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ABSTRACT: Purpose
The addition of cytotoxic chemotherapy to immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) may enhance antitumor effects. We conducted an open-label randomized phase II/III study to evaluate nivolumab + docetaxel combination therapy in comparison with nivolumab monotherapy for previously treated ICI-naïve non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Patients and methods
The primary endpoint of the phase III study was overall survival (OS), and the secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), overall response rate (ORR), and toxicity. As ICI and platinum-doublet combination chemotherapy was approved in the first-line setting during this study, patient accrual was discontinued.Results
One hundred twenty-eight patients (each arm, n = 64) were included in the full analy
SUBMITTER: Taniguchi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9561604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature