IL-6 as new prognostic factor in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treated with cemiplimab

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BACKGROUND: Prognostic factors for initial response of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to cemiplimab treatment are lacking. Il-6 has been found to affect immune cell populations which impact tumor development. The aim was to investigate the prognostic significance of IL-6 serum levels before and during treatment.

METHODS: Serum levels of IL-6 were correlated with clinical outcomes in a retrospective study.

RESULTS: Overall, 39 patients were enrolled. High serum levels of IL-6 (> 5.6 pg/ml) were associated with poorer survival (45.1% vs 0 deaths; OS: 16.1 ± 1.5 vs 20.8 ± 0 months, 95% CI 13,046 to 19,184) and shorter PFS (10.3 ± 1.9 vs 18.9 ± 1.5 months; 95% CI 3433 to 10,133) in patients with advanced CSCC treated with cemiplimab. In addition, patients whose IL-6 level increased after treatment with cemiplimab, independently of the basal level, had a poorer response to treatment than patients whose level was reduced or stable after immunotherapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Serum levels of IL-6 at baseline and changes after cemiplimab immunotherapy may have a prognostic significance in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Journal of translational medicine - 21(2023), 1 vom: 23. Feb., Seite 140

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mallardo, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Simeone, Ester [VerfasserIn]
Festino, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Tuffanelli, Marilena [VerfasserIn]
Vanella, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Trojaniello, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Maria Grazia [VerfasserIn]
Ottaviano, Margaret [VerfasserIn]
Capone, Mariaelena [VerfasserIn]
Madonna, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Sparano, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Cioli, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Scarpato, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Palla, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Di Trolio, Rossella [VerfasserIn]
Meinardi, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Caracò, Corrado [VerfasserIn]
Ferrara, Gerardo [VerfasserIn]
Muto, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Cavalcanti, Ernesta [VerfasserIn]
Ascierto, Paolo Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6QVL057INT
Cemiplimab
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
IL-6
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Prognostic factor
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 27.02.2023

Date Revised 26.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12967-023-03971-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353299022