Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Anticancer Res. 2022 Mar;42(3):1547-1554. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15628.
BACKGROUND/AIM: This study investigated the expression and survival rates of programmed cell death ligand 1 using the tumor proportion score (TPS)and combined positive score (CPS) for recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer administered nivolumab.
Forty-seven patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer with a history of platinum-based chemotherapy who received nivolumab between June 1st, 2017, and January 31st, 2019 were included in this study.
TPS and CPS were strongly correlated (r=0.546). When the TPS was high (≥40%), overall and progression-free survival were significantly better. The median overall survival was 8.5 months, median progression-free survival was not reached, and the 1-year progression-free survival rate was 71.4%. However, there was no significant difference in overall and progression-free survival between the groups with high CPS (≥20).
This is the first report to show a strong correlation between TPS and CPS. High TPS (40% or higher) may be used as a predictor of prognosis and efficacy. Further studies are warranted to determine the use of the CPS as a biomarker.
背景/目的:本研究旨在探讨程序性死亡配体 1 的表达和生存率,使用肿瘤比例评分(TPS)和联合阳性评分(CPS)来评估接受nivolumab 治疗的复发性/转移性头颈部癌症患者。
本研究纳入了 47 例接受nivolumab 治疗的复发性/转移性头颈部癌症患者,这些患者既往接受过铂类化疗。纳入时间为 2017 年 6 月 1 日至 2019 年 1 月 31 日。
TPS 和 CPS 呈强相关性(r=0.546)。当 TPS 较高(≥40%)时,总生存期和无进展生存期显著改善。中位总生存期为 8.5 个月,中位无进展生存期未达到,1 年无进展生存率为 71.4%。然而,CPS 较高(≥20)的两组之间总生存期和无进展生存期无显著差异。
这是首次报道 TPS 和 CPS 之间存在强相关性。高 TPS(40%或更高)可能可作为预后和疗效的预测指标。需要进一步的研究来确定 CPS 作为生物标志物的用途。