Targeting programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and ligand (PD-L1): a new era in cancer active immunotherapy

A Constantinidou, C Alifieris, DT Trafalis - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Improved understanding of the immune system and its role in cancer development and
progression has led to impressive advances in the field of cancer immunotherapy over the …

Bladder cancer, version 3.2020, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

TW Flaig, PE Spiess, N Agarwal, R Bangs… - Journal of the National …, 2020 - jnccn.org
This selection from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines)
for Bladder Cancer focuses on the clinical presentation and workup of suspected bladder …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint inhibitor associated hepatotoxicity in primary liver cancer versus other cancers: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Fu, WZ Li, NA McGrath, CW Lai, G Brar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Overall risks of hepatotoxicity with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have yet
to be compared in primary liver cancers to other solid tumors. Methods We reviewed data …

Impact of performance status on treatment outcomes: A real‐world study of advanced urothelial cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

AR Khaki, A Li, LN Diamantopoulos, MA Bilen… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent an appealing treatment for
patients with advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) and a poor performance status (PS) …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking prognostic factors in locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in the immune checkpoint blockade era: a multicenter retrospective study

J Ruiz-Bañobre, A Molina-Díaz, O Fernández-Calvo… - ESMO open, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have investigated the safety and efficacy of anti-PD-(L) 1
antibodies in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) in daily clinical practice. Knowledge …

Pembrolizumab for treating advanced urothelial carcinoma in patients with impaired performance status: analysis of a Japanese nationwide cohort

K Ito, T Kobayashi, T Kojima, K Hikami… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The benefits of pembrolizumab in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma
(UC) and impaired performance status (PS) remain unknown. This study assessed the safety …

[HTML][HTML] Combined gemcitabine and immune-checkpoint inhibition conquers anti-PD-L1 resistance in low-immunogenic mismatch repair-deficient tumors

I Salewski, J Henne, L Engster, B Schneider… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tumors arising in the context of Lynch Syndrome or constitutional mismatch repair
deficiency are hypermutated and have a good response towards immune-checkpoint …

Expression of PD-L1 for predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Huang, X Teng - Current Oncology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: We conducted this meta-analysis and systematic literature review to study the
ability of PD-L1 to predict objective response in patients with urothelial cancer treated with …

Atezolizumab in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have progressed after first-line chemotherapy: results of real-life experiences

D Tural, ÖF Ölmez, AT Sümbül, M Artaç, N Özhan… - European urology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Atezolizumab (ATZ) has demonstrated antitumor activity and manageable
safety in previous studies in patients with locally advanced or metastatic platinum-resistant …

Programmed death 1 and programmed death ligand 1 inhibitors in advanced and recurrent urothelial carcinoma: meta-analysis of single-agent studies

A Tafuri, DD Smith, GE Cacciamani, S Cole… - Clinical genitourinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the response rates of patients with
treatment-refractory urothelial carcinoma treated with programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and …