PMID- 26969107 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170109 LR - 20220419 IS - 1879-0461 (Electronic) IS - 1040-8428 (Linking) VI - 101 DP - 2016 May TI - Correlation between PD-L1 expression and outcome of NSCLC patients treated with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents: A meta-analysis. PG - 75-85 LID - S1040-8428(16)30047-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.03.007 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: A meta analysis of the correlation between PD-L1 levels and outcomes of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been performed. METHODS: Eligible studies included those evaluating PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in advanced NSCLC and correlating the outcomes to PD-L1 levels. RESULTS: The search strategy yielded 250 potentially relevant citations from searched databases. After preclusion of ineligible studies, 12 studies were included. Comparing PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors to docetaxel in second line treatment, the pooled hazard ratio (HR) for progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was 0.75 (95% CI 0.62-0.90; p=0.002) and 0.61 (95% CI 0.50-75; p=0.00001) respectively; while the pooled odds ratio (OR) for objective response rate (ORR) was 1.98 (95% CI 1.28-3.07; p=0.002) in the PD-L1>1% population. Moreover, for PD-L1>1% patients versus PD-L1<1% patients treated with PD-1/PD-L1 targeted agents, the OR of ORR was 2.18 (95% CI 1.45-3.29; p=0.0002); while for PD-L1>5% patients versus PD-L1<5% patients, it was 2.66 (95% CI 1.74-4.07; p<0.00001); and for PD-L1>10% versus PD-L1<10% patients, it was 3.38 (95% CI 2.23-5.13; p<0.00001); and for PD-L1>50% versus PD-L1<50% patients, it was 3.99 (95% CI 2.81-5.66; p<0.00001). CONCLUSIONS: The current analysis of data indicates that the benefit from PD-1 inhibitors versus docetaxel in second line treatment of NSCLC is limited to the PD-L1>1% subpopulation. Moreover, a possible dose effect relationship between the intensity of PD-L1 staining and the potential benefit from PD-1/PD-L1 targeted agents does exist with higher intensity associated with higher ORR. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Abdel-Rahman, Omar AU - Abdel-Rahman O AD - Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Lotfy Elsayed Street, 11331 Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: omar.abdelrhman@med.asu.edu.eg. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Review DEP - 20160306 PL - Netherlands TA - Crit Rev Oncol Hematol JT - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology JID - 8916049 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (B7-H1 Antigen) RN - 0 (CD274 protein, human) RN - 0 (Taxoids) RN - 15H5577CQD (Docetaxel) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - B7-H1 Antigen/*antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Disease-Free Survival MH - Docetaxel MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Taxoids/therapeutic use MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - NSCLC OT - Nivolumab OT - PD-1 OT - PD-L1 OT - Pembrolizumab EDAT- 2016/03/13 06:00 MHDA- 2017/01/10 06:00 CRDT- 2016/03/13 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/12/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/03/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/01/10 06:00 [medline] AID - S1040-8428(16)30047-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.03.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2016 May;101:75-85. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.03.007. Epub 2016 Mar 6.