Association of Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Expression Status With Receipt of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Leapman MS, Presley CJ, Zhu W, Soulos PR, Adelson KB, Miksad RA, Boffa DJ, Gross CP. Association of Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Expression Status With Receipt of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e207205. PMID: 32511721, PMCID: PMC7280954, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.7205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerFirst-line ICI treatmentImmune checkpoint inhibitorsPD-L1 expressionPD-L1 testingNegative PD-L1 expressionHigh PD-L1 expressionCell lung cancerICI treatmentCheckpoint inhibitorsLung cancerDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression statusElectronic health record-derived databaseFirst-line immune checkpoint inhibitorsCell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionExpression statusLow PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 expression statusDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionRetrospective cohort studyFirst-line treatmentLigand 1 expressionProportion of patientsReal-world care