PMID- 31191023 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1179-1322 (Print) IS - 1179-1322 (Electronic) IS - 1179-1322 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2019 TI - Efficacy and safety of programmed death 1 inhibitors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis. PG - 4619-4630 LID - 10.2147/CMAR.S193394 [doi] AB - Objective: This study aims to perform systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials that compare the efficacy and safety of programmed death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors versus chemotherapy alone in previously untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and methods: Several databases, including Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Web of Science, were searched. The main outcome measures included overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and adverse events (AEs). Results: The results of meta-analysis are expressed as the hazard ratio (HR) or risk ratio (RR) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The final analysis included six trials for 3,930 patients. PD-1 inhibitors led to a statistically superior survival benefit over chemotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC. OS was longer in patients who received PD-1 inhibitors (HR =0.71, 95% CI =0.62-0.74, P=0.000). Furthermore, PD-1 inhibitors had significantly higher objective response rate than chemotherapy (RR =0.20,95% CI =0.17-0.23, P=0.000). Meta-analysis showed that the AEs of any grade with PD-1 inhibitors were lower than those with chemotherapy (RR =0.78; 95% CI =0.75-0.81, P=0.000). Conclusion: PD-1 inhibitors showed a clinically meaningful survival benefit and an improved safety profile in patients with previously treated NSCLC. FAU - Liu, Yi AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhou, Sijing AU - Zhou S AD - Hefei Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Du, Yongsheng AU - Du Y AD - Department of General Medicine, Hefei Second People's Hospital, Hefei 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Sun, Li AU - Sun L AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Jiang, Huihui AU - Jiang H AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Binbin AU - Zhang B AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Sun, Gengyun AU - Sun G AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Ran AU - Wang R AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190521 PL - New Zealand TA - Cancer Manag Res JT - Cancer management and research JID - 101512700 PMC - PMC6535411 OTO - NOTNLM OT - efficacy OT - lung cancer OT - programmed death 1 OT - safety COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2019/06/14 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/14 06:01 PMCR- 2019/05/21 CRDT- 2019/06/14 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 193394 [pii] AID - 10.2147/CMAR.S193394 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancer Manag Res. 2019 May 21;11:4619-4630. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S193394. eCollection 2019.