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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Singh N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449356 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singh Navdeep N Seetharamu Nagashree N
BMJ case reports 20200824 8
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), specifically inhibitors of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and receptor (PD-1) are the new standard of care for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in front line setting as monotherapy or along with chemotherapy. Many of these agents are also approved for use in subsequent lines of treatment on progression on platinum doublet chemotherapy. Nivolumab, pembrolizumab and atezolizumab are currently approved ICI for advanced ...[more]