scholarly journals PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Malignant Tumor Based on Monotherapy and Combined Treatment Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153303382110049
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Guang-Ze Mou ◽  
Tian-Zhu Li ◽  
Wan-Ting Xu ◽  
Tong Zhang ◽  
...  

Recently, immunotherapy has become the fourth pillar of cancer treatment in addition to surgery therapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The inhibitors of programed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 are the new stars in immunotherapy, as they can overcome tumor immunosuppression. However, the efficacy of PD-1 inhibitors still needs to be further developed for clinical treatment. Therefore, research into treatment with anti-PD-1 drugs has emerged as a new development field. This review provides novel insights into the role and mechanism of PD-1 combination anti-tumor therapy, thereby promoting its clinical application in anti-tumor immunotherapy.

Immunotherapy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Carlen A Yuen ◽  
Kourosh Rezania ◽  
Deric M Park ◽  
Anthony T Reder

Neurological immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are rare toxicities that occur following immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. We propose that patients with thymic malignancies and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are predisposed to irAEs. We present two asymptomatic patients, one with thymoma and another with GVHD, who developed abnormal brain MRIs after treatment with programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitors. The first patient, with thymic cancer and thymoma, developed pontine enhancing MRI lesions following treatment with pembrolizumab. The second patient, with prior GVHD, developed pachymeningeal enhancement following treatment with nivolumab. IrAEs with abnormal MRI studies, despite asymptomatology, have significant impact on the treatment strategy for these patients.


Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 204-LB ◽  
Author(s):  
KARA R. MIZOKAMI-STOUT ◽  
ROMA GIANCHANDANI ◽  
MARK MACEACHERN ◽  
RAVI M. IYENGAR ◽  
SARAH YENTZ ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (26) ◽  
pp. 2743-2744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Kimpel ◽  
Janet E. Lewis ◽  
Elizabeth Gaughan ◽  
William W. Grosh ◽  
Christiana Brenin

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 030006051988530
Author(s):  
Jia Hou ◽  
Shan-Shan Xiong ◽  
Zhao-Qi Huang ◽  
Xing-Dong Cai

Lung adenocarcinoma is a form of non-small-cell lung cancer with high mortality in the advanced stages, and is one of the most common histological subtypes of lung cancer in most countries. Prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma is generally poor, with a median survival of 4–13 months. We report a case of unusually prolonged survival of a patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma complicated by hypothyroidism. A 71-year-old man with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma presented with hypothyroidism. Surprisingly, without any anti-tumor and anti-hypothyroidism therapy, he survived this lung cancer for longer than 2.5 years before his last follow-up visit. Patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma rarely survive for longer than 2 years, even after therapy. We hypothesize that hypothyroidism is the cause for this discrepancy. Thyroid hormones can promote growth of carcinoma. Therefore, hypothyroidism appears to be beneficial to anti-cancer therapy. We believe that hypothyroidism, as an adverse event commonly occurring in anti-tumor therapy (e.g., an immune checkpoint inhibitor), might not be able to be completely eliminated.


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