{"title":"Immune checkpoint inhibitors in driver mutation-positive nonsmall cell lung cancer.","authors":"Rudolf M Huber, Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero","doi":"10.1097/CCO.0000000000001110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0000000000001110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and targeted therapies have changed the landscape of management of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) dramatically. Whereas ICIs in NSCLC without specific driver mutations are well established it is unclear what the place of ICIs in driver mutation-positive NSCLC is. This review summarizes the current view on the use of ICIs in driver mutation-positive NSCLC.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Immune checkpoint inhibition in combination with chemotherapy (and antiangiogenesis) in recurrent driver mutation-positive NSCLC after tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy may be effective.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Currently the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in driver mutation-positive NSCLC is limited. They can in combination be applied in second and later line settings if no specific therapy is available.</p>","PeriodicalId":10893,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent advances in immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer.","authors":"Ziyuan Ren, Shijie Shang, Dawei Chen","doi":"10.1097/CCO.0000000000001105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0000000000001105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review aims to provide an overview of recent advances in immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC), with a focus on the current status of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), novel combination strategies, and key biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The integration of ICIs into standard chemotherapy has established them as the first-line treatment for extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC). The ADRIATIC trial further demonstrated the efficacy of ICI maintenance therapy in limited-stage SCLC. Additionally, combining radiotherapy with ICIs has shown promising synergistic effects, including the abscopal and radscopal effects. Ongoing investigations into the combination of ICIs with targeted therapies, such as antiangiogenic agents and DNA damage response inhibitors, have yielded encouraging preliminary results. Notably, the novel therapeutic agent tarlatamab, the first bispecific DLL3-directed CD3 T-cell engager, has recently received FDA approval for second-line treatment of ES-SCLC. Advances in omics technologies have shed light on the intra-tumor and inter-tumor heterogeneity of SCLC, leading to the identification of new molecular subtypes and biomarkers, thereby paving the way for precision medicine.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Despite the improved outcomes associated with immunotherapy in SCLC, the overall clinical benefit remains modest. Further preclinical and clinical studies are essential to identify optimal treatment regimens and enhance therapeutic efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10893,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel immunotherapeutic approaches in lung cancer: driving beyond programmed death-1/programmed death ligand-1 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated Protein-4.","authors":"Blerina Resuli, Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero","doi":"10.1097/CCO.0000000000001106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0000000000001106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>In this review, our aim is to highlight the latest novel immunotherapeutic approaches for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) beyond anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and anti- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated Protein-4 (CTLA4).</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) revolutionized the treatment of advanced NSCLC. Despite that, patients develop primary or acquired resistance to ICIs. The discovery of novel approaches represents both an unmet need and an opportunity to improve outcomes in these patients.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>We summarized the most relevant novel immune checkpoints, many of them in their early phase of testing, to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art of immunotherapy in NSCLC beyond PD-1/PD-L1 and CTL-4 inhibitors.</p>","PeriodicalId":10893,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142616410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}