Challenges of combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors for hepatocellular carcinoma

AL Cheng, C Hsu, SL Chan, SP Choo, M Kudo - Journal of hepatology, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy targeting anti-programmed cell death-1 (anti-PD-
1) or its ligand (anti-PD-L1) is the backbone of numerous combination regimens aimed at …

Immune checkpoint inhibitor–related dermatologic adverse events

AN Geisler, GS Phillips, DM Barrios, J Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a pillar in the management of advanced
malignancies. However, nonspecific immune activation may lead to immune-related adverse …

Antiemetics: ASCO guideline update

PJ Hesketh, MG Kris, E Basch, K Bohlke… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE To update the guideline to include new anticancer agents, antiemetics, and
antiemetic regimens and to provide recommendations on the use of dexamethasone as a …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated analysis of concomitant medications and oncological outcomes from PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors in clinical practice

A Cortellini, M Tucci, V Adamo, LS Stucci… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Concomitant medications, such as steroids, proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and
antibiotics, might affect clinical outcomes with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Association of steroids use with survival in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Petrelli, D Signorelli, M Ghidini, A Ghidini… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can elicit toxicities by inhibiting negative regulators of
adaptive immunity. Sometimes, management of toxicities may require systemic …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmune diseases and immune-checkpoint inhibitors for cancer therapy: review of the literature and personalized risk-based prevention strategy

J Haanen, MS Ernstoff, Y Wang, AM Menzies… - Annals of oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Solid organ transplantation (SOT) patients or patients with active ADs have been
largely excluded from ICIs clinical trials because of the risk of allograft rejection or severe …

[HTML][HTML] Liver toxicity as a limiting factor to the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors

E De Martin, JM Michot, O Rosmorduc, C Guettier… - JHEP Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) improve clinical outcomes in patients suffering from
different types of cancer. Liver toxicity is one of the immune-related adverse events …

[HTML][HTML] The immune checkpoint PD-1 in natural killer cells: expression, function and targeting in tumour immunotherapy

L Quatrini, FR Mariotti, E Munari, N Tumino, P Vacca… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Natural killer cells are innate cytotoxic lymphocytes that play a key role in
the anti-tumor immune response. In the tumor microenvironment, however, the effector …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint inhibitors for lung cancer treatment: a review

K Onoi, Y Chihara, J Uchino, T Shimamoto… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The treatment of lung cancer has changed drastically in recent years owing to the advent of
immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). A 1992 study reported that programmed cell death-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint inhibitors in thoracic malignancies: review of the existing evidence by an IASLC expert panel and recommendations

J Remon, F Passiglia, MJ Ahn, F Barlesi… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past 10 years, a deeper understanding of the immune landscape of cancers, including
immune evasion processes, has allowed the development of a new class of agents. The …