| Literature DB >> 29951301 |
Rebecca Tay1, Arsela Prelaj1,2, Raffaele Califano1,3,4.
Abstract
Immune checkpoint blockade has shown anti-tumour activity and improved survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A number of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody agents have been evaluated in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Nivolumab, pembrolizumab and atezolizumab are currently approved for use in clinical practice due to demonstrated improvement in response rate, overall survival (OS) and quality of life (QoL) over standard chemotherapy. We present a series of cases that highlight the clinical challenges that these novel agents present. A review of rare immune-related adverse events (AEs), optimal treatment duration and patient selection will be presented. This series will also address real-life clinical scenarios such as treatment re-challenge and management of immune-related AEs.Entities:
Keywords: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); adverse events (AEs); atezolizumab; durvalumab; immune checkpoint blockade; nivolumab; pembrolizumab
Year: 2018 PMID: 29951301 PMCID: PMC5994491 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.80
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895