Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors along with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer and the impact on adverse reactions and serum tumor markers

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors along with chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the effect on adverse reactions and serum tumor markers.

METHODS: Data of 112 NSCLC patients admitted to Geriatric respiratory department, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital from February 2018 to March 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Among them, 54 patients treated with concurrent chemotherapy were labeled as the control group (CG), and 58 patients treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in addition to chemotherapy were the observation group (OG). The two groups were compared in terms of immune function indexes, therapeutic efficacy, incidence of adverse reactions, 1-year survival rate, serum tumor markers before and after treatment, and independent risk factors affecting patients' prognosis.

RESULTS: Compared to the CG, the OG exhibited significantly better therapeutic efficacy. The levels of IgG, IgA and IgM 6 months after treatment were significantly higher in both groups than those before treatment, and the elevations in the OG were more evident than those in the CG, and the OG demonstrated markedly lower Recombinant Cytokeratin Fragment Antigen 21-1 (CYFRA21-1), Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and Carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) levels after treatment than the CG did. Between the two groups, there was no significant difference identified in the incidence of adverse reactions, but the OG was observed to have much higher 1-year survival rate. The pathological stage, differentiation and treatment regimen were independent risk factors affecting patients' prognosis.

CONCLUSION: For NSCLC patients, the adoption of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors following chemoradiotherapy shows potential in enhancing clinical efficacy, boosting patients' immune function, and improving long-term survival rates, with premising safety profile.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

American journal of translational research - 15(2023), 8 vom: 24., Seite 5276-5283

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xie, Miao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinlin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, An [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Yurong [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Bing [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Chemotherapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
Immune function
Journal Article
Non-small cell lung cancer
Prognosis

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 13.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361904010