Is cancer biology different in older patients?

Y Van Herck, A Feyaerts, S Alibhai… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Roughly 50% of cancer cases occur in people aged 65 years or older. Older people are
often diagnosed at a later stage and might receive less (intensive) treatment, which might …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer: progress, challenges, and prospects

S Tang, C Qin, H Hu, T Liu, Y He, H Guo, H Yan… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-small cell lung cancer is one of the most common types of malignances worldwide and
the main cause of cancer-related deaths. Current treatment for NSCLC is based on surgical …

Interferon gamma, an important marker of response to immune checkpoint blockade in non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma patients

N Karachaliou, M Gonzalez-Cao… - … in medical oncology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) may be induced by oncogenic signals or
can be upregulated via interferon gamma (IFN-γ). We have explored whether the expression …

Fibrinogen-like protein 1 (FGL1): the next immune checkpoint target

W Qian, M Zhao, R Wang, H Li - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Immune checkpoint therapy has achieved significant efficacy by blocking inhibitory
pathways to release the function of T lymphocytes. In the clinic, anti-programmed cell death …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a promising anticancer therapy

S Singh, D Hassan, HM Aldawsari, N Molugulu… - Drug discovery today, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Anticancer drug resistance (ADR) is a primary clinical bottleneck for treatment of
cancers.•Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been revolutionized the treatment for …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, alone or in combination with chemotherapy, as first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. A systematic review and …

U Dafni, Z Tsourti, K Vervita, S Peters - Lung cancer, 2019 - Elsevier
This network meta-analysis (NMA), based on 12 phase-III studies with 9,236 metastatic
NSCLC patients, aims to compare the efficacy of treatments including at least one immune …

Role of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with solid tumors: Can a drop dig a stone?

G Badalamenti, D Fanale, L Incorvaia, N Barraco… - Cellular …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, multiple strategies for eliciting anti-tumor immunity have been developed in
different clinical studies. Currently, immunotherapy was clinically validated as effective …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing PD-L1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer and predicting responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors using deep learning on computed …

P Tian, B He, W Mu, K Liu, L Liu, H Zeng, Y Liu… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: This study aimed to use computed tomography (CT) images to assess PD-L1
expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and predict response to immunotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment strategies and outcomes for patients with EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer resistant to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors: focus on novel …

M Johnson, MC Garassino, T Mok, T Mitsudomi - Lung Cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard of care for patients with non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) that harbor mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene …

PD-1/PD-L1 in cancer: pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects

E Munari, FR Mariotti, L Quatrini, P Bertoglio… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Immune evasion is a key strategy adopted by tumor cells to escape the immune system
while promoting their survival and metastatic spreading. Indeed, several mechanisms have …