Journal of International Oncology ›› 2017, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (11): 860-863.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2017.11.014

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Adverse reactions and symptomatic treatment of immunological checkpoint inhibitors in tumor therapy

Zhou Li′na, Li Hongmei   

  1. Department of Chemotherapy, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
  • Received:2017-05-02 Online:2017-11-08 Published:2017-11-24
  • Contact: Li Hongmei E-mail:17853298098@163.com

Abstract: Immunological checkpoint inhibitors include monoclonal antibodies of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death1 (PD1). AntiCTLA4 drug ezetimab (ipilimumab) and antiPD1 drug (pembrolizumab and nivolumab) are approved for the treatment of melanoma and nonsmall cell lung cancer. The effects of these drugs on renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer and other types of cancers are still in largescale clinical trials. These drugs have good effects in the clinical application, but they inevitably lead to many adverse reactions.

Key words: Neoplasms, Immunological checkpoint inhibitors