Size selection of intrahepatic lesions for cryoablation contributes to abscopal effect and long-term survival in patients with liver metastatic melanoma receiving PD-1 blockade therapy.
Cancer Immunol Immunother
; 73(4): 68, 2024 Mar 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
In this study, we aimed to examine parameters of cryoablation, tumor characteristics, and their correlations with distant tumor response and survival of liver metastatic melanoma patients receiving cryoablation and PD-1 blockade (cryo-PD-1) combination treatment. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective study was conducted among 45 melanoma patients who received combined PD-1 blockade therapy and cryoablation for liver metastasis from 2018 to 2022. Cox regression was utilized to determine the associations between factors and overall survival (OS). Changes in cytokines and immune cell compositions in peripheral blood samples following the combined treatment were investigated, along with their correlations with treatment response.RESULTS:
The mean cycle of cryo-PD-1 combination treatment was 2.2 (range, 1-6), and the 3-month overall response rate (RECIST 1.1 criteria) was 26.7%. Of the 21 patients who failed previous PD-1 blockade therapy after diagnosis of liver metastasis, 4 (19.0%) achieved response within 3 months since combination treatment. The diameter of ablated lesion ≤ 30 mm, metastatic organs ≤ 2, and pre-treatment LDH level ≤ 300 U/L were independent prognostic factors for favorable OS. Further analysis showed patients with intrahepatic tumor size of 15-45 mm, and ablated lesion size of ≤ 30 mm had significantly higher 3-month response rate (42.9% vs 12.5%; P = 0.022) and survival time (30.5 vs 14.2 months; P = 0.045) than their counterparts. The average increase in NLR among patients with ablated tumor size of ≤ 3 cm and > 3 cm were 3.59 ± 5.01 and 7.21 ± 12.57, respectively. The average increase in serum IL-6 levels among patients with ablated tumor size of ≤ 3 cm and > 3 cm were 8.62 ± 7.95 pg/ml and 15.40 ± 11.43 pg/ml, respectively.CONCLUSION:
Size selection of intrahepatic lesions for cryoablation is important in order to achieve abscopal effect and long-term survival among patients with liver metastatic melanoma receiving PD-1 blockade therapy.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Criocirugía
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
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Melanoma
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Immunol Immunother
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Cancer immunol. immunother
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Cancer immunology and immunotherapy
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2024
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Article