scholarly journals P3.01-79 Intracerebral Efficacy of Immune Check-Point Inhibitors in NSCLC Patients with Brain Metastases

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. S897
Author(s):  
F. Ohyanagi ◽  
J. Shiihara ◽  
F. Kudo ◽  
Y. Mizushina ◽  
H. Ota ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Di Giacomo ◽  
Monica Valente ◽  
Alfonso Cerase ◽  
Maria Fortunata Lofiego ◽  
Francesca Piazzini ◽  
...  

Abstract Until very few years ago, the oncology community dogmatically excluded any clinical potential for immunotherapy in controlling brain metastases. Therefore, despite the significant therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies to immune check-point(s) across a wide range of tumor types, patients with brain disease were invariably excluded from clinical trials with these agents. Recent insights on the immune landscape of the central nervous system, as well as of the brain tumor microenvironment, are shedding light on the immune-biology of brain metastases. Interestingly, retrospective analyses, case series, and initial prospective clinical trials have recently investigated the role of different immune check-point inhibitors in brain metastases, reporting a significant clinical activity also in this subset of patients. These findings, and their swift translation in the daily practice, are driving fundamental changes in the clinical management of patients with brain metastases, and raise important neuroradiologic challenges. Along this line, neuro-oncology undoubtedly represents an additional area of active investigation and of growing interest to support medical oncologists in the evaluation of clinical responses of brain metastases to ICI treatment, and in the management of neurologic immune-related adverse events. Aim of this review is to summarize the most recent findings on brain metastases immunobiology, on the evolving scenario of clinical efficacy of ICI therapy in patients with brain metastases, as well as on the increasing relevance of neuroradiology in this therapeutic setting.


2019 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. S597
Author(s):  
C. Di Carlo ◽  
F. Patani ◽  
D. Fasciolo ◽  
S. Di Biase ◽  
C. Rosa ◽  
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JMS SKIMS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohmad Hussian Mir ◽  
Tariq Ahmad Bhat ◽  
Khalid Parvez Sofi ◽  
Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani ◽  
Muzafar Maqsood Wani

Immune check point inhibitors (ICPIs) are a new class of anti-neoplastic agents being increasingly used by oncologists to treat various malignancies. These drugs have been associated with varied side effects and have a nephrotoxic potential. Many cases of ICPI induced acute kidney injury are increasingly being reported. Their use in CKD patients on dialysis as well as in kidney transplant recipients is associated with various challenges. This review discusses the use of ICPIs in CKD, dialysis and renal transplant patients and their nephrotoxic potential  


2020 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. S1440
Author(s):  
M. Naseer ◽  
A. Patel ◽  
A. Anand ◽  
H. Panchal ◽  
S. Parikh ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Francesca De Felice ◽  
Daniela Musio ◽  
Vincenzo Tombolini

In head and neck cancer management, there is a need for tailored approaches to optimally implement clinical outcomes. Based on the assumption that efficacy and long-term toxicity are not satisfactory for standard concurrent platinum-based chemoradiotherapy, several trials have been designed to test whether induction immunotherapy and/or concomitant immunotherapy and radiotherapy result in improved survival and toxicity outcomes. Here, we present an overview of the most recent concomitant therapeutic strategies for head and neck cancer, focusing on the knowledge available regarding check-point inhibitors. The aim is to present the characteristics of the main check-point inhibitors and to summarize the clinical trials on the combination of immune check-point inhibitors and (chemo)radiotherapy in the definitive HNC setting, in order to provide a useful clinical tool for further research.


Author(s):  
Anna Cho ◽  
Helena Untersteiner ◽  
Dorian Hirschmann ◽  
Fabian Fitschek ◽  
Christian Dorfer ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction The predictive value of the pre-radiosurgery Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR), Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio (LMR) and the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) was assessed for the first time in a homogenous group of NSCLC brain metastaes (BM) patients. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 185 NSCLC-BM patients, who were treated with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKRS). Patients with immunotherapy or targeted therapy were excluded. Routine laboratory parameters were reviewed within 14 days before GKRS1. Results Median survival after GKRS1 was significantly longer in patients with NLR < 5 (p < 0.001), PLR < 180 (p = 0.003) and LMR ≥ 4 (p = 0.023). The Cox regression model for the continuous metric values revealed that each increase in the NLR of 1 equaled an increase of 4.3% in risk of death (HR: 1.043; 95%CI = 1.020–1.067, p < 0.001); each increase in the PLR of 10 caused an increase of 1.3% in risk of death (HR: 1.013; 95%CI = 1.004–1.021; p = 0.003) and each increase in the LMR of 1 equaled a decrease of 20.5% in risk of death (HR: 0.795; 95%CI = 0.697–0.907; p = 0.001). Moreover, the mGPS group was a highly significant predictor for survival after GKRS1 (p < 0.001) with a HR of 2.501 (95%CI = 1.582–3.954; p < 0.001). NLR, PLR, LMR values and mGPS groups were validated as independent prognostic factors for risk of death after adjusting for sex, KPS, age and presence of extracranial metastases. Conclusion NLR, PLR, LMR and mGPS represent effective and simple tools to predict survival in NSCLC patients prior to radiosurgery for brain metastases.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 3047
Author(s):  
Lorenza Burzi ◽  
Aurora Maria Alessandrini ◽  
Pietro Quaglino ◽  
Bianca Maria Piraccini ◽  
Emi Dika ◽  
...  

Immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors significantly improves the outcome for stage III and IV melanoma. Cutaneous adverse events during treatment are often reported. We herein aim to review the principal pigmentation changes induced by immune check-point inhibitors: the appearance of vitiligo, the Sutton phenomenon, melanosis and hair and nail toxicities.


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