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Precision medicine in immune checkpoint blockade therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Precision medicine in immune checkpoint blockade therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Xiaoming Liu and William C Cho
Clinical and translational medicine, Vol.6(1), pp.1-4
12/2017
DOI: 10.1186/s40169-017-0136-7
PMCID: PMC5250626
PMID: 28108884
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40169-017-0136-7View
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Abstract

Immune checkpoint blockade therapy by targeting the programmed death protein 1/programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) axis using antibodies has yielded promising clinical responses in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, owing to the dynamic expression of PD-L1, degree of mutational/neoantigen load, intratumoral heterogeneity, infiltrated immune cells of tumor microenvironment of NSCLC, the response rates to these agents are limited, despite several companion diagnostic assays by detecting PD-L1 in tumor cells have been introduced into clinical practice. Therefore, in this era of precision medicine, there is an urgent need for predictive biomarkers to identify NSCLC patients likely to benefit from this novel therapy.
Immune checkpoint blockade Precision medicine Nivolumab (Opdivo) Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) PD-L1 Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) PD-1

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