Journal of International Oncology ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (9): 568-571.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20220511-00111

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Application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

Shi Yingxia1, Hu Lijun2, Yu Jingping3()   

  1. 1Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, China
    2Department of Radiation Oncology, Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213000, China
    3Department of Radiation Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
  • Received:2022-05-11 Revised:2022-05-24 Online:2022-09-08 Published:2022-10-21
  • Contact: Yu Jingping E-mail:yujingping700420@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    Changzhou Science and Technology Program(CZ20210030);Science and Technology Development Fund Project of Nanjing Medical University(2017NJMUZD39)

Abstract:

Most early-stage cervical cancer patients achieve good recovery through surgical treatment and concurrent chemoradiotherapy. However, for patients with recurrent, metastatic cervical cancer, the available effective treatment is rare and the prognosis is poor. In recent years, with the development of immunotherapy, especially immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein-4 (CTLA-4), such as pembrolizumab, nivolumab, ipilimumab, has made breakthrough progress in the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Key words: Uterine cervical neoplasms, Immunotherapy, Immune checkpoint inhibitors