Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Cancer Control. 2020 Jul-Aug;27(3):1073274820948047. doi: 10.1177/1073274820948047.
Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment landscape of several malignancies, the role of immunotherapy in biliary tract cancer (BTC) is currently under investigation and ICIs are still looking for their niche in this setting. In this Editorial, we discuss recently published data regarding ICIs in BTC, with a particular focus in terms of selection of patients and biomarker-driven trials.
尽管免疫检查点抑制剂 (ICIs) 已经彻底改变了几种恶性肿瘤的治疗格局,但免疫疗法在胆管癌 (BTC) 中的作用目前仍在研究中,ICI 在这种情况下仍在寻找其定位。在这篇社论中,我们讨论了最近发表的关于 BTC 中 ICI 的数据,特别关注患者选择和生物标志物驱动的试验。