ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-26DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0225
Elizabeth Anderson, Secia Beier, Julianna Desmarais
{"title":"Certolizumab pegol in the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis.","authors":"Elizabeth Anderson, Secia Beier, Julianna Desmarais","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2023-0225","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Axial spondyloarthritis is a chronic, immune-mediated systemic inflammatory disease encompassing ankylosing spondylitis and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis. TNF inhibitors are the preferred second line therapy for patients with active axial spondyloarthritis. Certolizumab pegol is a TNF inhibitor approved for treatment of both. Three large phase III trials (RAPID-axSpA, C-axSpAnd and C-OPTIMISE) and one large phase IV trial (CIMAX) establish its clinical efficacy in treatment of active disease and maintenance of remission for both diseases. Real world evidence demonstrates clinical efficacy and benefits including reduced bone loss, reduced risk of uveitis, safety in pregnancy and lactation and index drug survival of 10 years. It is generally well tolerated, though can be associated with increased risk of serious infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287343","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}
ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-26DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0325
Wenfang Xiong, Zhenzhen Yang, Youxiang Chen
{"title":"Sintilimab-induced severe erosive hemorrhagic gastritis and pyloric obstruction: a case report and literature review.","authors":"Wenfang Xiong, Zhenzhen Yang, Youxiang Chen","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2023-0325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immune checkpoint inhibitors could restore immune surveillance to attack tumor through targeting CTLA-4, PD-1 or PD-L1, and have achieved huge success. However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) have been attracting attention as their application is expanding. Gastritis is relatively rare as a subtype of irAEs, particularly severe gastritis. Guidelines on its clinical management still remain undefined due to limited data. Sintilimab is a PD-1 inhibitor approved in China. Here we offer a case of sintilimab-induced severe erosive hemorrhagic gastritis and pyloric obstruction. Conventional proton pump inhibitors and mucosal protective agents did not take effect, so glucocorticoid was chosen. This severe gastritis was successfully cured finally. Our report describing its clinical performances, endoscopic characteristics and treatments, could assist clinicians to better know this rare irAE.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287345","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}
ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-26DOI: 10.2217/imt-2024-0024
Masaaki Hamada, Keigo Saeki, Ichiro Tanaka
{"title":"Effectiveness of allergen immunotherapy with house dust mite extract for pediatric bronchial asthma.","authors":"Masaaki Hamada, Keigo Saeki, Ichiro Tanaka","doi":"10.2217/imt-2024-0024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2024-0024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> We compared the effectiveness of rush subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) using standardized house dust mite (HDM) extract for pediatric bronchial asthma (BA). <b>Methods:</b> We followed the pediatric BA treatment score during 3 years of treatment. We assessed the median time to no longer requiring long-term control pharmacotherapy (LTCP) for BA (LTCP-free). We compared the outcomes after adjustment for confounding factors and propensity score matching. <b>Results:</b> Patients in the HDM SCIT group achieved the LTCP-free status significantly earlier than those in the HDM SLIT group after adjustment for confounding factors and propensity score matching. <b>Conclusion:</b> Patients treated for pediatric BA with rush HDM SCIT had earlier onset of therapeutic effects than those with HDM SLIT.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140287344","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}
ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-20DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0294
Jianming Xu, Yimin Mao, Nong Xu, Yuxian Bai, Dong Wang, Xiaojun Chen, Xianli Yin, Yanhong Deng, Jianwei Yang, Jieqing Zhang, Jie Tang, Yi Huang, Jiayi Li, Suxia Luo, Hong Zheng, Weidong Zhao, Miaomiao Xu, Nan Li, Yixiang Mao, Alexander Gozman, Xiaohua Wu
{"title":"Pembrolizumab in patients from China with microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair deficient tumors: KEYNOTE-158.","authors":"Jianming Xu, Yimin Mao, Nong Xu, Yuxian Bai, Dong Wang, Xiaojun Chen, Xianli Yin, Yanhong Deng, Jianwei Yang, Jieqing Zhang, Jie Tang, Yi Huang, Jiayi Li, Suxia Luo, Hong Zheng, Weidong Zhao, Miaomiao Xu, Nan Li, Yixiang Mao, Alexander Gozman, Xiaohua Wu","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2023-0294","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> To evaluate pembrolizumab in patients of Chinese descent with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H)/deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) tumors enrolled in KEYNOTE-158 (Cohort L). <b>Methods:</b> Patients with MSI-H/dMMR advanced tumors received pembrolizumab 200 mg IV Q3W. Primary end point was overall response rate (ORR). Secondary end points were duration of response (DOR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). <b>Results:</b> 24 patients were enrolled (20 were evaluable for efficacy). With median follow-up of 12.4 months, the ORR was 70%. DOR, PFS and OS were all not reached. A total of 19 (79%) patients had a treatment-related adverse event (AE; grade ≥3 in 4 [17%]), and 8 (33%) had an immune-mediated AE (grade ≥3 in (4 [17%]). <b>Conclusion:</b> Pembrolizumab provided meaningful and durable responses with manageable safety. These results are consistent with those reported for the global trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140174515","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}
ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-24DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0170
Chao Sun, Dan Li, Zhengxin Wang
{"title":"<i>BATF</i>-mediated regulation of exhausted CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell responses and potential implications for chimeric antigen receptor-T therapy.","authors":"Chao Sun, Dan Li, Zhengxin Wang","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0170","DOIUrl":"10.2217/imt-2023-0170","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for malignant tumors has reached a crucial stage, with recent studies underscoring the role of T-cell exhaustion in determining the efficacy of CAR-T therapy. This trailblazing discovery has opened new avenues to augment the potency of CAR-T therapy. Basic leucine zipper ATF-like transcription factor (<i>BATF</i>) is indispensable in alleviating T-cell exhaustion and is pivotal in the early stages of CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell differentiation. In cooperation with other transcription factors, it plays a key role in the differentiation and maturation processes of exhausted T cells. A deeper comprehension of <i>BATF</i>'s mechanisms in T-cell biology may yield novel insights into amplifying the efficacy of CAR-T therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"331-340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139540991","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":"Peripheral B-cell levels predict efficacy and overall survival in advanced melanoma patients under PD-1 immunotherapy.","authors":"Xiaoli Liu, Shuochuan Liu, Zhiqiang Jiang, Chengliang Yang, Xuchu Yang, Jia Li, Huaimin Liu","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0105","DOIUrl":"10.2217/imt-2023-0105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aims:</b> Programmed death-1 (PD-1) blockade is a vital therapy for solid tumors, but not all patients benefit. Identifying which patients will benefit from immunotherapy is a key focus in oncology research. <b>Patients & Methods:</b> This study analyzed the correlation between the number of peripheral lymphocytes and the efficacy and prognosis of immunotherapy in advanced malignant melanoma. <b>Results:</b> Patients with a partial response had significantly lower peripheral B cell levels, and patients with a lower number of B lymphocytes had a longer survival time. <b>Conclusion:</b> These results suggest that peripheral B cells are correlated with the efficacy of PD-1 antibody and prognosis and are thus potential biomarkers for the efficacy and prognosis of PD-1 antibody immunotherapy in malignant melanoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"223-234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138829515","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}
ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2023-12-19DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0190
Hiba Mechahougui, Alex Friedlaender
{"title":"Unraveling the nexus: oncogenic drivers and immunotherapy efficacy in cancer treatment.","authors":"Hiba Mechahougui, Alex Friedlaender","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0190","DOIUrl":"10.2217/imt-2023-0190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"267-271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138803108","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":"Pathological findings directing immunotherapy in renal cell carcinomas.","authors":"Fadime Eda Gökalp Satıcı, Yasemin Yuyucu Karabulut","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0249","DOIUrl":"10.2217/imt-2023-0249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tweetable abstract Immunotherapy options in RCC treatment are increasing day by day. In pursuit of this objective, we have explored the role of pathology throughout the process, from the development to the implementation of immunotherapy in this paper.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"199-204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139424684","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}
ImmunotherapyPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-06DOI: 10.2217/imt-2023-0058
Michio Tokuyama, Tomotaka Mabuchi
{"title":"Summary of certolizumab pegol in psoriasis including structural features, pharmacokinetics and treatment.","authors":"Michio Tokuyama, Tomotaka Mabuchi","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0058","DOIUrl":"10.2217/imt-2023-0058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psoriasis pathogenesis involves TNF-α, IL-23 and IL17, against which biologics have been highly effective. Among the five TNF-α inhibitors available for psoriasis, namely infliximab, adalimumab, etanercept, golimumab and certolizumab pegol (CZP), CZP has a unique mechanism of action due to its structure. As CZP lacks the Fc region, it does not cross the placenta and can be safely used in pregnant women. Its PEGylated nature allows for longer distribution time in tissues, potentially leading to a longer-lasting effect compared with other TNF-α inhibitors. In clinical trials, the efficacy of CZP on psoriasis skin symptoms and joint symptoms was comparable to other TNF-α inhibitors, with no discernible differences in safety profiles.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"273-285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139691690","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":"Evaluating the effectiveness of the Charlson Comorbidity Index in predicting immune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse events.","authors":"İlknur Deliktaş Onur, Emel Mutlu, Elif Sertesen, Tuğba Önder, Ayşe Ocak Duran, Mevlüde İnanç","doi":"10.2217/imt-2023-0270","DOIUrl":"10.2217/imt-2023-0270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aims:</b> Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) in predicting immune-related adverse events (irAEs) in solid tumor patients receiving immunotherapy. <b>Patients & methods/materials:</b> The CCI score at the time of initiation of immunotherapy was calculated in 164 solid tumor patients receiving immunotherapy and the correlation between the CCI score and immune toxicity was evaluated. <b>Results:</b> A significant relationship was found between CCI score and irAEs in lung cancer and renal cell cancer patients. In malignant melanoma, no significant relationship was found between the CCI score and the occurrence of irAEs. <b>Conclusion:</b> We argue that CCI can be used to predict irAEs, but we believe that a specific comorbidity index that includes autoimmune diseases should be developed.</p>","PeriodicalId":13328,"journal":{"name":"Immunotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"295-303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139575646","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}