scholarly journals Durvalumab-Induced Demyelinating Lesions in a Patient With Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhui Liu ◽  
Bo Chen ◽  
Yiping Liu ◽  
Zhiying Luo ◽  
Bao Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Intravenous Dose ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Demyelinating Lesions ◽  
Extensive Stage

It is of great clinical value to investigate the immune-related adverse events (irAEs), especially demyelinating lesions, caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). The incidence of demyelinating lesions is less frequent in irAEs, but once it occurs, it will seriously affect the survival of patients. The present study reports a case of durvalumab-induced demyelinating lesions in a patient with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer. Subsequently, the patient receives a high intravenous dose of methylprednisolone and his condition is improved after 21 days of treatment. Altogether, early diagnosis and treatment of ICIs-related neurological irAEs is of great significance to the outcome of the patient’s condition.

scholarly journals Front Line Applications and Future Directions of Immunotherapy in Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 506
Author(s):  
Selina K. Wong ◽  
Wade T. Iams
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
First Line ◽  
Limited Stage ◽  
Extensive Stage

After being stagnant for decades, there has finally been a paradigm shift in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) with the emergence and application of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Multiple trials of first-line ICI-chemotherapy combinations have demonstrated survival benefit compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with extensive-stage SCLC, establishing this as the new standard of care. ICIs are now being applied in the potentially curative limited-stage setting, actively being investigated as concurrent treatment with chemoradiation and as adjuvant treatment following completion of chemoradiation. This review highlights the evidence behind the practice-changing addition of ICIs in the first-line setting of extensive-stage SCLC, the potentially practice-changing immunotherapy trials that are currently underway in the limited-stage setting, and alternate immunotherapeutic strategies being studied in the treatment of SCLC.

scholarly journals Prolonging Survival: The Role of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in the Treatment of Extensive‐Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 981-992
Author(s):  
Barbara Melosky ◽  
Parneet K. Cheema ◽  
Anthony Brade ◽  
Deanna McLeod ◽  
Geoffrey Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Immune Checkpoint ◽  
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Extensive Stage

scholarly journals Clinical case of long-term use of durvalumab in the treatment of advanced small-cell lung cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-115
Author(s):  
Galina B. Statsenko ◽  
Vyacheslav I. Kurakin ◽  
Irina V. Plokhotenko
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Extensive Stage ◽  
One Year ◽  
First Time

Over the last few decades there was a little progress in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). But now the approaches are changing with immune checkpoint inhibitors coming into clinical practice. Using a combination of immunotherapy with the standard chemotherapy in the first line of extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) results in significant overall survival improvement, for the first time the median survival in these patients exceeded one year. Here we present a clinical case of ES-SCLC patient treated with durvalumab, a monoclonal antibody against PD-L1, in combination with etoposide and carboplatin in the CASPIAN clinical trial. In the CASPIAN trial more than 20% of patients treated with durvalumab stay alive more than two years. In the presented case we also reported durable control of the disease, the patient continued to receive durvalumab of more than two years with acceptable tolerability.

scholarly journals Immune-checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001300
Author(s):  
Fei Zhou ◽  
Wencheng Zhao ◽  
Xiaomei Gong ◽  
Shengxiang Ren ◽  
Chunxia Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Immune Checkpoint ◽  
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Extensive Stage ◽  
Grade 3

We performed a meta-analysis to comprehensively investigate the efficacy and safety of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). The secondary outcomes included progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR) and ≥grade 3 adverse events (AEs). A total of six studies involving 2905 patients were identified, including 469 patients receiving program death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor plus chemotherapy, 308 receiving PD-1 inhibitors plus chemotherapy, 563 receiving CTLA-4 inhibitors plus chemotherapy, 268 receiving PD-L1/CTLA-4 inhibitors plus chemotherapy, and 1297 receiving chemotherapy alone. 10.8% (283/2615) patients had baseline brain metastases (BMs). Notably, ICIs plus chemotherapy was associated with significantly improved OS (HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.75 to 0.89). Subgroup analyses revealed that PD-1 inhibitors (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.64 to 0.92) and PD-L1 inhibitors (HR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.63 to 0.85) plus chemotherapy yielded a statistically significant improvement in OS while CTLA-4 inhibitors did not (HR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.81 to 1.06). In patients with baseline BMs, ICIs plus chemotherapy showed no survival benefits over chemotherapy alone (HR, 1.23; 95% CI, 0.92 to 1.64). ICIs plus chemotherapy also significantly prolonged PFS (HR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.75 to 0.87) while the pooled ORRs were comparable between ICIs plus chemotherapy and chemotherapy alone (RR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.99 to 1.10). Patients treated with CTLA-4 inhibitors (relative risk (RR), 1.12; 95% CI, 0.99 to 1.28) experienced more≥grade 3 AEs than those treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors (RR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.96 to 1.11). The addition of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors to chemotherapy resulted in significant improvements in both PFS and OS for patients with treatment-naïve ES-SCLC, not at the cost of increased AEs.

scholarly journals Evidence to Date: Evaluating Pembrolizumab in the Treatment of Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-454
Author(s):  
Ivy Riano ◽  
Shruti R. Patel ◽  
Stephen V. Liu ◽  
Narjust Duma
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Development Of Resistance ◽  
Extensive Stage

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive subtype of lung cancer characterized by a rapid initial response and early development of resistance to systemic therapy and radiation. The management of SCLC significantly changed for the first time in decades with the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Pembrolizumab, a humanized IgG4 isotype antibody, targets the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) pathway to restore anti-tumor immunity. Prospective trials of pembrolizumab in patients with previously treated SCLC showed significant durability of responses. These results led to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting pembrolizumab accelerated approval as second- or third-line monotherapy for patients with extensive-stage (ES) SCLC. In a recent clinical trial that included patients with previously untreated ES-SCLC, pembrolizumab in combination with platinum/etoposide met its progression-free survival endpoint, but overall survival (OS) did not cross the threshold for superiority. With the therapeutic landscape for SCLC rapidly evolving, we review prior experience and future directions of pembrolizumab in ES-SCLC.

scholarly journals Paraneoplastic myelitis associated with durvalumab treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Wang ◽  
Haiyan Lou ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Yun-Mei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Spinal Mri ◽  
Extensive Stage ◽  
Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes

SummaryParaneoplastic neurologic syndromes(PNSs) caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs) is rare and requires clinicians to differentiate between disease progression and immune-related adverse effects(irAEs). We hereby report the case of immune-related myelitis accompanied by positive paraneoplastic autoantibodies following durvalumab treatment for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). A 70-year-old Chinese woman with ES-SCLC was administered durvalumab with etoposid-platinum(EP) as first-line treatment. Four cycles after treatment with EP plus ICI, she developed immune-related myelitis with positive paraneoplastic autoantibodies (CV2, SOX1, ZIC4). Spinal MRI showed diffuse abnormal signal shadow in the cervicothoracic spinal cord. She was discontinued for chemotherapy, and treated with high-dose steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis, maintenance therapy with steroids resulted in a favorable neurologic outcome. This is the first report of durvalumab-related PNSs. We supposed that the development of paraneoplastic myelitis was causally related to immune activation by durvalumab. Prompt diagnosis and therapeutic intervention are essential for the effective treatment of paraneoplastic myelitis.

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