Table 4 Occurrence of ADRs by patient factor.

From: A post-marketing surveillance study of dabrafenib and trametinib combination in Japanese patients with unresectable advanced or recurrent BRAF-mutated NSCLC

Baseline characteristic

Number of patients in the applicable category

Number of patients with ADRs, n (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Safety analysis population

76

50 (65.79)

-

Sex, n (%)

 Male

49

33 (67.35)

Reference

 Female

27

17 (62.96)

0.824 (0.308-2.203)

Pregnancy*, n (%)

 No

27

17 (62.96)

-

 Yes

0

-

 

Age category, n (%)

 < 15 years

0

-

 

 ≥ 15 to < 65 years

20

13 (65.00)

Reference

 ≥ 65 years

56

37 (66.07)

1.049 (0.359-3.065)

Age (late elderly), n (%)

 < 75 years

56

36 (64.29)

Reference

 ≥ 75 years

20

14 (70.00)

1.296 (0.431-3.900)

Medical history, n (%)

 No

47

31 (65.96)

Reference

 Yes

29

19 (65.52)

0.981 (0.370-2.599)

Comorbidity, n (%)

 No

28

14 (50.00)

Reference

 Yes

48

36 (75.00)

3.000 (1.117-8.055)

Comorbidity: renal impairment, n (%)

 No

75

49 (65.33)

Reference

 Yes

1

1 (100.00)

> 999.999 (< 0.001 to > 999.999)

Comorbidity: cardiac disorders, n (%)

 No

71

45 (63.38)

Reference

 Yes

5

5 (100.00)

> 999.999 (< 0.001 to > 999.999)

Comorbidity: others, n (%)

 No

28

14 (50.00)

 Yes

48

36 (75.00)

 

ECOG performance status, n (%)

 0-2

74

49 (66.22)

Reference

 > 3

2

1 (50.00)

0.510 (0.031-8.503)

Lung cancer staging classification, n (%)

 Stage I

0

-

-

 Stage II

1

0

< 0.001 (< 0.001 to > 999.999)

 Stage IIIA

4

3 (75.00)

1.610 (0.158-16.408)

 Stage IIIB

7

5 (71.43)

1.341 (0.240-7.489)

 Stage IIIC

0

-

-

 Stage IV

63

41 (65.08)

Reference

 Unknown/not specified

1

1 (100.00)

-

Histology, n (%)

 Large cell carcinoma

0

-

-

 Squamous cell carcinoma

1

1 (100.00)

> 999.999 (< 0.001 to > 999.999)

 Adenocarcinoma

71

46 (64.79)

Reference

 Pleomorphic carcinoma

1

1 (100.00)

> 999.999 (< 0.001 to > 999.999)

 Other

3

2 (66.67)

1.087 (0.094-12.588)

Brain metastases, n (%)

 No

63

41 (65.08)

Reference

 Yes

13

9 (69.23)

1.207 (0.333-4.371)

Smoking history, n (%)

 Never smoked

19

13 (68.42)

Reference

 Former smoker

47

31 (65.96)

0.894 (0.286-2.796)

 Current smoker

7

4 (57.14)

0.615 (0.104-3.657)

 Unknown/not specified

3

2 (66.67)

Number of lines of therapy used before the start of DAB/TRA treatment, n (%)

 0

24

16 (66.67)

Reference

 ≥ 1

50

33 (66.00)

0.971 (0.346-2.721)

 Unknown

2

1 (50.00)

-

Prior surgery for primary diagnosis, n (%)

 No

53

38 (71.70)

Reference

 Yes

23

12 (52.17)

0.431 (0.156-1.186)

Prior radiotherapy for primary diagnosis, n (%)

 No

51

33 (64.71)

Reference

 Yes

25

17 (68.00)

1.159 (0.419-3.207)

Prior treatment for primary disease, n (%)

 No

24

16 (66.67)

Reference

 Yes

52

34 (65.38)

0.945 (0.340-2.628)

Prior ICI treatment immediately before DAB/TRA administration, n (%)

 No

61

39 (63.93)

Reference

 Yes

15

11 (73.33)

1.551 (0.441-5.458)

  1. ADR adverse drug reaction, CI confidence interval, DAB dabrafenib, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, ICI immune checkpoint inhibitor, TRA trametinib.
  2. Unknown/not specified is excluded from the odds ratio calculation.
  3. ICIs include nivolumab or pembrolizumab.
  4. *Denominator of the proportion was cases in which “sex” is female.