Programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression by immunohistochemistry: could it be predictive and/or prognostic in non-small cell lung cancer?

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    摘要 Blockadeofimmunecheckpointshasrecentlyemergedasanoveltherapeuticstrategyinvarioustumors.Inparticular,monoclonalantibodiestargetingprogrammedcelldeath1(PD-1)oritsligand(PD-L1)havebeenmoststudiedinlungcancer,andPD-1inhibitorsarenowestablishedagentsinthemanagementofnon-smallcelllungcancer(NSCLC).ThereportsonhighprofileclinicaltrialshaveshowntheassociationofPD-L1expressionbyimmunohistochemistry(IHC)withhigheroverallresponseratestothePD-1/PD-L1axisblockadesuggestingthatPD-L1expressionmayserveasapredictivemarker.Unfortunately,however,eachPD-1orPD-L1inhibitoriscoupledwithaspecificPD-L1antibody,IHCprotocolandscoringsystemforthebiomarkerassessment,makingthehead-to-headcomparisonofthestudiesdifficult.Similarly,multipleclinicalseriesthatcorrelatedPD-L1expressionwithclinicopathologicand/ormolecularvariablesand/orsurvivalhavereportedconflictingresults.Thediscrepancycouldbeexplainedbythedifferencesinethnicityand/orhistologictypesincludedinthestudies,butitappearstobeattributedinparttothedifferencesinPD-L1IHCmethods.Thus,orchestratedeffortstostandardizethePD-L1IHCarewarrantedtoestablishtheIHCasapredictiveand/orprognosticbiomarkerinNSCLC.
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    出版日期 2016年02月12日(中国Betway体育网页登陆平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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