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Progress of immune checkpoint inhibitors therapy for non-small cell lung cancer with liver metastases.

Authors :
Qu, Fan-jie
Zhou, Yi
Wu, Shuang
Source :
British Journal of Cancer. Feb2024, Vol. 130 Issue 2, p165-175. 11p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Nearly one-fifth of patients with non-small cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) will develop liver metastases (LMs), and the overall treatment strategy of LMs will directly affect the survival of patients. However, some retrospective studies have found that patients receiving chemotherapy or targeted therapy have a poorer prognosis once LMs develop. In recent years, multiple randomised controlled trials (RCTS) have shown significant improvements in outcomes for patients with advanced lung cancer following the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) compared to conventional chemotherapy. ICIs is safe and effective in patients with LMs, although patients with LMs are mostly underrepresented in randomised clinical trials. However, NSCLC patients with LMs have a significantly worse prognosis than those without LMs when treated with ICIs, and the mechanism by which LMs induce systemic anti-tumour immunity reduction is unknown, so the management of LMs in patients with NSCLC is a clinical challenge that requires more optimised therapies to achieve effective disease control. In this review, we summarised the mechanism of ICIs in the treatment of LMs, the clinical research and treatment progress of ICIs and their combination with other therapies in patients with LMs from NSCLC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00070920
Volume :
130
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
British Journal of Cancer
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
174952864
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02482-w