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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2021

Complete metabolic response in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer with prolonged response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Justin Ferdinandus, Martin Metzenmacher, Lukas Kessler, Lale Umutlu, Clemens Aigner, Kambartel Otto Karl, Viktor Grünwald, Wilfried Eberhardt, Wolfgang Peter Fendler, Ken Herrmann and 2 more

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Justin FerdinandusDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany justin.ferdinandus@uk-essen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-3481-7997
Martin MetzenmacherDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Lukas KesslerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Lale UmutluDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Clemens AignerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Kambartel Otto KarlPneumology, Bethanien Hospital, Moers, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Viktor GrünwaldInterdisciplinary GU Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Wilfried EberhardtMedical Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Wolfgang Peter FendlerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Ken HerrmannDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Martin Faehling *Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, Hospital Esslingen, Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Daniel Christian Christoph *Department of Medical Oncology/Haematology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Deutschen Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung · DEEssen University Hospital · DEKliniken Essen-Mitte · DEKlinikum Esslingen · DEKrankenhaus Bethanien · DERuhrlandklinik · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionImmunotherapy is the new standard of care in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recently published data show that treatment discontinuation after 12 months of nivolumab treatment is associated with shorter survival. Therefore, the ideal duration of immunotherapy remains unclear, and finding markers of beneficial outcomes is of great importance. Here, we determine the proportion of complete metabolic responses (CMR) in patients who have not progressed after 24 months of immunotherapy.

methodsThis is a retrospective analysis of 45 patients with positron emission tomography using 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose imaging for assessment of residual metabolic activity after at least 24 months. CMR was defined as uptake in tumor lesions below background levels, using mediastinum as a reference.

conclusionAfter a minimum of 24 months of palliative immunotherapy for NSCLC, CMR occurred in almost two thirds of patients. Potentially, achievement of CMR might identify patients, for whom palliative immunotherapy may be safely discontinued.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDisease ProgressionDrug Administration ScheduleEnergy MetabolismFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPredictive Value of TestsFluorodeoxyglucose F18Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsRadiopharmaceuticalsimmunotherapylung neoplasmsPETprogrammed cell death 1 receptor

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PMID33789880
PMCPMC8016096
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