Table 6.

First- and second-line therapy in patients with ECD-C and ECD-noC

ECD-noC (n = 65)ECD-C (n = 39)Total (N = 104)P value
First-line treatment received, n (%) 57 (88) 37 (95) 94 (90) .31 
Targeted therapy 23 (40) 21 (57) 44 (47) .14 
BRAF inhibitor 14 (25) 17 (46) 31 (33)  
MEK inhibitor 8 (14) 5 (14) 13 (14)  
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (1)  
Conventional therapy 34 (60) 17 (46) 51 (54) .21 
IFN-α or PEG–IFN-α 7 (12) 8 (22) 15 (16)  
Cytokine-directed therapy 3 (5) 2 (5) 4 (4)  
Cytotoxic chemotherapy 15 (26) 8 (22) 23 (25)  
Corticosteroids 8 (14) 1 (3) 9 (10)  
Other 4 (7) 0 (0) 4 (7)  
Second-line treatment received, n (%) 21 (37) 17 (46) 38 (40) .40 
Targeted therapy 9 (43) 10 (59) 19 (50) .52 
BRAF inhibitor 4 (19) 9 (53) 13 (34)  
MEK inhibitor 5 (24) 2 (12) 7 (18)  
Conventional therapy 13 (62) 8 (47) 21 (55) .51 
IFN-α or PEG–IFN-α 4 (19) 1 (6) 5 (13)  
Cytokine-directed therapy 2 (10) 4 (24) 6 (16)  
Cytotoxic chemotherapy 7 (33) 2 (12) 9 (24)  
Corticosteroids 1 (5) 0 (0) 1 (3)  
Other 0 (0) 1 (6) 1 (3)  
ECD-noC (n = 65)ECD-C (n = 39)Total (N = 104)P value
First-line treatment received, n (%) 57 (88) 37 (95) 94 (90) .31 
Targeted therapy 23 (40) 21 (57) 44 (47) .14 
BRAF inhibitor 14 (25) 17 (46) 31 (33)  
MEK inhibitor 8 (14) 5 (14) 13 (14)  
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (1)  
Conventional therapy 34 (60) 17 (46) 51 (54) .21 
IFN-α or PEG–IFN-α 7 (12) 8 (22) 15 (16)  
Cytokine-directed therapy 3 (5) 2 (5) 4 (4)  
Cytotoxic chemotherapy 15 (26) 8 (22) 23 (25)  
Corticosteroids 8 (14) 1 (3) 9 (10)  
Other 4 (7) 0 (0) 4 (7)  
Second-line treatment received, n (%) 21 (37) 17 (46) 38 (40) .40 
Targeted therapy 9 (43) 10 (59) 19 (50) .52 
BRAF inhibitor 4 (19) 9 (53) 13 (34)  
MEK inhibitor 5 (24) 2 (12) 7 (18)  
Conventional therapy 13 (62) 8 (47) 21 (55) .51 
IFN-α or PEG–IFN-α 4 (19) 1 (6) 5 (13)  
Cytokine-directed therapy 2 (10) 4 (24) 6 (16)  
Cytotoxic chemotherapy 7 (33) 2 (12) 9 (24)  
Corticosteroids 1 (5) 0 (0) 1 (3)  
Other 0 (0) 1 (6) 1 (3)  

Percentages are calculated using the number of individuals who received treatment as the denominator. BRAF inhibitors (vemurafenib, dabrafenib), MEK inhibitors (cobimetinib, trametinib), tyrosine kinase inhibitor (imatinib), cytokine-directed therapy (anakinra, infliximab), cytotoxic chemotherapy (cladribine, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, vinorelbine, vinblastine, hydroxyurea, IA Melphalan), corticosteroid (prednisone), and other (tamoxifen, pembrolizumab, radiation, surgery). Patients may have received >1 treatment type.

IFN-α, interferon alfa; PEG-IFN-α, pegylated interferon alpha.

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