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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint blockade in self-identified Black patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Bassel NazhaSubir GoyalZhengjia ChenAnne EngelhartJennifer Wilkinson CarlisleTyler J BeardsleeHarpaul GillLevani OdikadzeYuan LiuManoj K MishraSuresh R RamalingamTaofeek Kunle Owonikoko
Published in: Cancer (2020)
Real-world analysis of the authors' institutional experience demonstrated similar efficacy and tolerability of ICB in Black versus White patients with advanced NSCLC. Larger multi-institutional studies including other US minority populations would make the findings of the current study more generalizable.
Keyphrases
  • advanced non small cell lung cancer
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
  • small cell lung cancer
  • open label
  • randomized controlled trial
  • clinical trial
  • tyrosine kinase
  • case control
  • brain metastases