Nivolumab Monotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Gettinger S, Rizvi NA, Chow LQ, Borghaei H, Brahmer J, Ready N, Gerber DE, Shepherd FA, Antonia S, Goldman JW, Juergens RA, Laurie SA, Nathan FE, Shen Y, Harbison CT, Hellmann MD. Nivolumab Monotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 2980-2987. PMID: 27354485, PMCID: PMC5569692, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.66.9929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsObjective response ratePD-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionAdverse eventsOverall survivalNivolumab monotherapyAdvanced NSCLCLung cancerGrade 3Death-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor antibodyAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerGrade treatment-related adverse eventsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitor antibodyProgression-free survival ratesCheckpoint inhibitor antibodyExploratory end pointsFirst tumor assessmentFirst-line monotherapyOngoing complete responseTolerable safety profileMedian overall survivalGrade 3 rashOnly grade 3Cell lung cancer