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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with High PD-L1 Expression.

Vesna Ćeriman Krstić, Ivan Soldatović, Milija Gajić, Natalija Samardžić, Ruža Stević, Nikola Čolić, Katarina Lukić, Biljana Šeha, Damir Radončić, Slavko Stamenić and 4 more

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Vesna Ćeriman KrstićFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6661-9346
Ivan SoldatovićInstitute of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Milija GajićClinic for Pulmonology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Natalija SamardžićClinic for Pulmonology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Ruža StevićFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-3286-3663
Nikola ČolićFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-6516-1970
Katarina LukićCenter for Radiology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0009-0001-4861-4189
Biljana ŠehaClinic for Neurosurgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Damir RadončićClinic for Pulmonology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Slavko StamenićClinic for Pulmonology, University Clinical Center of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Milan SavićFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-0425-0731
Vladimir MilenkovićFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Brankica Milošević MaračićInstitute of Oncology and Radiology Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Dragana JovanovićInternal Medicine Clinic "Akta Medica", 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Before the introduction of targeted therapy and immunotherapy, patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) had a 5-year overall survival (OS) rate of up to 10%. After the positive results of KEYNOTE-024, pembrolizumab was approved in a first-line setting for patients with metastatic NSCLC and PD-L1 ≥ 50%. A small number of patients had a durable response to immunotherapy, and so far it has not been discovered who will benefit. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of first-line pembrolizumab in patients with locally advanced and metastatic NSCLC with high PD-L1 expression in a real-world setting. We enrolled 35 patients with locally advanced and metastatic NSCLC who had PD-L1 ≥ 50%. Progression-free survival was 9 months, 95% CI (2.6-15.4). Overall survival was 14 months, 95% CI (0-28.5). Five-year OS rate for the whole group of patients was 20%, and the six-year OS rate was 17.2%. Immunotherapy was a revolution in the treatment of NSCLC. We still do not know which patients will benefit from immunotherapy, but patients who do respond may experience long-term outcomes.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanpembrolizumabimmunotherapylong-term outcomesNSCLCOSpembrolizumabPFS

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PMID40277785
PMCPMC12025878

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