The efficacy and safety of immune-checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remain unknown. Herein, we describe the case of a 62-year-old man with multiple pleural tumors and carcinomatous pleurisy. High-resolution computed tomography indicated usual interstitial pneumonia, and a respiratory function test revealed a restrictive disorder and decreased diffusion capacity. He was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and IPF. After failure of initial chemotherapy, he was treated with nivolumab and achieved a complete response without any sign of exacerbation of IPF. The response to nivolumab has persisted for > 1 year. This is the first report of a non-small cell lung cancer patient with IPF who has been treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors for such a long period and achieved a sustained response.
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Introduction: In August 2018, the Japanese PMDA approved nivolumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), for previously treated, unresectable, advanced, or recurrent pleural mesothelioma (PM) based on the MERIT trial, a phase II study of 34 cases. However, concerns regarding limited evidence persist.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 83 patients with previously treated, unresectable, advanced, or recurrent malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) treated with nivolumab from August 2018 to May 2022.
Purpose: Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade with nivolumab plus ipilimumab improves overall survival (OS) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, randomized data for resectable lung cancer are limited. We report results from the exploratory concurrently randomized nivolumab plus ipilimumab and chemotherapy arms of the international phase III CheckMate 816 trial.
Methods: Adults with stage IB-IIIA (American Joint Committee on Cancer seventh edition) resectable NSCLC received three cycles of nivolumab once every 2 weeks plus one cycle of ipilimumab or three cycles of chemotherapy (on day 1 or days 1 and 8 of each 3-week cycle) followed by surgery.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
January 2025
Saúde Baseada em Evidências, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive adult glioma (16-month median survival). Its immunosuppressive microenvironment limits the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).
Objectives: To assess the effects of the ICIs antibodies anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD-1) and anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1) in treating adults with diffuse glioma.
Front Oncol
December 2024
Department of Medical Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Qingdao), Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) such as pembrolizumab and nivolumab are recommended as first-line therapies for recurrent and metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, their efficacy in neoadjuvant therapy remains uncertain.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a 68-year-old male diagnosed with HNSCC who received neoadjuvant nivolumab (anti-PD-1 inhibitor) plus nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin.
Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao
December 2024
Department of Dermatology,State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases,Beijing 100730,China.
Objective To explore the clinical features and treatments of Chinese patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP) induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 18 Chinese patients with ICI-induced BP treated in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital and 14 Chinese patients with this disease reported in the literature.Furthermore,the research data of non-Chinese patients were used for comparison to outline the clinical features and treatment responses of the Chinese patients.
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