Table 1 Patient characteristics.

From: Soluble lymphocyte activation gene-3 (sLAG3) and CD4/CD8 ratio dynamics as predictive biomarkers in patients undergoing immune checkpoint blockade for solid malignancies

Parameter

Study cohort

Cancer patients

n = 84

Gender [%]:

 male-female

64.2–35.7

Age [years, median and range]

67.5 [38–87]

BMI [kg/m2, median and range]

24.1 [15.9–42.3]

Tumor entity (prior / no prior therapy) [%]

 NSCLC

40.5 (41.7 / 37.5)

 Melanoma

13.1 (8.3 / 25.0)

 Urogenital tract

13.1 (11.7 / 16.7)

 GIT

14.3 (16.7 / 8.3)

 Head and neck

10.7 (15.0 / 0.0)

 Other malignancies

8.3 (6.7 / 12.5)

Staging [%]

 UICC III

6.2

 UICC IV

93.8

ECOG PS [%]

 ECOG 0

7.1

 ECOG 1

51.2

 ECOG 2

39.3

 ECOG 3

2.3

Therapeutic agent [%]

 Nivolumab

59.5

 Pembrolizumab

28.5

 Nivolumab/Ipilimumab

6.0

 Other (Avelumab, Durvalumab)

6.0

Smoker status [%]

 Never

9.5

 Yes, ex

39.2

 Yes, present

22.6

 Unknown

28.5

Prior lines of systemic therapy [%]

 0

28.6

 1

50.0

 2

15.5

 3 or more

6.0

Side effects [%]

 Any

39.3

 CTC G3 or higher

11.9

PDL-1 score (prior / no prior therapy) [%]

 ≥50%

21.5 (15.0/37.6)

 10–49%

6.0 (6.7/4.2)

 1–10%

8.4 (8.4/8.4)

 0%

25.0 (31.7/8.3)

 unknown

39.3 (38.3/41.7)

  1. BMI body mass index, ECOG PS “Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group” performance status, NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, GIT gastrointestinal tract, CTC common toxicity criteria.