Evaluation of smoking status as a prognostic factor under immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment: A single center analysis.

Oncol Lett · 2026 · PMC13139884 · PMID 42094820

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a trend towards significanceP=0.052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

While a trend towards significance was noted in the sex distribution (P=0.052), with a higher proportion of female patients in the never-smokers group (56%) compared with the former (23%) and active (32%) smokers groups, other characteristics did not show statistically significant differences.

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narrowly missed statistical significanceno p-value reported

In the present study, while the univariate analysis results suggested an association between smoking status and OS, this relationship narrowly missed statistical significance.

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