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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Pathological complete response to neoadjuvant therapy with serplulimab and chemotherapy in stage IIIB small cell lung cancer: a case report and literature review.

Ting Mei, Ting Wang, Chuanfen Lei, Dan Jiang, Qinghua Zhou

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ting Mei *Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ting Wang *Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chuanfen LeiDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Dan JiangDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qinghua ZhouDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy has significantly improved survival in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), and neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy has emerged as the standard treatment for those with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the potential benefits of surgery following neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in locally advanced SCLC remain unclear. Herein, we report a patient diagnosed with stage IIIB SCLC, who was administered five cycles of neoadjuvant serplulimab combined with chemotherapy followed by surgery, and subsequently achieved a pathologic complete response (pCR). Within a follow-up duration of six months, the patient displayed neither recurrence nor metastasis and experienced no treatment-related adverse reactions of any grade. Based on this case, for locally advanced SCLC, neoadjuvant serplulimab combined with chemotherapy followed by surgery may present an effective, safe, and potentially curative treatment strategy. Nonetheless, further prospective studies are needed to verify our findings.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsLung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNeoadjuvant TherapyPathologic Complete ResponseAntibodies, MonoclonalImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorscase reportimmunotherapyneoadjuvant therapypathological complete responseserplulimabsmall cell lung cancer

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PMID38304254
PMCPMC10830647
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