Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the 1 L ARROW trial participants given pralsetinib and Flatiron EDM cohort given 1 L pembrolizumab, and 1 L pembrolizumab with chemotherapy without adjustment; balanced variables are those with SMD < 0.1.

From: Addressing challenges with real-world synthetic control arms to demonstrate the comparative effectiveness of Pralsetinib in non-small cell lung cancer

 

Level

Pembrolizumab

Pralsetinib

SMD

Pembrolizumab with chemotherapy

Pralsetinib

SMD

N

 

686

109

 

1270

109

 

Age (%)

<65

197 (28.7)

65 (59.6)

0.655

508 (40.0)

65 (59.6)

0.4

>=65

489 (71.3)

44 (40.4)

762 (60.0)

44 (40.4)

Sex (%)

F

375 (54.7)

59 (54.1)

0.011

569 (44.8)

59 (54.1)

0.187

M

311 (45.3)

50 (45.9)

701 (55.2)

50 (45.9)

Smoking history at baseline (%)

History of smoking

628 (91.5)

43 (39.4)

1.31

1144 (90.1)

43 (39.4)

1.25

No history of smoking

58 (8.5)

66 (60.6)

126 (9.9)

66 (60.6)

ECOG (%)

0

230 (33.5)

34 (31.2)

0.05

512 (40.3)

34 (31.2)

0.191

1

456 (66.5)

75 (68.8)

758 (59.7)

75 (68.8)

Time from initial diagnosis to first dose (months) (median [IQR])

 

1.41 [0.92, 2.85]

1.74 [1.25, 2.30]

0.054

1.18 [0.76, 1.84]

1.74 [1.25, 2.30]

0.148

Stage at initial diagnosis (%)

STAGE I, II, or III

192 (28.0)

17 (15.6)

0.304

204 (16.1)

17 (15.6)

0.013

STAGE IV

494 (72.0)

92 (84.4)

1066 (83.9)

92 (84.4)

Race (%)

White

493 (71.9)

54 (49.5)

0.612

883 (69.5)

54 (49.5)

0.573

Other

123 (17.9)

49 (45.0)

248 (19.5)

49 (45.0)

Unknown

70 (10.2)

6 (5.5)

139 (10.9)

6 (5.5)

Brain/CNS metastasis only (%)

0

597 (87.0)

79 (72.5)

0.368

1090 (85.8)

79 (72.5)

0.333

1

89 (13.0)

30 (27.5)

180 (14.2)

30 (27.5)