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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients (n = 39)

From: IL-6 as new prognostic factor in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treated with cemiplimab

Patient characteristics

n (%)

Median age (years)

76.7 (range 39–96)

Gender: female/male

8 (20.5)/31 (79.5)

CNS metastases at baseline

5 (12.2)

Type of anti-PD-1 agent

 Cemiplimab

39 (100)

Line of treatment

 Frist-line treatment

28 (71.8)

 Second-line treatment

11 (28.2)

Type of previous therapy

 Radiotherapy

9 (81.8)

 Targeted therapy

1 (9.1)

 Immunotherapy

1 (9.1)

Response rate at first assessment

 Partial response

15 (38.5)

 Stable disease

10 (25.6)

 Progression disease

14 (35.9)

 Objective response rate

15 (38.5)

 Disease control rate

18 (46.1)

 BORR

17 (44%)

Therapies after PD

 BSC

16 (41)

 chemotherapy

3 (8)

 Lost follow up

3 (8)

Comorbidities

 Myocardial infarction

2 (5)

 Angina/coronary artery disease

12 (31)

 Arrhythmias

9 (23)

 Hypertension

25 (64)

 Respiratory system

1 (3)

 Hepatic

2 (5)

 Renal system

4 (10)

 Diabetes

8 (21)

 Neuromuscular disease

1 (3)

 Malignancy: leukemia and myeloma

2 (5)

 Malignancy: other cancers

8 (12)

 Benign prostatic hyperplasia

4 (10)

 Dyslipidemia

9 (23)

  1. BSC best supportive care, BORR best objective response rate