期刊
LUNG CANCER
卷 162, 期 -, 页码 162-168出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.11.006
关键词
Mesothelioma; Immunotherapy; Checkpoint blockade; Asbestos; Chemo-immunotherapy; biomarkers
资金
- National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD)
- Cancer Council of Western Australia
- Cancer Australia
- Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
- Douglas Peter Swift PhD Scholarship for mesothelioma research
- Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia PhD Scholarship in Mesothelioma
- WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network Cancer Fellowship for medical practitioners
Research has shown that immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors, offers new treatment options for mesothelioma patients where previous standard treatments provided minimal benefits. Clinical trials on single agent and combination checkpoint inhibitors, as well as their combination with chemotherapy, have been conducted to explore these promising treatment avenues. Current advances in biomarker identification for predicting patients' responses to checkpoint inhibitors are also being studied to improve treatment outcomes for mesothelioma patients.
Mesothelioma is a rare and universally fatal cancer linked to exposure to asbestos. Until recently, standard of care treatment was chemotherapy; a treatment resulting in a minimal survival extension, and not improved upon for almost twenty years. However, the advent of cancer immunotherapy - and in particular the immune checkpoint inhibitor class of drugs - has resulted in recently approved new treatment options, with more currently under investigation. Here, we review clinical trials of both single agent and combination checkpoint inhibitors in mesothelioma, plus studies investigating their combination with chemotherapy. We also describe current advances in biomarker identification regarding prediction of patient response to checkpoint inhibitors. Finally, we assess the probable future direction of the field; including where current and developing technologies are likely to lead - in terms of both biomarker discovery and treatment options.
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