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Combination of immunotherapy with targeted therapies in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).


ABSTRACT: Treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been significantly improved in recent years with the incorporation of drugs targeting antiangiogenesis and more specifically genomic alterations such as the EGFR mutations and ALK translocations. However, most patients invariably progress and die. The emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the pathways involved in tumor-induced immunosuppression have redefined the management of the disease, achieving significant long-lasting responses with manageable safety profiles, regardless of histology. Still, response rates with immunotherapy are deemed suboptimal. Current efforts are focusing on new potential combination strategies with synergistic antitumor activity, using immune checkpoint blockade as a partner for targeted agents. Herein we discuss the available data on the combined use of immunotherapy, including PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 inhibitors, with EGFR and ALK inhibitors and comment on the current status of immunotherapy plus antiangiogenic drugs for molecularly unselected advanced NSCLC.

SUBMITTER: Moya-Horno I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5784559 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Combination of immunotherapy with targeted therapies in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Moya-Horno Irene I   Viteri Santiago S   Karachaliou Niki N   Rosell Rafael R  

Therapeutic advances in medical oncology 20180109


Treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been significantly improved in recent years with the incorporation of drugs targeting antiangiogenesis and more specifically genomic alterations such as the <i>EGFR</i> mutations and <i>ALK</i> translocations. However, most patients invariably progress and die. The emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the pathways involved in tumor-induced immunosuppression have redefined the management of the disease, achieving signifi  ...[more]

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