Table 1 Enrolled patients’ characteristics in the overall cohort.

From: A retrospective study of radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy for patients with baseline brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer

 

Immunotherapy (N = 99)

Immunotherapy + radiotherapy (N = 39)

p.value

Sex

  

0.779

Female

13 (13.1%)

4 (10.3%)

 

Male

86 (86.9%)

35 (89.7%)

 

Age

61.6 ± 7.43

61.1 ± 8.70

0.771

Smoking

  

1.000

No

25 (25.3%)

10 (25.6%)

 

Yes

74 (74.7%)

29 (74.4%)

 

Drinking

  

0.641

No

60 (60.6%)

26 (66.7%)

 

Yes

39 (39.4%)

13 (33.3%)

 

Antecedent chronic illnesses

  

1.000

No

74 (74.7%)

29 (74.4%)

 

Yes

25 (25.3%)

10 (25.6%)

 

Histology

  

0.058

 Adenocarcinoma

58 (58.6%)

29 (74.4%)

 

 Others

10 (10.1%)

0 (0.00%)

 

 Squamous cell

31 (31.3%)

10 (25.6%)

 

T stage

  

0.188

T1

12 (12.1%)

5 (12.8%)

 

T2

19 (19.2%)

14 (35.9%)

 

T3

19 (19.2%)

3 (7.69%)

 

T4

45 (45.5%)

15 (38.5%)

 

N stage

  

0.978

N0

13 (13.1%)

6 (15.4%)

 

N1

7 (7.07%)

2 (5.13%)

 

N2

24 (24.2%)

8 (20.5%)

 

N3

52 (52.5%)

22 (56.4%)

 

PD-L1 expression

  

0.869

1–49%

26 (26.3%)

10 (25.6%)

 

< 1%

12 (12.1%)

5 (12.8%)

 

≥ 50%

13 (13.1%)

3 (7.69%)

 

ECOG

  

1.000

< 2

95 (96.0%)

37 (94.9%)

 

≥ 2

4 (4.04%)

2 (5.13%)

 

The number of BMs

  

0.431

Multiple

76 (76.8%)

33 (84.6%)

 

Single

23 (23.2%)

6 (15.4%)

 

The number of EMs

  

0.742

No

51 (51.5%)

22 (56.4%)

 

Yes

48 (48.5%)

17 (43.6%)

 

Bone

  

0.454

 Yes

39 (39.4%)

12 (30.8%)

 

Liver

  

0.292

 Yes

6 (6.06%)

5 (12.8%)

 

Adrenal

  

0.781

 Yes

19 (19.2%)

6 (15.4%)

 

Types of ICIs

  

1.000

PD-1

95 (96.0%)

38 (97.4%)

 

PD-L1

4 (4.04%)

1 (2.56%)

 

Chemotherapy

  

0.321

No

5 (5.05%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Yes

94 (94.9%)

39 (100%)

 

Targeting angiogenesis

  

1.000

No

64 (64.6%)

25 (64.1%)

 

Yes

35 (35.4%)

14 (35.9%)

 

Thoracic surgery

  

0.193

No

98 (99.0%)

37 (94.9%)

 

Yes

1 (1.01%)

2 (5.13%)

 

Brain surgery

  

0.711

No

82 (82.8%)

34 (87.2%)

 

Yes

17 (17.2%)

5 (12.8%)

 

Corticosteroid or mannitol

  

0.031*

No

55 (55.6%)

13 (33.3%)

 

Yes

44 (44.4%)

26 (66.7%)

 

Thoracic radiotherapy

  

0.053

No

97 (98.0%)

35 (89.7%)

 

Yes

2 (2.02%)

4 (10.3%)

 

Symptomatic BMs

  

0.332

No

59 (59.6%)

19 (48.7%)

 

Yes

40 (40.4%)

20 (51.3%)

 

SII

1243 ± 1244

1183 ± 1019

0.772

NLR

4.14 ± 2.41

4.72 ± 3.47

0.344

PLR

203 ± 127

202 ± 131

0.968

LMR

2.81 ± 1.58

2.62 ± 1.22

0.468

  1. Abbreviation: PD-1: Programmed Cell Death Protein 1; PD-L1: Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; BMs: Brain Metastases; EMs: Extracranial Metastases; ICIs: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; SII: Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index; NLR: Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio; PLR: Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio; LMR: Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio.