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Evidence from the Real World Provides New Insights into the Evolving Landscape of Cancer Immunotherapy

A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 561

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fabrizio Nelli

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Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Central Hospital of Belcolle, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: thoracic malignancies; immunotherapy; real-world outcome research; biomarkers
Dr. Carlo Signorelli

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Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Central Hospital of Belcolle, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: gastrointestinal malignancies; immunotherapy; real-world outcome research; biomarkers
Dr. Enzo Ruggeri

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Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Central Hospital of Belcolle, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
Interests: genitourinary malignancies; head and neck malignancies; immunotherapy; real-world outcome research; biomarkers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Immunotherapy has profoundly changed the therapeutic landscape for many types of solid cancer. While we are witnessing the introduction of novel immune checkpoint inhibitors and combination regimens into clinical practice, as well as expanded therapeutic indications, several controversies still remain to be addressed. Real-world studies have proven valuable as they bridge the gap between clinical trials and routine practice, shedding light on issues that would otherwise be difficult to examine through prospective research. These include, but are not limited to, challenges related to concurrent loco-regional treatments or arising from the concomitant use of medications required for relevant comorbidities or to support cytotoxic and targeted therapies. This Special Issue of Cancers aims to showcase new research articles and timely reviews on the management of clinical practice issues during immune checkpoint blockade in solid malignancies.

Dr. Fabrizio Nelli
Dr. Carlo Signorelli
Dr. Enzo Ruggeri
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Cancers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • immune-checkpoint inhibitors
  • solid tumors
  • cytotoxic chemotherapy
  • targeted therapies
  • radiotherapy
  • concomitants medications
  • supportive therapies
  • real-world investigation

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Real-World Safety and Outcome of First-Line Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for Metastatic NSCLC with PDL-1 Expression ≥ 50%: A National Italian Multicentric Cohort (“PEMBROREAL” Study)
by Alessandro Cafaro, Flavia Foca, Oriana Nanni, Marco Chiumente, Marina Coppola, Alberto Russi, Elena Svegliati, Paolo Baldo, Sabrina Orzetti, Fiorenza Enrico, Federico Foglio, Davide Pinnavaia, Vito Ladisa, Claudia Lauria Pantano, Rosa Lerose, Patrizia Nardulli, Simona Ferraiuolo, Piera Maiolino, Immacolata De Stasio, Federica Gradellini, Anna Rita Gasbarro, Rossella Santeramo, Gisella Carrucciu, Riccardo Provasi, Mario Cirino, Paola Cristina Cappelletto, Elisabetta Fonzi, Alessandra Pasqualini, Stefano Vecchia, Marianna Veraldi, Adele Emanuela De Francesco, Lucio Crinò, Angelo Delmonte and Carla Masiniadd Show full author list remove Hide full author list
Cancers 2024, 16(10), 1802; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16101802 - 8 May 2024
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Results from the phase III Keynote-024 clinical trial established pembrolizumab monotherapy as the first-line standard of care for patients with metastatic NSCLC who have PD-L1 expression ≥ 50%, EGFR, and ALK wild-type tumors. However, given the differences between patients treated in routine [...] Read more.
Results from the phase III Keynote-024 clinical trial established pembrolizumab monotherapy as the first-line standard of care for patients with metastatic NSCLC who have PD-L1 expression ≥ 50%, EGFR, and ALK wild-type tumors. However, given the differences between patients treated in routine clinical practice and those treated in a clinical trial, real-world data are needed to confirm the treatment benefit in standard practice. Given the lack of data on large cohorts of patients with long follow-ups, we designed an observational retrospective study of patients with metastatic NSCLC who were treated with pembrolizumab, starting from its reimbursement eligibility until December 2020. The primary endpoints were PFS and OS, determined using the Kaplan–Meier method. Response and safety were also evaluated. We followed 880 patients (median follow-up: 35.1 months) until February 2022. Median PFS and OS were 8.6 months (95% CI: 7.6–10.0) and 25.5 months (95% CI: 21.8–31.6), respectively. We also found that ECOG PS, PD-L1 expression, and habitual smoking were prognostic factors for PFS, while age, sex, ECOG PS, habitual smoking and histology had an impact on OS. Multivariable analysis confirms the prognostic role of PD-L1 for PFS and of ECOG for both PFS and OS. 39.9% of patients reported an adverse event, but only 6.3% of patients discontinued therapy due to toxicity. Our results suggest a long-term benefit of pembrolizumab in the first-line setting, as well as a safety profile consistent with the results of Keynote-024. Many collected variables appear to influence clinical outcome, but results from these exploratory unadjusted analyses should be interpreted with caution. Full article
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