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- Title
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Therapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Single-Arm, Phase II Study.
- Authors
Park, Sehhoon; Lee, Yurimi; Lee, Jiyun; Min, Yang Won; Kim, Hong Kwan; Choi, Joon Young; Jung, Hyun Ae; Choi, Yong Soo; Choi, Yoon-La; Shim, Young Mog; Sun, Jong-Mu
- Abstract
Purpose Programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors have shown efficacy in metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) therapy. However, data is still limited regarding neoadjuvant immunotherapy for operable ESCC. Materials and Methods Patients with clinical stage T2 or T3 and N0 ESCC received three cycles of nivolumab therapy every two weeks before surgical resection. The primary endpoint is major pathologic responses (MPR) rate (= 10% of residual viable tumor [RVT]). Results Total 20 patients completed the planned nivolumab therapy. Among them, 17 patients underwent surgery as protocol, showing MPR in two patients (MPR rate, 11.8%), including one pathologic complete response, on conventional pathologic response evaluation. Pathologic response was re-evaluated using the immune-related pathologic response criteria based on immune-related RVT (irRVT). Three patients were classified as immunologic major pathologic response (iMPR; = 10% irRVT, iMPR rate: 17.6%), five as pathologic partial response (> 10% and < 90% irRVT), and nine as pathologic nonresponse (= 90% irRVT). The combined positive score (CPS) for PD-L1 in the baseline samples was predictable for iMPR, with the probability as 37.5% in CPS = 10 (3/8) and 0% in CPS < 10 (0/9). Conclusion Although the efficacy of neoadjuvant nivolumab therapy was modest in unselected ESCC patients, further researches on neoadjuvant immunotherapy are necessary in patients with PD-L1 expressed ESCC.
- Subjects
SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; NEOADJUVANT chemotherapy; PATHOLOGIC complete response; IMMUNOTHERAPY
- Publication
Cancer Research & Treatment, 2024, Vol 56, Issue 2, p567
- ISSN
1598-2998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4143/crt.2023.897