Xuanxuan Wang, Anqi Huang, S. Gao, Wen Hu, Jianyuan Wu, Hong Cheng
{"title":"Association between the Treatment Pattern of Drug-Induced Liver Injury and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Study","authors":"Xuanxuan Wang, Anqi Huang, S. Gao, Wen Hu, Jianyuan Wu, Hong Cheng","doi":"10.1155/2023/6461165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6461165","url":null,"abstract":"What is Known and Objective? In China, patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI) are commonly treated with one or more types of hepatoprotective drugs, despite a lack of evidence. We performed this study to investigate the association between the treatment pattern of DILI, including withdrawal of suspected drugs and use of hepatoprotective drugs, and recovery following DILI. Methods. A retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Central China. Data of patients with a diagnosis of DILI hospitalized between January 2015 and December 2020 were collected through the Electronic Medical Records System. We excluded cases that did not meet the biochemical criteria of DILI and had a Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method score of less than 3. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between treatment patterns and clinical outcomes. Results and Discussion. In total, 699 patients were included. Suspected drugs were discontinued in 619 patients (88.6%). 693 patients (99.1%) were treated with hepatoprotective drugs, among whom only 14.7% patients received monotherapy with hepatoprotective drugs. Recovery following DILI was seen in 593 cases (84.8%). By multivariate analysis, the number of hepatoprotective drugs combined did not show significance (\u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 =\u0000 0.363\u0000 \u0000 ), while the withdrawal of suspected drugs was associated with recovery following DILI (\u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 =\u0000 0.015\u0000 \u0000 ). What is New and Conclusion. The withdrawal of suspected drugs is associated with the recovery following DILI, and hepatoprotective drug combinations do not contribute to better outcomes than monotherapy. The findings indicate that DILI patients should stop suspected drugs as soon as possible and the combination therapy of hepatoprotective drugs is unnecessary.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46098064","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":"Comparison of Osimertinib versus Almonertinib in T790M+ EGFR Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients","authors":"Yuan Li, Kun Zhou, Ying Meng","doi":"10.1155/2023/3028257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3028257","url":null,"abstract":"What is Known and Objective. Almonertinib was newly approved for treating non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR T790M mutation, and the therapeutic effect of almonertinib needed to be investigated. This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of almonertinib compared with osimertinib in EGFR-T790M+ patients who used earlier-generation EGFR-TKI and experienced disease progression. Methods. Among all 160 patients, 80 received osimertinib, while the other 80 patients took almonertinib once daily. The objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were analyzed, while overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated. In terms of safety, adverse events (AEs) were compared. Results and Discussions. The ORR and DCR were significantly higher in patients who received almonertinib than those in the osimertinib group (70.0% vs. 47.5%, \u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 =\u0000 0.004\u0000 \u0000 ; 90.0% vs. 77.5%, \u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 =\u0000 0.032\u0000 \u0000 ). The OS was significantly higher in the almonertinib group than in patients who received osimertinib (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 =\u0000 0.031\u0000 \u0000 ), while the PFS was similar between the two groups (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 =\u0000 0.226\u0000 \u0000 ). Of 28 patients with brain metastasis, the OS was not raised after using almonertinib compared with the osimertinib group (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 =\u0000 0.626\u0000 \u0000 ). The number of AEs was similar between the almonertinib and osimertinib groups (all \u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 >\u0000 0.05\u0000 \u0000 ). Treatment-related AEs of grade ≥3 occurred in 20.0% and 15.0% of patients in the osimertinib and almonertinib arms, respectively. What is New and Conclusion. Almonertinib may become an alternative option for EGFR-T790M + NSCLC patients after earlier-generation EGFR-TKI for its promising efficacy and manageable tolerability. However, the treatment option for patients with brain metastasis remains to be explored further.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47263993","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":"Natural Compound Isoliensinine Inhibits Stress-Induced Hair Greying by Blocking β2-Adrenoceptor","authors":"Lingchen Yan, Miaomiao Li, Meidi Zhu, Ruishuang Sun, Ying Gao, Xiaojing Zhao, Yuanqiang Ling, X. Xu, Weiwei Chu, Xusheng Wang","doi":"10.1155/2023/7238029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7238029","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic and acute stress caused by emotional or physical insults can affect the function of other organs via the brain-body axis. As one of the smallest organs in mammalian, hair follicles are highly susceptible to stress. Under stress, the sympathetic nerves release norepinephrine (NA), which acts directly on the β-2 adrenergic receptors on melanocyte stem cells (MeSCs) within the hair follicles, causing the MeSCs to lose quiescence and enter a rapid proliferation state followed by differentiation and migration, leading to rapid loss of MeSCs and, ultimately, grey hair. Here, we screened out β-2 blockers forming the ZINC 15 compound database, found a natural product isoliensinine, and was effective in preventing stress-induced hair greying in mice. The study sheds light on the development of products that use natural compounds to prevent stress-induced hair greying.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42221634","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}
Yuan-Yuan Li, Guanxuanzi Zhang, Jin Wang, N. Bai, Yun Cai
{"title":"Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Teicoplanin among Chinese Patients with Gram-Positive Infections in a Tertiary Hospital","authors":"Yuan-Yuan Li, Guanxuanzi Zhang, Jin Wang, N. Bai, Yun Cai","doi":"10.1155/2023/2681979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2681979","url":null,"abstract":"Background. To explore the use of teicoplanin among Chinese patients with Gram-positive infections in a tertiary hospital. Methods. The medical records of patients, who were monitored for teicoplanin plasma concentration (TPC) from December 2017 to February 2019, were collected. By combining the therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and nonlinear mixed-effects model, a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model of teicoplanin was established. Results. The proportions of TPCs lower and higher than 10 mg/L were nearly the same (102 vs. 108 cases). A two-compartment model of teicoplanin PPK in Chinese patients was established. Compared with 400 mg, the 600 mg regimen was more able to reach the target concentration (10 mg/L), especially for high-weight patients. Conclusions. The standard regimen of teicoplanin, 400 mg, failed to reach the target value in the present population. Moreover, the 600 mg regimen was feasible for high-weight patients based on TDM and individualized pharmacokinetic dosing adjustment.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45230906","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":"Changes of the Types and Daily Costs of Topical Antiglaucoma Medications from 2006 to 2021 in China","authors":"Shuang Zhang, Xuefang Jia, Ying Gao, Lingling Wu","doi":"10.1155/2023/7966922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7966922","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose. To investigate the changes of the types and daily costs of topical antiglaucoma medications from 2006 to 2021 in China, providing evidence for optimizing treatment regimen and medical insurance policy. Methods. The types of topical antiglaucoma drugs except complementary and traditional medicines and associated price information were collected from the largest pharmaceutical database in China (YAOZH database). The daily costs of each drug, the average income level, and the daily cost of topical antiglaucoma medications relative with daily disposable income were calculated and compared between 2006 and 2021. Results. The options of topical antiglaucoma drugs increased remarkably to 32 types in 2021, of which prostaglandin analogs comprised the largest proportion (31.25%). There were 10 types of the same brand drugs available in 2006 and 2021, the mean daily cost of which decreased from $0.39 ± 0.30 to $0.28 ± 0.23 (\u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 <\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ). As the average daily disposable income of Chinese residents grew greatly, the proportion of the daily cost of topical antiglaucoma medications in daily disposable income in 2021 declined significantly from 32.52% to 5.78% (all the drugs, \u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 <\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ) and 3.94% (without unit dose package, \u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 <\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ) in rural areas and from 9.95% to 2.31% (all the drugs, \u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 <\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ) and 1.57% (without unit dose package, \u0000 \u0000 p\u0000 <\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ) in urban areas. Conclusions. Topical antiglaucoma medications available become much more abundant in China. With the increase of residents’ disposable income and reduction of daily costs of topical antiglaucoma medications, the drug treatment for glaucoma becomes more affordable both in rural and urban areas.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41932797","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}
Ying Zhang, Rongrong Wu, Fangfang Liu, Yonggang Wang, Junchang Zhang, Chengcheng Ji, Xianghong Lu, D. Chang, J. Mu
{"title":"Factors Influencing Blood Concentration of Voriconazole and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Patients with Child–Pugh Class C Cirrhosis","authors":"Ying Zhang, Rongrong Wu, Fangfang Liu, Yonggang Wang, Junchang Zhang, Chengcheng Ji, Xianghong Lu, D. Chang, J. Mu","doi":"10.1155/2023/4240869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4240869","url":null,"abstract":"What Is Known and Objective. CYP2C19 is an important influencing factor for voriconazole trough plasma concentration (Cmin); however, it is not verified in Child–Pugh C (CP-C) cirrhosis patients, and no voriconazole dosage regimen is recommended for these patients in the package insert. This retrospective study identified CYP2C19 and other factors influencing voriconazole Cmin for CP-C cirrhosis, and obtained an appropriate method of application of voriconazole for them. Methods. A total of 66 patients with CP-C cirrhosis who accepted voriconazole therapy were involved. The voriconazole Cmin, clinical characteristics, CYP2C19 genotype, and adverse effects (AEs) were recorded and analyzed. Results. Unlike other research studies, voriconazole Cmin was not different among normal metabolizers (NMs), intermediate metabolizers (IMs), and poor metabolizers (PMs) of the CYP2C19 enzyme in CP-C cirrhosis (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 \u0000 > 0.05). The maintenance dose regimen for voriconazole was the only independent influencing factor for Cmin (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 \u0000 = 0.045; OR = 3.753; 95% CI, 1.029–13.694). At about 1/3 of the recommended maintenance dose, only 16.7% (8/48) had Cmin >5.5 μg/mL, 4.5% (3/48) had Cmin <1 μg/mL, and only one AE happened. There were four voriconazole-related AEs that happened in this study, and three AEs occurred (3/4, 75%) when the maintenance dose was not adjusted with therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). What Is New and Conclusion. Voriconazole Cmin did not significantly vary according to CYP2C19 enzyme metabolization status (being an NM, IM, or PM) in CP-C cirrhosis. Reducing the maintenance dose of voriconazole to approximately 1/3 the standard maintenance dose and administering in combination with TDM in patients with CP-C cirrhosis are recommended.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48999655","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":"Efficacy and Safety of the Intraoperative Application of Mitomycin in Glaucoma Patients with Trabeculectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Zhi-Hui Song, Shanshan Xu, Guang-Yao Li, Entang Wang, Yi-man Li, Chao Zhang","doi":"10.1155/2023/5249552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5249552","url":null,"abstract":"What Is Known and Objective. The primary cause of trabeculectomy failure in glaucoma surgery is the imperfect formation of the filter bubble, which blocks the filtration effect. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the effects and safety of mitomycin C (MMC) or no antimetabolite in trabeculectomies cases that require needling revision. Methods. We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and EMBASE to identify randomized trials published between the time the databases were built and May 31, 2022. To compare the effectiveness and safety of mitomycin with or without mitomycin in trabeculectomy, intraocular pressure (IOP), the surgical failure rate, and functional follicle formation were used as efficacy indicators, and the occurrence of postoperative complications was used as a safety indicator. Meta-analyses were performed for comparisons. Results and Discussion. After trabeculectomy, MMC was significantly better than a placebo at lowering postoperative IOP (MD = −11.31 mmHg, 95% CI −19.73 to −2.88 mmHg). MMC outperformed the control group in terms of filtering blebs formation (relative risk (RR) = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.09 to 1.27). The surgical failure rate was significantly lower with MMC compared to placebo (RR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.22 to 0.58). No significant difference was observed between MMC and placebo in terms of hypotony, anterior chamber bleeding, filter bubble leakage, and endophthalmitis, apart from the shallow anterior chamber (RR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.02 to 2.25). What Is New and Conclusion. The use of MMC in glaucoma trabeculectomy can increase the success rate of the procedure and provide significant patient benefits. However, it is important to be extremely careful and aware of complications such as shallow anterior chambers.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42837484","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}
Tingwang Jiang, Qiang Liu, Fenying Lu, Teng He, Xiaoli Xiang, Zhicheng Zhang, Ying Sun
{"title":"Identification and Genomic Characterization of Anelloviruses in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia","authors":"Tingwang Jiang, Qiang Liu, Fenying Lu, Teng He, Xiaoli Xiang, Zhicheng Zhang, Ying Sun","doi":"10.1155/2023/4125745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4125745","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose. Metagenomics has revealed that, in addition to the digestive tract, certain viruses are also commonly found in human blood. In order to explore and monitor potential novel viruses, three serum samples of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia were collected at the No. 2 People’s Hospital of Changshu City, China. Materials and Methods. We sequenced the virome of serum samples from three patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia using an unbiased viral metagenomic approach and subsequently performed maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis using MrBayes v3.2. In addition, pairwise sequence comparison was produced with ORF1 amino acid sequences of anelloviruses within Bayesian consensus tree. Results. Partial genomes of eight different anelloviruses containing the complete ORF1 gene have been identified. BLASTp results showed that the amino acid sequence identity of these viruses with the best match in GenBank was between 56.22% and 95.43%. Phylogenetic analysis based on ORF1 indicated that seven sequences belong to the genus Alphatorquevirus and one sequence belongs to the genus Gammatorquevirus. Conclusions. This virological investigation has increased our understanding of the diversity of anelloviruses in human serum, but further study is needed to verify its potential correlation with disease.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46614287","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}
Tang Shuyi, Zhang Zhongqi, Zheng Yuling, Xu Yafei, Li Huibo, Su Yuqi, Zhang Yiwen
{"title":"Median Effective Dose of an Etomidate-Propofol Mixture with Dezocine in Inhibiting the Response to Gastroscope Insertion: Gender Differences in a Randomized Controlled Study Using Dixon’s Up-and-Down Method","authors":"Tang Shuyi, Zhang Zhongqi, Zheng Yuling, Xu Yafei, Li Huibo, Su Yuqi, Zhang Yiwen","doi":"10.1155/2023/4221852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4221852","url":null,"abstract":"What Is Known and Objective. Appropriate doses of sedatives are crucial for a successful, painless upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Hence, we conducted a randomized controlled study to explore the effects of dezocine on the median effective dose (ED50) of the etomidate-propofol (E-P) mixture in prohibiting response to gastroscope insertion in patients of different genders. Methods. Patients aged 18–65 years enrolled in the study of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) with physical status I or II undergoing elective gastroscopy were included. Patients were randomly assigned to the male normal saline group (MS group), male dezocine group (MD group), female normal saline group (FS group), and female dezocine group (FD group). All patients were anesthetized with an E-P mixture of 1 : 1. The FD and MD groups were intravenously injected (i.v.) 50 µg/kg dezocine 5 min before anesthesia, while the FS and MS groups were injected with an equal volume of normal saline 5 min before anesthesia. According to the preexperiment, the initial dose of the E-P mixture for the FD and MD groups was 0.4 and 0.3 mL/kg for the FS and MS groups. The variation proportion was set as 0.9 between dosages. Dixon’s up-and-down method was adopted to confirm the dose of the E-P mixture for the next patient, which was reduced if the insertion was performed successfully; otherwise, the dose was increased. Centered isotonic regression was employed to determine the ED50 and 90% confidence interval (CI) values of the E-P mixture in the four groups. The total amount of E-P mixture consumed was recorded as well as the adverse events of patients. Results. The ED50 and 90% CI of the MS, MD, FS, and FD groups were 0.315 (0.285–0.349), 0.206 (0.175–0.237), 0.329 (0.305–0.355), and 0.207 (0.188–0.227) mL/kg, respectively. The MD group was <MS group (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 ≤\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ), and the FD group was <FS group (\u0000 \u0000 P\u0000 ≤\u0000 0.001\u0000 \u0000 ); no statistical difference was observed between the MS and FS groups and MD and FD groups. Dezocine reduced the total amount of E-P mixture consumed and the overall incidence of adverse events. What Is New and Conclusion. Dezocine significantly decreased the ED50 of the E-P mixture in inhibiting the response of patients to gastroscope insertion and the occurrence rate of adverse events. Further, gender had no impact on the ED50 of the E-P mixture.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42652352","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}
Xiaolu Ma, Yongfeng Ding, J. Qian, Mingyu Wan, Xiaoyu Chen, N. Xu
{"title":"Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of First-Line Chemoimmunotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis","authors":"Xiaolu Ma, Yongfeng Ding, J. Qian, Mingyu Wan, Xiaoyu Chen, N. Xu","doi":"10.1155/2023/3836855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3836855","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Chemoimmunotherapy has become the first-line treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We aimed to compare the efficacy and toxicity of different chemoimmunotherapy combinations to determine the optimal treatment option. Methods. PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and abstracts of recent relevant meetings were searched to identify phase III randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of first-line programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)/its receptor (PD-L1) inhibitors plus chemotherapy for ESCC up to July 2022. A network meta-analysis (NMA) following Bayesian approaches was conducted in R software. Result. Our study included six RCTs and 3,611 patients. According to the NMA, toripalimab plus chemotherapy ranked first to prolong overall survival (OS). Sintilimab plus chemotherapy and camrelizumab plus chemotherapy consistently yielded the greatest benefits regarding progression-free survival (PFS). The maximal complete response rate (CRR) and objective response rate (ORR) were achieved with nivolumab plus chemotherapy. Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy attained the highest likelihood of achieving a disease control rate (DCR). The addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy was associated with improved survival and increased adverse events. Subgroup analysis revealed that patients with PD-L1 tumor positive score (TPS) ≥10% showed a better OS than those with lower values when undergoing first-line chemoimmunotherapy. Anti-PD-1 inhibitor with platinum plus paclitaxel (TP) regimen showed a superior PFS benefit over anti-PD-1 inhibitor with platinum plus fluorouracil (FP) regimen. Conclusion. The NMA analysis suggested that sintilimab plus chemotherapy was the preferred regimen for treatment-naive advanced ESCC patients with the best balance between efficacy and safety. Anti-PD-1 inhibitors with the TP regimen were associated with more favorable PFS than those with the FP regimen.","PeriodicalId":15381,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44798065","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}