Multicenter Observational Study of Chinese Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients With Rare Driver Gene Mutation

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Lung Cancer ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vergnenègre ◽  
I. Monnet ◽  
C. Chouaïd ◽  
J. Hureaux ◽  
J. Mazières ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 030006052110429
Author(s):  
Yuling He ◽  
Tongtong An

Several clinical trials have proven that immunotherapy can improve survival and benefit non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In patients who progress after chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) monotherapy can prolong overall survival compared with patients receiving single-agent chemotherapy. A 61-year-old man diagnosed with advanced NSCLC and without driver variants received first-line chemotherapy but experienced recurrence. During subsequent treatment, the disease progressed rapidly, and his general condition deteriorated; therefore, toripalimab monotherapy was initiated. Surprisingly, he responded well, and symptoms were relieved after several treatment cycles despite pseudoprogression, shown in chest images. For driver gene-negative NSCLC patients who progress after chemotherapy and who develop poor performance status (PS), ICIs are an option to alleviate symptoms and improve survival. Furthermore, immunotherapy in patients with pseudoprogression may also provide a survival benefit.


Lung Cancer ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umberto Ricardi ◽  
Giovanni Frezza ◽  
Andrea Riccardo Filippi ◽  
Serena Badellino ◽  
Mario Levis ◽  
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