Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Department of Medical Oncology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Head Neck. 2019 Oct;41 Suppl 1:4-18. doi: 10.1002/hed.25930.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can reinvigorate T cells and activate the immune system to eliminate cancer cells. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a malignancy with a poor prognosis. The roles of ICIs for HNSCC treatments are emerging.
We reviewed the study results of Programmed-Death 1 (PD-1) and PD-ligand-1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibodies for HNSCC. The ongoing trials of anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 were also reviewed.
Nivolumab showed a significant overall survival benefit in platinum-refractory HNSCC patients. For platinum-sensitive or first-line patients, pembrolizumab monotherapy (patients with PD-L1 Combined Positive Score ≥ 20) or pembrolizumab-platinum-fluorouracil improved overall survival vs the EXTREME (cetuximab-platinum-fluorouracil). Many HNSCC studies have combined anti-PD1/PD-L1 therapy with various anticancer agents or radiotherapy to improve treatment efficacy.
ICIs demonstrate their efficacies for R/M HNSCC patients. The incorporation of ICIs showed a great impact on the treatment landscape of HNSCC.
免疫检查点抑制剂(ICIs)可以重振 T 细胞并激活免疫系统以消除癌细胞。头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)是一种预后不良的恶性肿瘤。ICI 用于 HNSCC 治疗的作用正在显现。
我们回顾了 PD-1 和 PD-L1 单克隆抗体用于 HNSCC 的研究结果。还回顾了正在进行的抗 PD-1 和抗 PD-L1 试验。
纳武利尤单抗在铂类难治性 HNSCC 患者中显示出显著的总生存获益。对于铂类敏感或一线患者,与 EXTREME 相比(西妥昔单抗-铂类-氟尿嘧啶),pembrolizumab 单药治疗(PD-L1 联合阳性评分≥20 的患者)或 pembrolizumab-铂类-氟尿嘧啶改善了总生存。许多 HNSCC 研究已经将抗 PD1/PD-L1 疗法与各种抗癌药物或放疗相结合,以提高治疗效果。
ICI 对头颈部复发/转移(R/M)患者显示出疗效。ICI 的纳入对 HNSCC 的治疗格局产生了重大影响。