Navigating practical challenges in immunotherapy for metastatic triple negative breast cancer

Cancer Treat Rev. 2024 Jul:128:102762. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2024.102762. Epub 2024 May 16.

Abstract

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer therapy and now represents a standard of care for many tumor types, including triple-negative breast cancer. Despite the positive results that have led to the approval of immunotherapy in both early- and advanced-stage triple-negative breast cancer, pivotal clinical trials cannot address the myriad questions arising in everyday clinical practice, often falling short in delivering all the information that clinicians require. In this manuscript, we aim to address some of these practical questions, with the purpose of providing clinicians with a guide for optimizing the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the management of breast cancer patients and identifying opportunities for future research to clarify unresolved questions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors* / therapeutic use
  • Immunotherapy* / methods
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms* / immunology
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms* / therapy

Substances

  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors