Comparison · NCT03189719-deaths
Pembrolizumab + SOC vs Placebo + SOC: deaths from any cause
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Measures6
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0.887 | 0.851 | 0.916 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.965 | 0.942 | 0.98 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.078 | -0.117 | -0.0412 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.919 | 0.882 | 0.958 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.282 | 0.149 | 0.535 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer death from any cause on Pembrolizumab + SOC than on Placebo + SOC | 12.8 | 8.56 | 24.3 | from the risk difference interval |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Pembrolizumab + SOC | Participants received pembrolizumab 200 mg IV Q3W plus SOC chemotherapy with cisplatin 80 mg/m\^2 IV Q3W and 5-FU 800 mg/m\^2/day continuous IV infusion on Days 1 to 5 (120 hours) Q3W. All treatments were administered on an outpatient basis beginning on Day 1 of each 3-week dosing cycle. | 331 | 373 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Placebo + SOC | Participants received placebo to pembrolizumab (saline) IV Q3W along with SOC chemotherapy with cisplatin 80 mg/m\^2 IV Q3W and 5-FU 800 mg/m\^2/day continuous IV infusion on Days 1 to 5 (120 hours) Q3W. All treatments were administered on an outpatient basis beginning on Day 1 of each 3-week dosing cycle. | 363 | 376 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, all-cause mortality
- Time frame
- Up to approximately 70 months
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- First-line Esophageal Carcinoma Study With Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo vs. Chemo (MK-3475-590/KEYNOTE-590)
- NCT number
- NCT03189719
- Phases
- PHASE3
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Interventions
- Pembrolizumab, Placebo, Cisplatin, 5-FU
- Lead sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Results first posted
- 2021-07-06
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03189719?tab=results
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Source
- Release
- trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
- Release manifest SHA-256
- f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
- AACT copy
- 2026-03-23
- Tables read
- outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Sources 2
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.
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