Department of Oncology and Hematology, Zhongxian People's Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Department of Urology, Zhongxian People's Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Front Immunol. 2023 May 1;14:1117523. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1117523. eCollection 2023.
The development of immunotherapy, especially immune-checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1/PD-L1, has improved the outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer. However, not all population derives benefit from the agents. Recently, kinds of biomarkers were introduced to predict the response to immunotherapy. However, the effects of these reported biomarkers are controversial and many challenges remain. In this review, we aim to summarize the current clinical evidence and provide a comprehensive understanding of the reported biomarkers. We also discuss the limits of the present biomarkers and propose our own opinions on which viewers' discretion are advised.
免疫疗法的发展,特别是针对 PD-1/PD-L1 的免疫检查点抑制剂,改善了食管癌患者的预后。然而,并非所有人群都能从这些药物中获益。最近,多种生物标志物被引入以预测免疫治疗的反应。然而,这些报道的生物标志物的效果存在争议,仍然存在许多挑战。在这篇综述中,我们旨在总结目前的临床证据,并对报道的生物标志物有一个全面的了解。我们还讨论了目前生物标志物的局限性,并就哪些观点需要谨慎提出了我们自己的看法。