[The revolution of immuno-oncology therapy: review of immune checkpoint inhibitors efficacy]

Med Sci (Paris). 2019 Dec;35(12):937-945. doi: 10.1051/medsci/2019225. Epub 2020 Jan 6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Immunotherapy represents a major paradigm shift, as the treatment no longer directly targets tumor cells, but the patient him/herself, in order to restore an effective anti-tumor immunity. This article illustrates the growing place of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the available therapeutic options, by focusing on two cancers with poor outcome: metastatic melanoma and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), against which Immune checkpoints inhibitors now occupy a central place. Many questions remain unresolved, such as the search for markers predicting a good response to treatment, which would allow the selection of responder patients. Numerous trials are in progress, evaluating the relevance of these new molecules at earlier stages of the disease (adjuvant and neoadjuvant strategies) and their place in combined strategies (associated with chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and other types of immunotherapy).

Title: L’immunothérapie, une révolution en oncologie - Revue de l’efficacité des inhibiteurs de points de contrôle immunitaire.

Abstract: L’immunothérapie anti-tumorale représente un changement de paradigme majeur où le traitement ne cible plus directement les cellules tumorales mais le patient lui-même, afin de restaurer une immunité anti-tumorale efficace. Parmi les différentes immunothérapies, les inhibiteurs de points de contrôle immunitaire occupent une place centrale dans les options thérapeutiques disponibles de deux cancers au pronostic particulièrement péjoratif: le mélanome malin et le cancer pulmonaire non à petites cellules métastatique. De nombreux essais sont en cours, évaluant la pertinence de ces molécules à des stades plus précoces de la maladie (stratégies adjuvantes ou d’induction) et leur place dans des stratégies combinatoires (associés à de la chimiothérapie, des thérapies ciblées, d’autres types d’immunothérapies, etc.).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Cell Cycle Checkpoints* / drug effects
  • Cell Cycle Checkpoints* / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Immunotherapy / trends*
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Medical Oncology / methods
  • Medical Oncology / trends*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors