Table 1 Patients’ characteristics at the start of pembrolizumab treatment (n = 150).

From: Prognostic significance of the albumin-to-globulin ratio for advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab: a multicenter retrospective study

Parameter

Value

Age, years, median (IQR)

71 (66–76)

Sex, no. (%)

Male

111 (74)

Female

39 (26)

ECOG PS, no. (%)

0

84 (56)

1

48 (32)

2

14 (9)

3

4 (3)

Primary site, no. (%):

Bladder

66 (44)

Upper tract

67 (45)

Both

17 (11)

Resection of primary site, no. (%)

109 (73)

Lymph node metastasis, no. (%)

93 (62)

Visceral metastasis, no. (%)

106 (71)

Lung metastasis, no. (%)

59 (39)

Bone metastasis, no. (%)

30 (20)

Liver metastasis, no. (%)

27 (18)

No. of prior regimens, no. (%)

1

117 (78)

2

25 (17)

3

8 (5)

Pretreatment laboratory parameters, median (IQR)

AGR

1.20 (1.00–1.46)

NLR

3.34 (2.20–5.36)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.9 (9.4–12.2)

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

48.0 (38.1–61.9)

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.69 (0.15–2.50)

  1. AGR albumin-to-globulin ratio, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, IQR interquartile range, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.