Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical characteristics.

From: Resistance of melanoma to immune checkpoint inhibitors is overcome by targeting the sphingosine kinase-1

 

Total

N = 32

Low SPHK1 (≤50%)

N = 21

High SPHK1 (>50%)

N = 11

Gender (n = 32)

  

p = 0.4424

 Male

21 (65.6%)

15 (71.4%)

6 (54.5%)

 Female

11 (34.4%)

6 (28.6%)

5 (45.5%)

Age at treatment initiation (n = 32)

  

p = 0.7208

 ≤65 years

13 (40.6%)

8 (38.1%)

5 (45.5%)

 >65 years

19 (59.4%)

13 (61.9%)

6 (54.5%)

Who performance status (n = 31)

  

p = 1.0000

 0

20 (64.5%)

13 (65.0%)

7 (63.6%)

 1

11 (35.5%)

7 (35.0%)

4 (36.4%)

 Missing

1

1

0

Stage (n = 32)

  

p = 0.1378

 IIIc

5 (15.6%)

5 (23.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 IV

5 (15.6%)

4 (19.0%)

1 (9.1%)

 IVa

5 (15.6%)

4 (19.0%)

1 (9.1%)

 IVb

5 (15.6%)

1 (4.8%)

4 (36.4%)

 IVc

12 (37.5%)

7 (33.3%)

5 (45.5%)

Histological subtype

(n = 32)

  

p = 0.5766

 Mucosal

1 (3.1%)

1 (4.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Cutaneous

30 (93.8%)

20 (95.2%)

10 (90.9%)

 Other

1 (3.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (9.1%)

BRAF (n = 31)

  

p = 0.1065

 No

22 (71.0%)

12 (60.0%)

10 (90.9%)

 Yes

9 (29.0%)

8 (40.0%)

1 (9.1%)

 Missing

1

1

0

NRAS (n = 27)

  

p = 0.4475

 No

17 (63.0%)

9 (56.3%)

8 (72.7%)

 Yes

10 (37.0%)

7 (43.8%)

3 (27.3%)

 Missing

5

5

0

Treatment line (n = 32)

  

p = 0.4475

 1

23 (71.9%)

14 (66.7%)

9 (81.8%)

 2

6 (18.8%)

5 (23.8%)

1 (9.1%)

 3

3 (9.4%)

2 (9.5%)

1 (9.1%)

Treatment line (n = 32)

  

p = 0.4414

 <2

23 (71.9%)

14 (66.7%)

9 (81.8%)

 ≥2

9 (28.1%)

7 (33.3%)

2 (18.2%)

DCI (n = 32)

  

p = 0.4250

 Pembrolizumab

22 (68.8%)

13 (61.9%)

9 (81.8%)

 Nivolumab

10 (31.3%)

8 (38.1%)

2 (18.2%)

  1. The chi-squared or Fisher’s exact test was used to compare categorical variable