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Additional analyses included meta-regression, network meta-analysis, and reconstructed individual patient data from published Kaplan-Meier curves.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-coi260025-9\">\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Primary outcome was OS; secondary outcome was PFS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-coi260025-10\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 24 trials including 5546 patients with PD-L1\u2013high NSCLC, 16 evaluated chemoimmunotherapy and 8 PD-(L)1 inhibitor monotherapy. Compared with chemotherapy, survival was improved by both chemoimmunotherapy (OS: HR, 0.63 [95% CI, 0.56-0.72];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001; PFS: HR, 0.44 [95% CI, 0.39-0.49];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) and PD-(L)1 inhibitor monotherapy (OS: HR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.69-0.80];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001; PFS: HR, 0.70 [95% CI, 0.65-0.76];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001). Tests for subgroup differences suggested improved benefit with chemoimmunotherapy compared to PD-(L)1 inhibitor monotherapy (OS: \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u20094.1;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.04;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\n                        I\n                        <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200975.8%; PFS: \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub>\n                      \u2009=\u200948.1;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\n                        I\n                        <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200997.9%), consistent with meta-regression analyses (OS: HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.72-1.00];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.048; PFS: HR, 0.61 [95% CI, 0.50-0.75];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001) and network meta-analyses (OS: HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.73-0.99]; PFS: HR, 0.61 [95% CI, 0.50-0.75]). In the reconstructed individual patient data analysis, median OS was longer with chemoimmunotherapy (n\u2009=\u2009704 patients) compared to PD-(L)1 inhibitor monotherapy (n\u2009=\u20091706 patients) (29.2 months [95% CI, 25.2-35.4] vs 19.8 months [95% CI, 18.3-21.7]; HR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.66-0.82];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001). Similarly, median PFS was significantly longer with chemoimmunotherapy (n\u2009=\u2009701 patients) compared to PD-(L)1 inhibitor monotherapy (n\u2009=\u20091706 patients) (11.3 months [95% CI, 10.3-13.5] vs 6.8 months [95% CI, 6.2-7.1]; HR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.60-0.75];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-coi260025-11\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this meta-analysis of phase 3 RCTs, chemoimmunotherapy was associated with significantly improved OS and PFS compared with PD-(L)1 inhibitor monotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC and high PD-L1 expression. 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