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Find the Flame: Predictive Biomarkers for Immunotherapy in Melanoma
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Garutti, Mattia Bonin, Serena Buriolla, Silvia Bertoli, Elisa Pizzichetta, Maria Zalaudek, Iris Puglisi, Fabio |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Immunotherapy has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape of melanoma. In particular, checkpoint inhibition has shown to increase long-term outcome, and, in some cases, it can be virtually curative. However, the absence of clinically validated predictive biomarkers is one of the major causes of unpredictable efficacy of immunotherapy. Indeed, the availability of predictive biomarkers could allow a better stratification of patients, suggesting which type of drugs should be used in a certain clinical context and guiding clinicians in escalating or de-escalating therapy. However, the difficulty in obtaining clinically useful predictive biomarkers reflects the deep complexity of tumor biology. Biomarkers can be classified as tumor-intrinsic biomarkers, microenvironment biomarkers, and systemic biomarkers. Herein we review the available literature to classify and describe predictive biomarkers for checkpoint inhibition in melanoma with the aim of helping clinicians in the decision-making process. We also performed a meta-analysis on the predictive value of PDL-1. |
| Starting Page | 1819 |
| e-ISSN | 20726694 |
| DOI | 10.3390/cancers13081819 |
| Journal | Cancers |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-04-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cancers Oncology Biomarkers Immunotherapy Checkpoint Inhibitors Pd-1 Pdl-1 Ctla-4 Nivolumab Pembrolizumab Meta-analysis Melanoma |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
