based on tumour types in total population
Figure 6Forest Plot of Hazard ratio of grade 3‐5 AEs rates based on therapeutic schedules in total population
Subgroup analysis of the adverse events (AEs)
| Experimental vs. control | No. of studies | RR | 95% CI |
| Heterogeneity ( |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any grade adverse events | 19 | 1.01 | 0.99‐1.02 | .31 | 68 |
| Any grade fatigue | 19 | 0.99 | 0.91‐1.07 | .79 | 48 |
| Any grade nausea | 19 | 0.97 | 0.83‐1.13 | .84 | 84 |
| Any grade diarrhoea | 19 | 1.08 | 0.90‐1.29 | .42 | 87 |
| Any grade decreased appetite | 19 | 0.98 | 0.84‐1.15 | .79 | 72 |
| Any grade vomiting | 17 | 1.05 | 0.83‐1.33 | .67 | 79 |
| Any grade anaemia | 15 | 0.70 | 0.56‐0.88 | .003 | 89 |
| Any grade rash | 14 | 1.46 | 1.28‐1.66 | <.0001 | 21 |
| Any grade constipation | 13 | 1.08 | 0.98‐1.19 | .13 | 0 |
| Any grade asthenia | 13 | 0.92 | 0.82‐1.03 | .15 | 8 |
| 3/4 grade adverse events | 19 | 1.08 | 1.04‐1.12 | <.0001 | 86 |
| 3/4 grade nausea | 19 | 1.06 | 0.74‐1.52 | .76 | 0 |
| 3/4 grade fatigue | 19 | 0.94 | 0.66‐1.35 | .76 | 49 |
| 3/4 grade decreased appetite | 19 | 1.26 | 0.76‐2.08 | .37 | 27 |
| 3/4 grade diarrhoea | 19 | 1.25 | 0.92‐1.68 | .15 | 34 |
| 3/4 grade vomiting | 16 | 0.91 | 0.58‐1.41 | .66 | 0 |
| 3/4 grade anaemia | 15 | 0.71 | 0.51‐0.99 | .04 | 75 |
| 3/4 grade rash | 15 | 1.61 | 0.95‐2.73 | .08 | 0 |
| 3/4 grade asthenia | 13 | 0.87 | 0.61‐1.25 | .46 | 4 |
| 3/4 grade constipation | 13 | 1.63 | 0.70‐3.77 | .26 | 0 |