[Immunotherapy of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer from first line to resistance and its management]

Bull Cancer. 2020 Jul-Aug;107(7-8):779-791. doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2020.04.018. Epub 2020 Jun 10.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Immunotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy is now an integral part of the treatment of metastatic NSCLC. This treatment is transforming the management of these cancers, with 20-30% of patients achieving long survival. However, disease progression under treatment is still the rule for the majority of patients, raising problems both in understanding its mechanisms and in subsequent appropriate management. This study examines current therapeutic options and proposes solutions to circumvent resistance to immunotherapy. The mechanisms of resistance to these treatments is also analysed.

Keywords: Cancers bronchiques; Chemotherapy; Chimiothérapie; Immunotherapy; Immunothérapie; Lung cancer; Mechanisms of resistance; Mécanismes de résistance.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase / genetics
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / therapy*
  • Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
  • Combined Modality Therapy / methods
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / physiology
  • Genes, erbB-1
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive / methods
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics
  • Lung Neoplasms / mortality
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Mutation
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen / therapeutic use
  • Translocation, Genetic

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
  • pembrolizumab
  • ALK protein, human
  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase