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Table 2 Treatment line characteristics (n = 871), grouped by no ST (None), mild ST, and severe ST

From: Revisiting the association between skin toxicity and better response in advanced cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

 

None

Mild

Severe

P

n (%)

617 (70.8)

191 (22.0)

63 (7.2)

 

Cancer (%)

 Melanoma

257 (41.7)

86 (45.0)

44 (69.8)

<0.001

 Brain

20 (3.2)

3 (1.6)

1 (1.6)

 

 Breast

31 (5.0)

7 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

 

 Genitourinary

17 (2.8)

9 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

 

 Head and neck

25 (4.1)

4 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

 

 Kidney

26 (4.2)

15 (7.9)

6 (9.5)

 

 Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts

25 (4.1)

7 (3.7)

2 (3.2)

 

 Lung

131 (21.2)

47 (24.6)

6 (9.5)

 

 Mesothelial and soft tissue

26 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

 Ovarian and fallopian tube

13 (2.1)

5 (2.6)

1 (1.6)

 

 Pancreatic

8 (1.3)

1 (0.5)

1 (1.6)

 

 Non-melanoma skin

23 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

 Stomach

9 (1.5)

4 (2.1)

1 (1.6)

 

 Uterine

6 (1.0)

3 (1.6)

1 (1.6)

 

ICI treatment category (%)

   

0.017

 Anti-CTLA-4

63 (10.2)

23 (12.0)

17 (27.0)

 

 Anti-CTLA-4 + Anti-PD-1

123 (19.9)

39 (20.4)

14 (22.2)

 

 Anti-PD-1

402 (65.2)

122 (63.9)

31 (49.2)

 

 Anti-PD-L1

25 (4.1)

7 (3.7)

1 (1.6)

 

 Other

4 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Adjuvant vs metastatic (%)

   

0.301

 Adjuvant

44 (7.1)

21 (11.0)

8 (12.7)

 

 Metastatic

572 (92.7)

171 (89.0)

55 (87.3)

 

 Neo-adjuvant

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Response to treatment (%)

   

<0.001

 Complete response

68 (11.4)

41 (21.7)

8 (13.1)

 

 Partial response

104 (17.4)

57 (30.2)

17 (27.9)

 

 Stable disease

99 (16.5)

37 (19.6)

13 (21.3)

 

 Progression of disease

328 (54.8)

54 (28.6)

23 (37.7)

 

 Hospitalization due to toxicity = Yes (%)

57 (9.2)

13 (6.8)

4 (6.3)

0.469

 Discontinued due to toxicity = Yes (%)

87 (14.1)

21 (11.0)

18 (28.6)

0.002

 Discontinued due to progression of disease = Yes (%)

409 (66.3)

84 (44.0)

29 (46.0)

<0.001