Table 1 Characteristics of the patients at baseline

From: Adjuvant nivolumab and relatlimab in stage III/IV melanoma: the randomized phase 3 RELATIVITY-098 trial

Characteristic

Nivolumab plus relatlimab (n =547)

Nivolumab (n = 546)

Median age (range) — years

59 (18‒89)

59 (19‒92)

Sex — no. (%)

 Male

327 (59.8)

315 (57.7)

 Female

220 (40.2)

231 (42.3)

Geographic region — no. (%)

 United States/Canada

54 (9.9)

63 (11.5)

 Australia

67 (12.2)

57 (10.4)

 Europe

318 (58.1)

319 (58.4)

 Latin America

76 (13.9)

72 (13.2)

 China

32 (5.9)

35 (6.4)

ECOG performance status — no. (%)

 0

494 (90.3)

498 (91.2)

 1

53 (9.7)

48 (8.8)

AJCC stage — no. (%)

 IIIA−IIIB

209 (38.2)

199 (36.4)

 IIIC

270 (49.4)

271 (49.6)

 IIID−IV

68 (12.4)

76 (13.9)

Melanoma subtype — no. (%)

 Cutaneous non-acral

436 (79.7)

454 (83.2)

 Cutaneous acral

61 (11.2)

52 (9.5)

 Mucosal

10 (1.8)

8 (1.5)

 Unknown primary

38 (6.9)

32 (5.9)

 Other

2 (0.4)

0

LDH — no. (%)

 ≤ULN

496 (90.7)

486 (89.0)

 >ULN

49 (9.0)

57 (10.4)

 Not reported

2 (0.4)

3 (0.5)

BRAF status — no. (%)

 Mutant

220 (40.2)

217 (39.7)

 Wild-type

195 (35.6)

200 (36.6)

PD-L1 status — no. (%)

 Positive (≥1%)

136 (24.9)

123 (22.5)

 Negative (<1%)

315 (57.6)

340 (62.3)

 Indeterminate/not evaluable/not reported

96 (17.6)

83 (15.2)

LAG-3 status — no. (%)

 Positive (≥1%)

352 (64.4)

352 (64.5)

 Negative (<1%)

126 (23.0)

145 (26.6)

 Indeterminate/not evaluable/not reported

69 (12.6)

49 (9.0)

  1. ULN, upper limit of normal.